Staff Directory

Main reception telephone: 360-753-7800 DreamAhead contact center: 844-529-5845 GET contact center: 800-955-2318
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Executive Director, Michael Meotti	360-753-7810
Executive Assistant, Kristin Ritter	360-753-7810
Receptionist, Jennifer Dyck	360-753-7800
Deputy Executive Director, Rachelle Sharpe	360-753-7872
Deputy Director, Don Bennett	360-753-7831
Operations Manager, Crystal Hall	360-753-7852
Administrative Assistant, Jordan Martin	360-753-7780
Director of External Affairs, Marc Webster	360-753-7862
Associate Director of External Affairs, J. Lee Schultz	360-753-7791
COMMUNICATIONS
Director of Communications, Aaron Wyatt	360-753-7636
Senior Communications Consultant, Katie Youngers Tallman	360-753-7859
Policy Communications Manager, Emily Persky	360-753-7817
Communications Program Manager, Kelly Hall	360-753-7835
COLLEGE ACCESS & SUPPORT
Director of College Access & Support, Weiya Liang	360-753-7884
Administrative Assistant, Amy Buck	360-753-7865
Associate Director of College Access & Support, Sarah Weiss 12th Year Campaign, FAFSA Completion Initiative, College Bound Scholarship	360-753-7630
Program Associate, Christina Winstead 12th Year Campaign, FAFSA Completion Initiative	360-753-7856
Program Associate, Yokiko Hayashi-Saguil College Bound communication and outreach	360-753-7829
Program Data Manager, Ross Boylan FAFSA/College Bound portal and data	360-753-7785
Program Specialist, Mallory Byrd College Bound application processing	360-753-7792
Program Specialist, Rashel Wise College Bound student and family contact support	360-753-7786
Associate Director of College Access & Support, Marcie Sample GEAR UP program oversight, lead liaison for school partnerships	360-753-7788
Assistant Director, Beth Kelly GEAR UP professional development, resource development, partner contract management, communications	360-753-7826
Program Associate, Annie Pocklington GEAR UP, College Bound, and foster youth student support services	360-753-7837
Program Manager, Buffy Hatcher GEAR UP/CAS fiscal management	360-753-7789
Program Specialist, Kelly Keeney GEAR UP event logistics, WSAC portal assistance	360-753-7838
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Director of Consumer Protection, Sam Loftin	360-753-7866
Student Loan Advocate, Stephanie Sampedro	360-753-7781
Program Associate, Kelly Olson	360-753-7625
Program Associate, Tivoli Sharp	360-753-7869
Associate Director for State Approving Agency, Laura Bach	360-753-7821
Program Associate, Deborah O’Neill	360-753-7868
Program Associate, Derek Richert	360-753-7867
POLICY & PLANNING
Director of Policy & Planning, Heather Hudson	360-753-7833
Associate Director, Gail Wootan	360-753-7890
Associate Director, Mark Bergeson	360-753-7881
Assistant Director, Gray Sterling	360-753-7633
Assistant Director, Ami Magisos	360-753-7823
Assistant Director, Amelia Moore	360-753-7870
Assistant Director of Operations, Ellen Matheny	360-753-7824
RESEARCH
Director of Research, Isaac Kwakye	360-753-7864
Associate Director, Mark Lundgren	509-607-4521
Associate Director, Daryl Monear	360-481-6324
Assistant Director, Rashea Hamilton	360-753-7811
Data Analyst, Ellen Conley	360-753-7836
Data Analyst, Sarah Pasion	360-753-7820
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Director of Student Financial Assistance, Becky Thompson	360-753-7840
Administrative Specialist, Colleen Scovill	360-753-7850
Program Associate, Marlena Rae Robbins Financial Aid Budget & Finance	360-753-7861
Customer Interface Manager, Victor Fernandez State Need Grant, College Bound Scholarship, theWashboard.org, Wash. Application for State Financial Aid	360-753-7623
Program Manager, Nicole Witty Workforce Programs, Aerospace Loan, Alternative Routes to Teaching, Child Care Grants, College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)	360-753-7845
Assistant Director for Health Professionals Programs, Claudia Shanley Health Professional Loan Repayment & Scholarship	360-753-7784
Program Manager for Health Professionals Programs, Jaclyn Cook Health Professional Loan Repayment & Scholarship	360-753-7794
Program Coordinator for Workforce Programs, Sarah Hoium Workforce Programs, Health Professional Loan Repayment & Scholarship	360-753-7637
Senior Associate Director of Student Financial Assistance, Carla Idohl-Corwin SFA Operations, Need-Based Programs	360-753-7847
Assistant Director, Gabriele Matull Worst State Need Grant, College Bound Scholarship	360-753-7841
Program Associate, Ann Voyles Unit Record, American Indian Endowed Scholarship, Wash. Award for Vocational Excellence, Wash. Scholars	360-753-7843
Program Manager, Dawn Cypriano-McAferty Passport to College	360-753-7846
Program Coordinator, Vacant State Need Grant, College Bound Scholarship	360-753-7637
Associate Director for Compliance, Marla Skelley Student Financial Assistance Programs	360-753-7851
Program Administrator, Jeffrey Powell State Work Study, Institutional Agreements to Participate	360-753-7621
Program Manager, Debbie Jackson State Work Study	360-753-7848
Receivables Coordinator, Neesha Griffiths Student Financial Assistance Programs	360-753-7632
WA529 - GUARANTEED EDUCATION TUITION (GET) PROGRAM & DREAMAHEAD COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN
Director of College Savings Plans, Luke Minor	360-753-7628
Administrative Assistant, Christina Crawford	360-753-7629
Associate Director for Marketing & Communications, Rodger O'Connor	360-753-7871
Community Relations Manager, Jackie Ferrado	360-753-7875
Marketing & Communications Specialist, Dan Payne	360-753-7828
Communications Specialist, Katie Gross	360-753-7839
Associate Director for GET Operations, Betsy Hagen	360-753-7860
Financial Accountant, Jane Olsen	360-753-7873
Finance Manager, Matthew Freeby	360-753-7827
Senior Finance Coordinator, Heather Berges	360-753-7849
Finance Coordinator, Vince Meyer	360-753-7876
Finance Coordinator, Vacant	360-753-7815
Finance Coordinator, MyLinh Nguyen	360-753-7878
Contact Center Manager, Diana Hurley	360-753-7813
Lead Contact Center Specialist, Kari Clark	360-753-7799
Contact Center Specialist, Kristen Jenkins	360-753-7842
Contact Center Specialist, Wendell Jopson	360-753-7783
Contact Center Specialist, Liz Rosback	360-753-7822
Contact Center Specialist, Janthie Scott	360-753-7877
Contact Center Specialist, Brittany Wilson	360-753-7874
Records Manager, Melissa Huster	360-753-7896
Senior Records Coordinator, Kim Stephens	360-753-7844
Records Coordinator, Danica Mitchell	360-753-7893
Records Coordinator, Theresa Weeks	360-753-7836
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Director of Financial and Business Services, Don Alexander	360-753-7816
Budget Manager, Judy Neumann	360-753-7887
Assistant Budget Manager, Katie Guthrie	360-753-7880
Accounting Manager, Pam Haggard	360-753-7882
Assistant Accounting Manager, Dana Mueller	360-753-7879
Fiscal Analyst 2, Cindy Merlino	360-753-7883
Payroll Specialist, Annabelle Lee	360-753-7886
Fiscal Specialist I, Patricia Moore	360-753-7885
Fiscal Tech, Vacant	360-753-7624
Director of Human Resources, Karen Moton-Tate	360-753-7802
Human Resources Consultant, Alisha Rollins	360-753-7857
Chief Information Officer, David Mitchell	360-753-7892
Desktop Support Analyst, Gordon Pabst	360-753-7800
Distinguished Software Engineer, Dave Richard	360-753-7800
Distinguished Software Engineer, Jacob Struble	360-753-7800
Senior Software Developer, Phil Manijak	360-753-7800
Data Engineer, Joshua Haymond	360-753-7800
Software Developer, Wry Holker	360-753-7800
Software Developer, Gus Penley	360-753-7800
Software Developer, Noah Weiner	360-753-7800
Solutions Architect (GET), Shakib Kamal	360-753-7800
Senior Developer (GET), Rob Ranger	360-753-7800
Distinguished Engineer (GET), John Wright	360-753-7800
Software Developer (GET), Christopher Watanabe	360-753-7800
Software Quality Assurance Coordinator and Business Analyst (GET), Kim Porter	360-753-7889
Senior Data Analyst (GET), Mallorie Rich	360-753-7800

Resources

Financial Aid Phone #s

Financial aid (student referral line): 888-535-0747
College Bound Scholarship program: 888-535-0747, option 1

Financial Aid Program Emails

College Bound Scholarship
collegebound@wsac.wa.gov

Washington College Grant (formerly State Need Grant)
wcg@wsac.wa.gov

State Work Study
sws@wsac.wa.gov

Aerospace Loan Program
alp@wsac.wa.gov

Alternative Routes to Teaching
alt@wsac.wa.gov

American Indian Endowed Scholarship
aies@wsac.wa.gov

Child Care Grants
fut@wsac.wa.gov

College Assistance Migrant Program
fut@wsac.wa.gov

FAFSA Completion Portal Accounts (for high school staff)
fafsa@wsac.wa.gov

Future Teachers Schol. & Loan Repayment
fut@wsac.wa.gov

Health Professionals Loan Repayment
health@wsac.wa.gov

John R. Justice State Loan Repayment
jrjustice@wsac.wa.gov

Passport to College
passporttocollege@wsac.wa.gov

Unit Record Report
unitrecord@wsac.wa.gov

theWashboard.org
info@thewashboard.org

Wash. Application for State Financial Aid
wasfa@wsac.wa.gov

Washington Scholars
wascholars@wsac.wa.gov

Washington Award for Vocational Excellence
wave@wsac.wa.gov

State Financial Aid Receivables
repayment@wsac.wa.gov

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