I am pleased to inform you that the search for the Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships position has concluded and Andrea Cipolla will be joining the UMBC community on Monday, October 5.
As our new Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships, Andrea will provide management oversight to all matters related to financial aid including administering all federal, state, and institutional policies and procedures relating to student financial aid and merit scholarships. Additionally, Andrea will provide oversight to the planning, implementation and assessment of the financial literacy and education efforts. Further, Andrea will work in collaboration with other key leaders of Enrollment Management, Academic Affairs, Institutional Advancement, Institutional Research, and Student Business Services, to provide leadership and support in developing, employing, and analyzing strategies to maximize use of need-based aid and merit aid in supporting institutional enrollment goals. Andrea will be responsible for preparing all federal, state, and institutional reports pertaining to aid/scholarships, and will serve as the UMBC liaison to state and federal student aid funding agencies.
Andrea comes to us most recently from University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) where she served as Assistant Vice President for Systems for the Office of Financial Aid. As Assistant Vice President, Andrea was responsible for the Office of Financial Aid PeopleSoft operations and led and facilitated business process improvements and re-engineering aimed at enhancing the student experience for over 50,000 financial aid applicants and operational efficiencies in the processing and administration of over $300 million in aid annually. Andrea had direct oversight of the Federal Pell and Direct Student Loan programs to ensure compliance in the delivery, reporting and reconciliation of funds. Additionally, as a member of the senior leadership team, Andrea was responsible for preparing and analyzing statistical data to assist with policy development, program evaluation, funding models, business process changes and budget projections. Andrea received her B.S. in Business Management at the Pennsylvania State University. Please join me in welcoming Andrea to UMBC.
I wish to express my deep appreciation to Dale Bittinger, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Admissions, Orientation and School Partnerships and Search Committee Chair, for his leadership and commitment to this important search. I also wish to thank the following members of the Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships Search Committee: Jill Barr, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, Fritzie Charne-Merriwether, Special Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs, Kathy Dettloff, Associate Vice President for Financial Services, Keith Harmon, Director of Meyerhoff Scholars Program, Amanda Knapp, Associate Vice Provost and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Colleen Lindbeck, Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid, Megan Rolenc, Senior Director for Development and Greg Saba, Director of Student Business Services.
Yvette Mozie-Ross, PhD
Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Planning
