
2023 MASFAA Fall Conference
September 28-29, 2023
Samoset Resort, Rockport ME
Active Member Conference Registration Coming Soon!
Draft Conference Agenda:
Thursday 9/28
8 to 9 - Light Breakfast and refreshments
9 to 9:30 - EASFAA President - Danette Burgess, American University, DC
9:30 to 10 - Vendor Break
10 to 11 - NASFAA Speaker
11:15 to 12:15 - Rebecca McFarland, M.Ed & MA (she/her) Director of Compliance & Training, Student Financial Services Southern New Hampshire University on Student Aid Index
11:15 to 12:15 - How can your financial aid website improve college access? Tara Durante, Caerus Communications
12:30 to 2 - Lunch, MASFAA Business Meeting
2:15 to 5:15 - Credential on Verification - EASFAA
2:15 to 3:15 - Department of Education Fraud presentation by Dept. of Ed Special Agent Mark Deckett from the Boston ED Inspector General’s office
3 to 3:30 - Vendor Break
3:30 to 4:30 - Financial Aid Jeopardy - Julie Lawton, Conference Co-Chair, Cognitive Financial
3:30 to 4:15 - Excessive Student Loan Debt - Will O’Shea or DEI
5:30 to 6:30 - Cocktail Hour
6:30 to TBD - Dinner and entertainment
Friday 9/29
8 to 9 - Breakfast
8:30 to 9:30 - Cost of Attendance and FAFSA simplification - Mila Tappan, FAME
9:30 to 10 - Vendor Break
10 to 11 - New Mainer Session Floreka, FAME
10 to 1 - COA Credential
11 to 12 - Discussing Cost: Simple strategies to reassure families of your institution’s value -
Maureen Fagen, Sallie Mae
11 to 12 - Pell for incarcerated persons - Jamie, UMA
12 to 1 - Breaking Bad and Building New Habits – Based on the book, Atomic Habits, by James Clear - Donna Shelby, Citizens Bank
1 - Conclusion and Grab and Go lunch.
Samoset Hotel Room Reservation Details
Samoset Room details:
King - Garden View $240 (3 available)
King - Ocean Front $299 (17 available)
King - Partial Ocean View $265 (2 available)
King - Standard View $240 (2 available)
Two Queens - Garden View $240 (2 available on Wednesday and 4 available on Thursday)
Two Queens - Oceanfront $299 (14 available on Wednesday and 14 available on Thursday)
Two Queens - Partial Ocean View $265 (4 available on Wednesday and 4 available on Thursday)
Two Queens - Standard View $240 (2 available on Thursday)
Samoset reservation phone number: 207-594-2511
Online Room Reservation Link
(when booking using code: MASFAA 2023 Conference)