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Contacting the Financial Aid Office

Availability of University Employees for Information Dissemination

The University is required to designate an employee or group of employees to assist enrolled or prospective students in obtaining all required consumer information. 51社区 has designated the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships to be available, upon reasonable notice, to any enrolled or prospective student throughout the normal administrative working hours - Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Please be prepared to give your PID number when contacting our office. 

If you have questions about your financial aid, you can call our office (740.593.4141) or stop by in Chubb Hall, room 020. If you need an appointment, you can schedule an in-person or Microsoft Teams appointment with your assigned financial aid advisor by selecting the appropriate link below their name. If your assigned advisor is not available for an in-person appointment on the specific day you are available on campus, you can call our office or select a different advisor.

If you do need to submit documents to complete the verification process, we recommend you use our  (see our Troubleshooting Guide for assistance). This is a secure method to transmit your documents to our office. When using this portal, we recommend that you do not use a Safari browser. You can also drop documents off at our office in Chubb Hall, room 020, or place them in a drop box located inside the south entrance doors on the ground floor of Chubb Hall (Court Street side of the building). You can submit documents by fax (740.593.4140) or by mail to:

Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships

1 51社区

Chubb Hall 020

Athens, OH  45701

Financial Aid Advisors
If your last name begins with ...your assigned financial aid advisor is ...
A, B, D, F

Taylor Rutter
Assistant Director of Financial Aid Advising
trutter@ohio.edu

   

E, I, N

Leanne LeMaster, MSS
Senior Assistant Director of Outreach
leanne.lemaster@ohio.edu

   

G, X, Y, Z

Josh Dempsey, BS 
Assistant Director of Loans 
dempseyj@ohio.edu 

   

C, H, J, K

Chris Finan
Assistant Director of Financial Literacy
finan.chris@ohio.edu

   

L, M

Amy Joy
Assistant Director of Student Employment and Study Away
amyjoy@ohio.edu

   

O, S

James Bruggeman
Assistant Director of Data Analysis
bruggemj@ohio.edu

   

P, Q, R

Alexander Courtney
Assistant Director of Athletics and State Grants
courtneya@ohio.edu

   

T, U, V

Taylor Halstead
Assistant Director of Scholarships
halstead@ohio.edu

 

W

Brett Underhill
Assistant Director of Need Analysis
underhill@ohio.edu

 

  
Online Degree Students - A - Z
Lisa Butler, MA
Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid - eLearning
 

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Valerie Miller, MBA
Assistant Vice President and Executive Director
 
Melissa Van Meter, MA
Director of Operations
 
Meeko Kean, MS
Associate Director of Financial Aid
 
Hannah Mathson, BA
Department Administrator
 

Auxiliaries

Alexander Courtney, BBA
Assistant Director of Athletics and State Grants
 
Amy Joy, AAB
Assistant Director of Student Employment and Study Away
 
 

Client Services

Leanne LeMaster, MSS
Senior Assistant Director of Outreach
 
Taylor Rutter, BBA
Assistant Director of Financial Aid Advising
 
Evan Charboneau, BA
Administrative Services Associate
 

eLearning

Lisa Butler, MA
Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid - eLearning
 

Loans

Josh Dempsey, BS
Assistant Director of Loans
 
Chris Finan
Assistant Director of Financial Literacy
 
Billie Jackson
Accounting Support Specialist
 
Casee Ontko
Accounting Support Specialist
 

Regional Campus

Vicki DeLucas
Assistant Director of Financial Aid Advising
 
Martha Tanedo, MA
Assistant Director of Financial Aid Advising
 

Scholarships

Sandi Krivesti, BSS
Senior Assistant Director of Scholarships
 
Taylor Halstead, MA
Assistant Director of Scholarships
 
David Blosser, AS
Assistant Director of Scholarships
 
Pam Stevenson, BA
Accounting Support Specialist
 

Technology

Christina Bratton, MS

Technology Analyst
 
James Bruggeman, BSME
Assistant Director of Data Analysis
 
Matthew Bulicz, MBA
Technology Analyst
 

Verification

Brett Underhill, BA
Assistant Director of Need Analysis
 
Bobbi Bowman, BS
Records Management Specialist
 
Carrie Barnhouse, BA
Records Management Associate