Regions

Click on a specific Region for News and Information.
Region 1 - Buffalo Area | Region 2 - Rochester Area | Region 3 - Central NY |
Region 4 - Capitol Area | Region 5 - Hudson Valley Area | Region 6 - Manhattan Area |
Region 7 - Long Island Area | Region 8 - Adirondack Area


 WHAT REGION AM I IN?
Your region is based on what county your institution resides. 
If you are remote or do not work for a college/university, select the region in which you live.
Region
Counties
Region 1
Allegheny, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara and Wyoming counties
Region 2
Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates counties
Region 3
Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Tompkins, and Tioga counties
Region 4
Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington counties
Region 5
Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties
Region 6
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond counties
Region 7
Nassau and Suffolk counties
Region 8
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties


REGION 1



Coun
cil Representative
Rick Cole
SUNY Erie
[email protected]


Co-Chair
Jennifer Garey
Niagara University
[email protected]

Co-Chair

Katie Kocsis
Niagara University
[email protected]


Treasurer
Kathy Michalski
Niagara County Community College
[email protected]


Secretary

Laura Worley

Credit Union Student Choice
[email protected]

Region Minutes


REGION 2


Council Representative
Hali Conrad
University of Rochester
[email protected]


Co-Chair
David Rocca
University of Rochester
[email protected]

 


Treasurer

Jonathan Heininger
SUNY Geneseo
[email protected]


Secretary

Renee Swift
St. John Fisher University
[email protected]

Region Minutes
Region II Policy and Procedure Manual
Attention Region 2 Members! Have you completed a NYSFAAA Region 2 Data Form yet?

REGION 3


Council Representative
Karolina Holl
Cornell University
[email protected] 


Co-Chair
Janet Lafata
Syracuse University
[email protected]

Co-Chair
Kimberly Radcliffe-Loor

Syracuse University
[email protected]


Treasurer

Barbie Bargher
Ithaca College
[email protected]


Secretary

Rocky Weintrob
Binghamton University 
[email protected]

Region Minutes
Draft - Region III Policy & Procedure


REGION 4


Chair + Council Representative
Danielle Conway
Excelsior University
[email protected]


Treasurer
Andrea Wedler
Albany Medical College
[email protected]


Membership Chair
TBA


Co-Secretary
Sonya Fisher
Workday
[email protected]


Co-Secretary
Rebecca Cozzocrea 
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
rebecca.cozzocrea@fmcc.suny.edu

Region Minutes

REGION 5


Council Representative
Janice Hilbrink
Director of Endowed Scholarships
and Financial Aid Training Institute
Pace University
[email protected]

 


Co-Chair
Emma Ritter

Senior Assistant Director
of Student Financial Services

Vassar College
[email protected]

Secretary
Sabrina Hartless
Financial Aid Specialist
SUNY Ulster

Treasurer
Ashley Ruszczyk
Associate Director
of Student Financial Planning
New York Medical College
Membership Chair
Cortney Butot
Financial Aid Specialist
SUNY Ulster
Region Minutes

REGION 6


Council Representative
Dr. Melissa Vargas
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing
[email protected]


Co-Chair
Michelle Newton
Graduate Admissions and Enrollment Management Assistant Director of Financial Aid
NYU Tandon
[email protected]


Co-Chair
Nakeba McKoy

Financial Aid Counselor and Acting Liaison to the Physician Assistant – Lenox Hill Hospital Program
Pace University
[email protected]

Secretary
Walter Velas
Student Affairs / Financial Aid
City University of New York (CUNY)
[email protected]

Treasurer
Lucila A Villaquiran
Director of Financial Aid Compliance
Monroe College - Bronx
[email protected]

 Region Minutes


REGION 7


Council Representative
Erica Follick
Associate Director
St. Joseph's University
[email protected]


Co-Chair
Sandra Gattuso 
Financial Aid Counselor
SUNY Suffolk
[email protected]


Co-Chair
Daniella Steuer 
Financial Aid Advisor
Stony Brook University 
[email protected]


Secretary
& NYSFAAA 1st Vice President
Amy Thompson

Director of Financial Aid
St. Joseph's University
[email protected]


Treasurer
Jeanine M Murphy
Financial Aid Counselor
Suffolk Community College - West Campus
[email protected]


Membership
Barbara Hazard
Suffolk Community College

 Region Minutes


REGION 8


Council Representative
Nicole Adner
Associate Director of Financial Aid
Clarkson University
[email protected]


Chair
Kerry L Lubold

Associate Director of Financial Aid
SUNY Plattsburgh
[email protected]


Secretary
Stacey Hawkins
Financial Aid Advisor
SUNY Canton
[email protected]

Treasurer
Nicole Adner

Associate Director of Financial Aid
Clarkson University

Membership
Mary Ellen Chamberlain

Financial Aid Director
North Country Community College
[email protected]

Region Minutes