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Sallie Mae: The First Step to Finding the Money You Need for College

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Date and Time
Wednesday, May 07, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
45-minute webinar followed
by a 15-minute Q&A session
Location
Webinar
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Topics Covered
• FAFSA Key Tips
• Getting Started
• Dependency Determination
• Reporting Assets"

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be challenging to navigate for students starting their college application journey. Join SAFE Credit Union's Financial Wellness team in partnership with professional experts from Sallie Mae as we “decode” the FAFSA, navigate program updates, and share free tools and resources to better help YOU capitalize on these student aid opportunities.

 

About The Speakers

  • Savannah-Brown
Savannah Brown, CCUFC
Community Development Specialist, SAFE Credit Union
Savannah Brown, Financial Educator at SAFE Credit Union, has dedicated the last decade to perfecting her skills in the financial industry. Savannah is also a Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor. She is driven to combine her extensive financial background and facilitation knowledge in order to create unique and informative experiences for the communities that she serves.  Always passionate about learning more, and then sharing with others; Savannah has had the privilege to work with numerous organizations to help increase their financial and professional wellbeing. When she is not enriching lives on the financial end, she is working out, staying active, and spends time practicing gratitude and mindfulness. 

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Jeff Lackey
Director of Relationship Management, Sallie Mae

Jeff has brought to Sallie Mae several years’ experience in the higher education industry, as well as significant experience in other highly competitive industries. Most recently Jeff was the Director of Financial Aid at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, Washington and is involved with the Washington Financial Aid Association (WFAA) Student Budget Committee and California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (CASFAA) Graduate committee.  

In his role at Sallie Mae, Jeff is a Director of Relationship Management and oversees school and community relationships throughout WASFAA and RMASFAA regions, working with college, university and high school clients as well as directly with students to empower confidence in their educational journey.
 

 

 

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