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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Happy Friday, OASFAA!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please see the email below from our NASFAA Past National Chair, Lori Vedder. NASFAA is seeking applications for their Diversity Leadership Program. They hope
to select one person from each of the six regions, and I see no reason why it shouldn’t be someone from Oklahoma. Some of the benefits are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Complimentary registration to the NASFAA Annual Conference and a stipend to be used on hotel, meals, travel (included is an invitation to come early and observe at the NASFAA Summer Board Meeting);<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Complimentary registration to the NASFAA Leadership Conference and a stipend to be used on hotel, meals, travel (included is a crash-course in legislative advocacy, via the Hill Visits program);<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One free online NASFAA U course, plus the associated credential test, to ideally be used within the DLP program year;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Assigned a mentor who has previously served on NASFAA's Board of Directors; this will involve regular mentorship calls; and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hold a place on one committee, working group or task force for each participant, to ensure volunteer experience.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Have a great weekend!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Andrew Hammontree, MBA, CFAA®<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Director of Financial Aid<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Francis Tuttle Technology Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">12777 N Rockwell Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Oklahoma City, OK 73142<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">P (405) 717-4336<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Lori Vedder <lvedder@umich.edu>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0C343D">As this year's chair of AGC I am reaching out to ask for your assistance. As you know, last year marked a very successful year for our inaugural Diversity Leadership
Program (DLP). Every one of the participants have already landed a spot on a board or are in some way contributing at a high level in association work (state,regional or national). One recently gave birth, so we are batting .833, but, I see the program as
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0C343D">Now in its
<u>second</u> year, NASFAA's Diversity Leadership Program (DLP) is <b>seeking six new participants to receive a robust portfolio of benefits, mentorship, and guidance to aid in their development as financial aid association leaders at the state, regional, and
national level. </b>DLP aims to advance the careers of individuals from identified under-represented groups in the association and create a strong and diverse pipeline for association leadership.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">Applications are due Sept. 27, 2019 – one week from today – and we need your help to create candidates
from every region! </span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Here’s the link to the information and application: <a href="https://www.nasfaa.org/diversity" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.nasfaa.org/diversity</span></a>.</span></b><span style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"part of this board's responsibility is to provide for its own perpetuation." </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#073763">L<span class="gmaildefault">ori Vedder, 19-20 Past National Chair</span></span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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