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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If you’ve ever felt a calling to advocate for our students and programs, this is an amazing opportunity to do so. I highly encourage you to sign up for NASFAA’s Advocacy Network mailing list. They’ll keep you
looped in all federal advocacy opportunities, and if you are called upon to do some advocacy work with our federal lawmakers, the NASFAA staff walk you through it every step.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">No matter your political affiliation, in my opinion if ever there was a time to do some advocacy work, it’s definitely now!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Mendy Schmerer, M.Ed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Director, Office of Student Financial Aid</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">865 University Research Park, Suite 240</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Oklahoma City, OK 73104</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">(405) 271-2118, x 48817 (p)</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">(405) 271-5446 (f)</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Mendy-Schmerer@ouhsc.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Mendy-Schmerer@ouhsc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.ouhsc.edu/financialservices/SFA/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.ouhsc.edu/financialservices/SFA/</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Medaid-l [mailto:medaid-l-bounces@infoserv.nymc.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sozzo, Anthony via Medaid-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 20, 2019 8:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Health Professions List (medaid-l@infoserv.nymc.edu) <medaid-l@infoserv.nymc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sozzo, Anthony <SOZZO@NYMC.EDU><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Calling All Advocates! NASFAA Seeks Volunteers for Advocacy Network
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Posted on the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nasfaa.org&d=DwMFAg&c=A51OX6aSaU1ywwq_3bUC2Q&r=wP_cdcr6IV4CCRsEpIXWOnyaXl0d8O5vH1wUDnBVLQA&m=NllVAbVXTmUwCx6PwoWeKGBiiOFsnInQjl_YW5eRQdo&s=SNQ_bQmOF2tOm30KhizrRDKGqAKoHDxFW9zoTBz3TFw&e=">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nasfaa.informz.net_z_cjUucD9taT04NDA1Mjg4JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDY5OTI2MDAmbGk9NjQwNTE1ODA_index.html&d=DwMBaQ&c=A51OX6aSaU1ywwq_3bUC2Q&r=2J2Pj6F1RlfB1wIptYMumQ&m=k1smoRdk1s6YRYOgDWHaf_KVXurAWbTlbiQoHOPMFzk&s=RWh8H3QG3xNmi3y5wdpBBWItp2U38TSLAIBCdRgfspE&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Calling
All Advocates! NASFAA Seeks Volunteers for Advocacy Network</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:black">NASFAA is seeking volunteers interested in engaging with lawmakers on important federal student aid policy priorities as part of
the NASFAA Advocacy Network. Network members will receive timely advocacy updates with suggestions for contacting their lawmakers in Congress. Members of the Advocacy Network will assist NASFAA staff in communicating the value of the federal financial aid
programs to policymakers and the implications of proposed modifications. <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nasfaa.informz.net_z_cjUucD9taT04NDA1Mjg4JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDY5OTI2MDAmbGk9NjQwNTE1ODE_index.html&d=DwMBaQ&c=A51OX6aSaU1ywwq_3bUC2Q&r=2J2Pj6F1RlfB1wIptYMumQ&m=k1smoRdk1s6YRYOgDWHaf_KVXurAWbTlbiQoHOPMFzk&s=FjirNLzpvmX1cajtrWouURAx2zYzOCp2hY916Nsn9O8&e=">
<span style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Signing up</span></a> for the Advocacy Network will place your email address on the Advocacy Network email list to receive advocacy opportunities from NASFAA staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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