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Helen Van Blaricom
General Information
Phone (509) 313-6582
Email vanblaricom@gonzaga.edu

• Assists students and families with general questions and concerns.
• Processes financial aid documentation and requirements.

Sarah Everitt, FAAC®
Dean of Student Financial Services
Phone (509) 313-6555
Email everitt@gonzaga.edu

• NASFAA Certified Financial Aid Administrator (CFAA)
• Seventeen NASFAA Professional Credentials earned
• Oversees financial aid management systems and reporting.
• Supervises operation of financial aid department.
• Compliance for state and federal regulations.

Kelly Wentz
Director of Financial Aid
Phone (509) 313-5340
Email wentz@gonzaga.edu

• Oversees and manages the Student Employment Office.
• On-campus part time employment.
• Student employment counseling.
• New supervisor training.
• I-9 processing.
• Assists with consortium agreement processing.

Louisa Diana, FAAC®
Associate Director
Phone (509) 313-6804
Email diana@gonzaga.edu

• NASFAA Certified Financial Aid Administrator
• Four NASFAA Professional Credentials earned
• Assistance with loans in repayment.
• Direct Loans / Perkins Loans / Private Loans.
• AmeriCorp and TEACH Grant Processing.
• Assist Yellow Ribbon and Veteran Programs.
• Executive JD students.
• Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) students.

Sharon Griffith
Assistant Director
Phone (509) 313-6581
Email griffiths@gonzaga.edu

• Nine NASFAA Professional Credentials earned
• Manages Washington College Grant and Bound State Programs.
• Compliance and return of Title IV funding.
• Assistance with ROTC Program.

Emily Wirth
Assistant Director
Phone (509) 313-6583
Email wirth@gonzaga.edu

• Manages and oversees endowed scholarship funds.
• Manages and oversees departmental scholarship awarding.
• Manages and oversees the Ministry Institute and Bishop White Scholarships.
• Manages the Center for Global Engagement scholarships.

Theresa Foster
Technical Analyst / Financial Aid Counselor
Phone (509) 313-6522
Email fostert@gonzaga.edu

• NASFAA Cost of Attendance Professional Credential earned
• Processes Alumni Graduate Education Scholarship.
• Processes Tuition Waiver awards.
• Processes athletic aid awards.

Sara Updike
Financial Aid Counselor
Phone (509) 313-4236
Email updike@gonzaga.edu

• Oversees the Act Six Scholarship Program.
• Oversees financial aid verification requirements and documentation.

Nevanna Pool
Financial Aid Counselor
Phone (509) 313-6340
Email pooln@gonzaga.edu

• Two NASFAA Professional Credentials earned
• Oversees outside scholarships.
• Assists with Gates Millennium, Ford Family Scholarship, Daniels Fund and College Success Foundation.
• Processes financial needs analysis forms.
• Processes Resident Advisor Waivers.
• Processes Special Condition Financial Aid Appeals.

Maggie Pacini
Financial Aid Counselor
Phone (509) 313-6339
Email pacinim@gonzaga.edu

• Four NASFAA Professional Credentials earned
• Processes Special Condition Financial Aid Appeals.
• Processes Budget Adjustment forms and documentation.
• Processes student athletic outside scholarship reporting forms.

Lily Alsept
Financial Aid Counselor
Phone (509) 313-5822
Email alseptl@gonzaga.edu

• Processes Federal Direct Loan origination and certification.
• Processes Private Loan origination and certification.
• Processes Institutional Loan requirements and notifications.
• Provides entrance and exit loan interviews.

Lyndsey Gum
Financial Aid Counselor
Phone (509) 313-6871
Email gum@gonzaga.edu

• Student Financial Services liaison.
• Assists with Federal Direct PLUS Loan processing.