Contact the Financial Aid Office

Financial Aid Office

Mailing Address: 500 Washington Street, S.E. Gainesville, GA 30501

Robin Aiken, Sr. Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Contact: 770.718.5306; raiken@brenau.edu

Provides financial aid counseling and packages aid for undergraduate students in the Women’s College, Gainesville Day, Health Science, Traditional Evening, and all Nursing majors
Processes enrollment certifications for all recipients of VA Education Benefits
Processes consortium agreements and private loan requests for all students

Pam Barrett, Associate Vice President & Director of Financial Aid

Contact: 770.534.6176; pbarrett@brenau.edu

Provides financial aid counseling and packages aid for undergraduate students in the Women’s College
Oversees the administration of all federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs
Coordinates institutional scholarship and grant programs and reviews and makes professional judgment decisions

Cheryl Hawkins, Verification Specialist

Contact: 770.533.5417; chawkins3@brenau.edu

Reviews FAFSAs that are selected for verification or have other eligibility issues that must be resolved
Communicates with students regarding additional documents needed, and makes FAFSA corrections as necessary

Lindsay Johnson, Financial Aid Counselor

Contact: 770.533.5433; ljohnson15@brenau.edu

Financial aid counselor for Brenau Adult & Graduate Studies programs; Majors: Education and Psychology and all Associate Degree Students
Provides financial aid counseling and packages aid; review student transcripts to ensure satisfactory academic progress (SAP) is being made and communicates any related actions taken

Courtney Jones, Financial Aid Operations Specialist

Contact: 770.538.4736; cjones29@brenau.edu

Processes the GA Student Finance Commission’s Student Access Loan Program
Manages the technical aspects of the Federal Direct Loan program, researches processing errors and correct records

Alex Kalagian , Verification Specialist

Contact: 904-900-7972; akalagian@brenau.edu

Reviews FAFSAs that are selected for Verification
Communicates with students regarding additional documents needed, and makes FAFSA corrections as necessary

Shelley Randolph, Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Contact: 770.538.4645; srandolph1@brenau.edu

Lead financial aid officer for Brenau Adult & Graduate Studies programs; Majors: Business, Human Resources, and General Studies. Also all gradute level OT, PA, and PT majors.
Provides financial aid counseling and packages aid; reviews student transcripts to ensure satisfactory academic progress (SAP) is being made and communicates any related actions taken

Tahimi Rowland, Financial Aid Counselor

Contact: 770-534.6116; trowland@brenau.edu

Financial aid counselor for Freshman undergraduate students in the Women’s College
Provides financial aid counseling and packages aid; review student academic records to ensure satisfactory academic progress (SAP) is being made and communicates any related actions taken

Mary Stevenson, Financial Aid Records Coordinator/Office Manager

Contact: 770.534.6152; financialaid@brenau.edu