Financial Aid Services (FAS) and Genesis Software, we are known for our industry expertise with decades worth of experience. But how did our experts first begin their journey in the world of Higher Education and Financial Aid? This month we’re hearing from Susan Barber, a senior consultant and expert on all things Pell. Sue also recently took over managing our Reconciliation department!
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FAS is excited to announce a new addition to our Genesis and Student Eligibility Review teams: Kelly Kinnett!!!! We’ve known Kelly for many years now and are thrilled to have her expertise on our teams!
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Financial Aid Services Inc. was brought to life back in April of 1980. We come from humble beginnings, when Albert Gillis started FAS with just 3 family members as employees over 40 years ago. Now, in 2023, the business has now grown to almost 50 employees that we still call family.
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Today we are highlighting one of our long time employees, Angelyn! Angelyn has been at FAS for 14 years, and is starting her semi-retirement at the beginning of 2023. We […]
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By: Ashley Dowling – That year, a cousin of mine moved to the United States from Holland. We hardly knew each other, and rarely spoke but for some reason she reached out and invited me to come to her Brooklyn apartment in New York to do the “Times Square” thing. So, hardly knowing this woman, I did what any reasonable person might do – buy a bus ticket. 😉
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By: Brianna Gualco – In the fourth grade, Miss Webster’s class to be exact, was the first time I had ever been to the Deerfield Fair located in Deerfield New Hampshire. It was one of the most cherished field trips in my elementary school.
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By: Liam O’Connell – I am currently working remotely for FAS. As my first remote position out of college, it has been a rewarding and interesting experience for me so far. There are definitely some pros and cons to working remotely, but I believe the benefits outweigh the downsides.
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By Gaeble Jones – When I was little, I remember gathering my Crayola glitter crayons and taking them to the window so I could see them sparkle in the sunlight. I would carefully choose each color. Peanut butter mini bagels and orange tang fueled my overactive imagination. There was a sun in every top corner of my drawings, and it was never dark, or nighttime, in the places that I created on paper.
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By Caitlyn Murdock – This time last year we were putting the finishing touches on our road trip that would take us to Mount Rushmore. It was our first big trip since COVID. This trip amounted to 10 days of driving through 13 different states, a total of 4,729 miles! This marked my oldest children reaching their 30th state and my youngest reaching his 18th (he is catching up!).
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By Susan Barber – Recently I attended a wedding for my niece. Brittany is the first baby out of the 13 nieces and nephews between my four siblings to get married! The entire family was not only in attendance, but we all decided to stay at the same hotel as the wedding! Being with family is one of my favorite things. They are an extension of who I am as a person. Multiply that with so many of these happy, fun, and crazy people in a single room and it is fireworks!
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