Karington Blough
Temecula
Summary
Dynamic Financial Aid Officer with expertise in student guidance and financial counseling at High Desert Medical College. Proven ability to ensure compliance and accuracy in federal loan processing Title IV while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams. Strong analytical thinking and multitasking skills led to successful management of financial aid awards and streamlined student onboarding processes.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Aid Officer
High Desert Medical College
01.2024 - Current
- Advise prospective and current students on tuition payment plans, financial aid options, and FAFSA completion during a financial aid overview
- Fund financial aid awards in WebClient and Anthology, while ensuring compliance and accuracy
- Generate and monitor packaging reports to confirm all students are fully packaged and processed before their start date
- Finalize new student files both paper and electronic files, including ISIRS, Master Promissory Notes, Entrance Counseling and all financial aid paperwork
- Calculate Pell, Subsidized and Unsubsidized loan eligibility
- Fund Veteran Benefit students, specifically G.I Bill chapters
- Collaborate with the admissions, career services, business office and education teams
- Review all files and documents for annual audits
Office Administrator
Privateer Sportswear
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors
- Reconciled account files and produced monthly reports
- Maintained electronic and paper filing systems for easy retrieval of information
- Coordinated communications, financial processing, registration, recordkeeping, and other administrative functions
- Tracked office supplies and restocked low items to keep team members on-task and productive
- Safeguarded company information by maintaining strict confidentiality protocols and ensuring secure document storage practices
Education
Associate of Science - Data Analysis
Palomar College
San Marcos, CA05-2026
Bachelor of Science - International Business
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH05-2025
Skills
- Verbal communication
- Microsoft office
- Documentation review
- Financial counseling
- Federal loan processing
- Student guidance
- Confidentiality
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Data entry
- Multitasking Abilities
Timeline
Financial Aid Officer
High Desert Medical College
01.2024 - Current
Office Administrator
Privateer Sportswear
07.2022 - 12.2023
Associate of Science - Data Analysis
Palomar College
Bachelor of Science - International Business
Southern New Hampshire University
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