Webinar: Passport Student Support Funds Utilization

Join us for a webinar on Passport Student Support Funds Utilization, which includes a panel discussion with Passport campus leaders and financial aid administrators from two-year and four-year institutions. In this panel discussion, we will hear from various Passport campus staff about their program’s funding utilization and budget sustainability strategies for this academic year in continuing support services for their students’ higher education outcomes.   

At the end of this webinar, attendees will learn about how different campuses have used their PSSF budget in the last year and how they plan on managing funds this year due to reduced Passport funding and student awards.

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Presenters

Dawn Cypriano-McAferty
Assistant Director for Passport to Careers, Washington Student Achievement Council
Dawn Cypriano-McAferty serves as an assistant director at the Washington Student Achievement Council and is responsible for the development and implementation of the Passport to Careers program and the SETuP program. She is committed to working with campuses and community partners to develop support services for students and is especially passionate about working with students who have experienced foster care.

Panelists

Kathy Albin
Director of Learning Support
Spokane Falls Community College
Kathy currently serves as the director of learning support at Spokane Falls Community College where she is responsible for providing leadership, coordination, and evaluation of critical Spokane Falls Community College learner support programs including: Workforce Transitions (BFET, WorkFirst, Worker Retraining), Opportunity Grant, Passport to College, Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness (SSEH), Student Emergency Access Grant (SEAG), Basic Needs, along with Library Administration, Career Education, and Academic Coaching. 

Crystal Cardona
Program Manager – Diversity and Equity Center
Saint Martin’s University  
Crystal Cardona is the Program Manager of the Diversity and Equity Center. She enjoys working with students and collaborating with faculty and staff. She graduated from Saint Martin’s with a bachelor of arts in sociology and cultural anthropology, and a master’s degree in social justice from Loyola University of Chicago. She started her career working in non-profits which focused on working with people who were unhoused and people living with mental health diagnosis. Crystal is originally from California. 

Angie Hobbs
Assistant Director, Scholarships
University of Washington 
Angie Hobbs has worked in financial aid for 16 years; nine of those years at the University of Washington. She has worked in all aspects of the UW financial aid office, and has served as the assistant director of scholarships for nearly three years. Angie works closely with all UW Passport students, helping them navigate financial aid and campus resources. She is passionate about helping students understand financial aid, knowing it can be especially daunting for students who do not have family support. Angie and her team help identify Passport-eligible students, update WSAC about eligibility and notify other support staff on campus so they can reach out to these students. Their biggest goal is to help remove barriers for students so they can receive a world-class education just like every other student at UW.

Priya Osborne
Director of Student Success, Equity & Diversity
Spokane Community College 
Priya Osborne is a proud Black woman and a first-generation college graduate from Gonzaga University, where she earned her bachelor of arts in psychology with a minor in biology. She works at Spokane Community College as the director of student success, equity, and diversity, and serves as the Passport to Careers designated support staff, supporting foster and unaccompanied homeless youth. Priya is passionate about advocating for underserved populations and empowering everyone to achieve their goals.

Lexi Schaar
Assistant Director for College Success Programs
Washington State University
Lexi Schaar is the assistant director of college success programs with the Office of Academic Engagement. Before beginning her role with Passport to College in September of 2023, Lexi served as an academic advisor at Washington State University and the University of Idaho. Her primary role with Passport at WSU is to support the administrative aspects of the program.