
A Federal Student Aid veteran of 26 years, Marie currently works on developing grant operations. Her work includes tracking policy issues for system implications, overseeing grant changes in the Common Origination & Disbursement (COD) System, communicating system changes, system testing, and researching complicated issues. Marie has been a key analyst on the implementation of such projects as Academic Competitiveness and National SMART Grants, Two Pells in an Award Year, Pell Lifetime Eligibility Used, Iraq Afghanistan Service Grant, Year-round Pell, Pell Eligibility Restoration, and Children of Fallen Heroes. Prior to coming to FSA, she worked in the financial aid office at her alma mater, Loyola University Chicago, for over a decade. She is a native Chicagoan, a sports fan, and the first in her large family to graduate from college.