Meet the Staff
Mission:
To assist aspiring servant leaders by facilitating access to financial and informational resources related to educational costs.
Deborah Brown
Student Loan Manager
Deborah has served as the Student Loan Manager since 2006 and was previously a Financial Aid Counselor since June 2004. She previously served as the Federal Direct Loan Coordinator at Hampton University. Prior to entering the financial aid profession, she worked with Wachovia Bank. Deborah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Law from Pennsylvania State University.
Andrew Callo
Financial Aid Counselor
Andrew has served as Financial Aid Counselor since June 2005. He previously served as Student Loan/ Credit Representative and as an Associate Operations Representative with Bank of America. Prior to his roles at Bank of America, he served as the U.S. Airforce Band Composer/ Arranger/ Manager at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Andrew holds a Master of Music from North Carolina School of the Arts and a Bachelor of Music in Composition and Theory from James Madison University in Virginia.
Dotti Davidson
Associate Director
Dotti has served as Associate Director since March 2005. Before that Dotti served as Senior Financial Aid Counselor beginning in July 2003. She previously served as Financial Aid Counselor beginning in April 1999. She also served as Graduate Assistant from January to March 1999. Dotti has participated as an instructor at the Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (VASFAA) New Aid Officers Workshop and is active in VASFAA's Super Saturday outreach program. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business from Humphreys College where she was an assistant in the Financial Aid Office. Dotti completed the Master of Business Administration program at Regent University in 2003.
Joe Dobrota
Director of Central Financial Aid
Joe joined the Central Financial Aid Office as Director in October 2005 after serving as Financial Aid Consultant with SunGard Higher Education of Malvern, Pennsylvania. Joe had previously been a member of the Central Financial Aid Office staff from August 1994 to January 2005. During that time, he served in the positions of Graduate Assistant, Counselor, Assistant Director, and most recently as Associate Director. He was a recipient of the Regent University Employee of the Month award in April 1997 and recipient of the President's Award for Excellence for the 2001 calendar year.
His professional activities include serving as chair of the Electronic Services Committee for the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SASFAA; 2008-09, 2009-2010, 2010-2011) as well as Public Relations Chair for the Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (VASFAA; 2008-2009). He has previously served as Electronic Services Chair for VASFAA. He holds a MA in Public Policy from Regent University and a BA in Political Science from Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.
Judy Marroquín
Awarding Coordinator
Judy is the new Awarding Coordinator. Prior to this position, she has served as Senior Financial Aid Counselor and as Financial Aid Counselor beginning in March 2003. She joined Regent after serving as Assistant to the President of Semilla, Inc. and has served in the Admissions and Financial Aid Offices at Goshen College in Indiana. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Goshen College.
Shannon O'Leary
Service Team Manager
Shannon has served as Financial Aid Counselor since July 2010. Prior to her promotion to this position, she served as Financial Aid Counsdlor from August 2009 to July 2010. Prior to joining Regent, her previous role was that of Director of Finanical Aid at the Virginia Culinary Institute in Virginia Beach. She previously worked in the financial aid office of Advanced Technology Institute as well as a student advisor for Kaplan. Shannon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Virginia's College at Wise.
Ashley Schoch
Document Control Specialist
Ashley has served the Central Financial Aid office as Document Control Specialist since September 2006. She is also pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Regent University. She has previous document imaging experience from Focus Legal Solutions in Omaha, Nebraska.
Kledia Shahini Kaen Sprague Financial Aid Counselor Rachael Wright
Financial Aid Counselor
Rachael has server as Financial Aid Counselor since July 2010. She previously served as Student Worker from March 2009 to July 2010. Rachael is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Business.
Financial Aid Counselor
Kledia has served as Financial Aid Counselor since April 2010. She was previously a certified P&C insurance agent, and a tax preparation specialist. She is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and International Relations. Kledia is currently pursuing the Master of Organizational Leadership degree at the School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Karen has served as Financial Aid Counselor since August 2010. She was previously Assistant Director of Financial Aid at Virginia Wesleyan College from 2006 to 2010. From 2002 to 2006 she worked as Senior Financial Aid Administrator and Interim Director of Finance at ITT Technical Institute in Norfolk, VA. She is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and has an Associate's Degree from Skagit Valley community College.
