With the many changes and challenges we are all facing with HEOA regulations, it sometimes helps to be able to call on the knowledge and advice of a fellow SCASFAA colleague. In the Peer Support Network you will find a host of topics. If you find a topic or need that is not addressed through this initiative please contact Caroline Thornton, 2008-2009 Peer Support Network Chairperson at 803-535-1249 or thorntonc@octech.edu.

The SCASFAA Peer Support Network is a team of professional financial aid administrators who have volunteered to receive inquiries related to a wide variety of financial aid related administrative topics and to provide advice or consultation to those seeking assistance. It is the intention of the Association to provide, through this initiative, an informal network in which the financial aid community of South Carolina may have dialogue and/or consult with colleagues about professional matters. Network members have volunteered to assist in the specific areas about which they feel a level of professional comfort necessary to assist others.

Following this introduction and disclosure, you will find:

• a list of the topics about which assistance can be provided and the names of Peers who have agreed to assist with each topic
• a directory that can help you in selecting the Peer you feel may best be able to assist you along with the necessary directory information that you will need to make contact with that Peer.

Information provided by a Peer Support Network member will reflect his or her best professional opinion regarding the matter at hand but does not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the Association or its membership. Further, the support provided by a Network member should never be taken as "authority", only as counsel for you as you work with challenging situations and formulate the decisions with which you are faced.

On behalf of the South Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and those who have volunteered to assist through this initiative, we hope that you will find this service helpful and meaningful as you strive for the highest level of administrative capability and service to your Institution, your students, and your community.