Boston, MA . . . American Student Assistance®, the federal student loan guarantor with proven results in helping borrowers manage education debt, has hired Theresa Gieseke as a regional account executive. Gieseke will market ASA services to higher education institutions in portions of New York and Pennsylvania.
Gieseke will work closely with ASA's Northern sales team, which includes Anthony Siler, manager; William Cavin in New York and New Jersey; Penn Troy in Virginia and the Tristate region (Delaware, DC and Maryland); and Matthew Nettleton in the Midwest.
Gieseke has 20 years of experience in higher education finance sales, marketing and financial aid. She worked as a regional account executive in the New York region for both The Education Resources Institute (TERI) and NextStudent, as well as served in the financial aid office at the University of Rochester for 13 years. Gieseke also held project management and business development positions with Coombs Marketing and Avery Marketing.
"Theresa's years of service in higher education finance, her enthusiasm for the financial aid industry, and her extensive contacts are all tremendous assets for ASA," said Siler.
Gieseke is a member of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, the New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association, the Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, the Rochester Women's Network, and the Rochester Business Alliance. She can be reached at (800) 999-9080, ext. 2286, or by e-mail at tgieseke@amsa.com.
About American Student Assistance
American Student Assistance is a private, federally funded, nonprofit organization that helps students and parents manage higher education debt. Its unique Wellness programs give student loan borrowers the support they need to avoid default. As an administrator of the Federal Family Education Loan Program, ASA delivers quality default prevention, guarantee, origination and fund delivery services to students, parents, schools and lenders nationwide. ASA guarantees more than $2 billion in student loans annually and currently manages a student loan portfolio worth more than $45 billion. Based in Boston, American Student Assistance employs more than 600 associates nationwide and has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal and the Boston Globe as one of the region's best places to work. Visit www.amsa.com or call 617.728.4631 for more information.
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