Beyond the Ballot Box: The Real Impact of Post-Election Legislation on Higher Education

On Thursday, December 5, 2024, PACWEST and Western Student Financial Services hosted an informative webinar, "Beyond the Ballot Box: The Real Impact of Post-Election Legislation on Higher Education." 

Attendees received insightful information about how the 2024 election impacts the higher education industry. The session also included an interactive Q&A, where participants had the opportunity to engage directly with our expert speakers.

Congratulations to Our Giveaway Winners!

Jaelynn Bell - Mount St. Mary’s University

Brent Cagle - Portland Community College

Christine Randall - University of Colorado Boulder

Aleyna Spalding - Cal Poly Humboldt

Thank you to TouchNet and Flywire for sponsoring the $25 gift card giveaways.

Did you miss the Live Session?

Lori S. Hartung is the Regional Sales Executive for ECSI, a technology-based solution provider for the higher education community.  

Ms. Hartung brings a wealth of experience to ECSI, with a career spanning over 30 years in higher education.  Her previous roles include serving as the Regional Director of Sales for Todd, Bremer & Lawson, a third-party collection agency, and as the Senior Manager of Government and Industry Relations for University Accounting Service (UAS).

Lori's leadership extends beyond her professional roles. She currently serves as the President of the Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organization (COHEAO) and is a member of the Minnesota Collections Network. Her active participation on the Boards of both organizations reflects her commitment to the industry.

ECSI is happy to have Lori share her professional superpower with you- she can turn any dull topic into an exciting presentation.  Her personal superpower is making vegetables taste delicious.  (bring on the brussel sprouts!)

Lori graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. She lives in Dousman, Wisconsin, with her husband, two dogs, two cats, and 40,000 honey bees.

Lori Hartung

Regional Sales Executive  

+1 262.470.8615 M

lhartung@ecsi.net

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lorihartung

Vice President - Business Development

Karen is a graduate of Webster University in St. Louis. She has over 30 years of higher education experience. Karen began her career as a student worker in the Business Office at Webster. She continued her career after graduation as an Admissions Officer for seven years with Missouri College, working with all aspects of student services. She has been with National Credit Management, servicing colleges and universities, for 23 years. Karen oversees all marketing and sales for NCM, including writing RFPS, maintaining our client base, site visits, and representing NCM at all industry conferences.

As the Legislative Chair, Karen currently serves on the Board of Directors for COHEAO (Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations). Karen also sits on the Texas Higher Education Business Officers (THEBO). I have also served on multiple agenda committees and boards for several higher education groups. Karen presents at regional and national industry conferences on Compliance & Collections in Higher Education and represents COHEAO with Legislative and Washington updates.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kareddick/