2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern
You won't want to miss our next webinar, Empowerment Leadership, on Tuesday, September 15, from 2:00-3:00 MDT/3:00-4:00 CDT. This engaging session will explore practical approaches to leadership that are both simple and powerful. Core topics are taken from the book “Unleashed: The Unapologetic Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You” and include building and maintaining trust, strategically creating the conditions for excellence, and fostering inclusivity and authenticity on our teams. Join us as we delve into how to get out of our own way as leaders and focus on the potential and growth of those around us.
Our webinar presenter is not only a beloved former member of our region, but was our 2014-2015 RMASFAA President, AND is our upcoming conference keynote speaker, Art Young!!
Art serves as the Executive Director in the University of Arizona’s Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA). He has a wide educational and professional background, including work and leadership experience in almost every sector of the financial aid industry (public, private, proprietary, and student lending). In a prior life, he taught high school for seven years, a foundation which continues to underscore his passion for education, access, and supporting student success.
A former president of both the Rocky Mountain Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (RMASFAA) and the Utah Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (UASFAA), Art has trained and mentored colleagues and students across the country and in a variety of settings. He has served twice on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and is proud to have earned all 17 NASFAA professional credentials and be recognized as a Certified Financial Aid Administrator®.
Art received the UASFAA Outstanding Service Award in 2009, RMASFAA’s Oscar R. “Jack” Hendrix Award in 2010, the NASFAA Regional Leadership Award in 2018, RMASFAA’s Ron Smout Award for Teaching and Mentoring in 2019, and the Meritorious Achievement Award from the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA) in 2021.
| 9/15/2026 - 9/15/2026 |    |