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Financial Aid Staff

QLess

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QLess is our new online queuing system that will allow students to wait in a virtual line rather than a physical line when seeking assistance from the University One Stop Service Center.

You can join the One Stop virtual line during business hours by using the following link or the QR Code.

 

Contact the Office of Financial Aid

Email finaid@kean.edu or select a contact from the directory below:

Office of Financial Aid Administrators

Office of Financial Aid Counselors

Kean Ocean Office of Financial Aid

Office of Financial Aid Administrators

Cheryl Zhang

Cheryl Zhang, Director 

chzhang@kean.edu

 
Karen Struthers

Karen Struthers, M.S., Associate Director

kstruthe@kean.edu

(908) 737-3177
Helen Corpuz Ramirez, Associate Director, Graduate Admissions headshot

Helen Ramirez, M.S., Associate Director

Scholarships

hramirez@kean.edu

(908) 737-0410
Rhonda Rimpel

Rhonda A. Underwood-Rimpel

Associate Director Student Support & Aid Services

runderwo@kean.edu

(732) 838-4574
Alice McPaul

Alice McPaul 

Managing Assistant Director, Kean Ocean

Consortium Agreements, Nurse Faculty Loans

amcpaul@kean.edu

(201) 778-0049

Office of Financial Aid Counselors

Ana Wetzel

Ana Wetzel, M.A., Financial Aid Counselor

wetzela@kean.edu                   

(908) 737-3194    Schedule an appointment

Counselor for students with last names beginning with A, B
Grace Sanchez-Ferrer

Grace Sanchez-Ferrer, M.S., Financial Aid Counselor

ferrerg@kean.edu               

(908) 737-0407    Schedule an appointment

Counselor for students with last names beginning with C, D

  
Sally Mathan

Sally Mathan, Federal Work Study Coordinator

mathand@kean.edu                   

(908) 737-0408    Schedule an appointment

Counselor for students with last name beginning with E, F, and G
Flora Needhidass

Flora Needidass, M.S., Financial Aid Counselor

Kean Skylands

fneedida@kean.edu                   

(908) 737-3206     Schedule an appointment 

Counselor for students with last names beginning with H, I, J, K, and L
Joel Berke, M.S.

Joel Berke, M.S., Financial Aid Counselor

jberke@kean.edu

(908) 737-3179    Schedule an appointment

Counselor for students with last names beginning with M, N, and O
Ellen Scavuzzo 3

Ellen Scavuzzo, M.A., Financial Aid Counselor

ellens@kean.edu

(732) 908-7173    Schedule an appointment 

Counselor for students with last names beginning with P, Q, and R
Erica Avington

Erica Avington, Financial Aid Counselor

eavingto@kean.edu

(908) 737-0409    Schedule an appointment

Counselor for students with last names beginning with S, T
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Maria Parel, Financial Aid Counselor

New Student Liaison, Kean Online

mparel@kean.edu      

(732) 474-8439        Schedule an appointment 

Counselor for students with last names beginning with U, V, W, X, Y, and Z