Email address: Rebecca.Bentley@uconn.edu
Where do you work and what is your title: UConn Student Financial Aid Services, Financial Aid Counselor
What’s your favorite food? Mexican
Why did you enter the Financial Aid field? There was a job opening and wanted to get into a field that would challenge me.
Most exotic place you visited? Playa Del Carma, Mexico
What do you like about your job? The multi-tasking and the interaction with people as well as supervising a team of students.
What type of music do you like? Country
What’s the most difficult aspect of your job? At the current time, getting knowledgeable on the Financial Aid World as I am new to the field.
Who is your favorite author? Maeve Binchey
What would you change about your job? Nothing at this time
What is the last book you read? Scarlet Feather
What was your most favorite training so far and why? My incoming training was wonderful! I had a daily rotation between Financial Aid Officers and processing to learn different aspects of Financial Aid.
Who has been the biggest influence in your life? My sister
What training are you looking forward to? Continue to look forward to my on the job training.
Where do you call home? My current home is my favorite place….we built a log cabin in the middle of 30 acres!
What do you do when you are not working? Spending time with my family, I have 2 boys ages 11 and 9 and a husband of 15 years.
What advice would you give to someone new? Ask lots of questions and get to know people in every aspect of Financial Aid so you have people as resources if you need help.
Where do you like to go on your vacation and what do you like to do? Camping in Maine, New Hampshire or Lake George. However we enjoy trying new places.
If you had the power, what would you change in the Financial Aid field? Review of workflow processes to see if there are ways to streamline and make a better experience for our students.
What is your favorite saying? Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened – Dr. Suess
What is your cellular ringtone? Quacking Duck
Melissa Stephens, Western Connecticut State University Director of Financial Aid and Student Employment will become…
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 marks the tenth year of celebrating National Financial Aid Day! The…
Registration is now open for NASFAA's Annual Conference June 24-27, 2018 in Austin, Texas
CAPFAA's Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Glastonbury Boathouse!…
By Dan Dreeves, Director of School Partnerships, Financial Aid TV Conveying the importance of a…
by Jennifer Trauman, College Ave Student Loans If you’re in the business of helping people…