Student Financial Services Leadership Team | Student Financial Services

Kathleen Brown

Senior Director, Student Financial Services

Kathy oversees and manages the Student Accounts team. She first began her career at Northeastern in financial aid, and has since worked at the university in various capacities.

Robert Hovestadt

Associate Director, Student Accounts Operations

Bob is responsible for the technical side of Student Accounts, including billing and fee assessment. He also oversees the 3rd Party billing group. Bob has worked at Northeastern University for over 30 years in various capacities mostly having to do with Student Accounts.

Maria Morelli

Director of Graduate Financial Aid

Maria provides daily management and oversight of financial aid for all graduate programs (with the exception of the School of Law) as well as the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, and supervises the graduate financial aid counselors as well as support staff. She advises and counsels full and part-time graduate students and their families on the availability of financial aid.

Robert Picariello

Associate Director of Graduate Aid

Rob oversees and manages financial aid programs for all Graduate Day students and supervises the graduate financial aid counselors as well as support staff. He advises and counsels full and part-time graduate students and their families on the availability of financial aid. Rob has been with Northeastern since 2011 and joined SFS in October of 2012.

Linda Schoendorf

Director of Financial Aid, School of Law

Linda oversees the day-to-day management and operations of the financial aid office at the Northeastern University School of Law. She advises prospective, admitted, and enrolled students on the availability of financial aid.

James Slattery

Senior Director, Financial Aid

Jim is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of financial aid, including the application and awarding processes for institutional, federal, state and private funding, ensuring compliance with institutional, federal and state regulations, and delivering the highest level of student and parent financial counseling services.

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