1/23/2006
Knoxville, TN - National student loan provider, Edamerica, announces three key promotions to its management team. Elena Lubimtsev, director of the Northeast Region, has been named senior vice president. Melissa Hopkins, controller, has been promoted to vice president, and Paige Hendricks has been named assistant vice president and director of the Southwest Region.
Lubimtsev has been with Edamerica for five years. She manages six marketing representatives, driving volume in 14 states. Prior to joining Edamerica, she worked for PHEAA in servicing, marketing and client relations.
"Elena continues to grow the EASFAA Region with phenomenal success," says Tony Hollin, chairman & CEO. "Her dedication to her schools and to her team is just incredible."
Hopkins joined Edamerica in 2003. She is responsible for the company’s financial plans and policies and supervises general accounting, internal auditing and budgetary controls as well as human resource functions. Hopkins previously performed cost control measures for Science Applications International Corporation.
"Melissa has brought structure and discipline to Edamerica," says Hollin. "She has seamlessly integrated cost-control measures and fiscal accountability into our marketing strategy."
Hendricks came to Edamerica from American Express four years ago. She has 13 years of industry experience and is widely known and respected by the financial community. In her new capacity, Hendricks will focus on developing the Southwest territory on behalf of Edamerica.
“Paige is the hardest working marketing professional in the industry,” says Judith Kerzner, senior vice president and national director of sales and marketing. “She is passionately committed to her schools, and she’ll be a fabulous leader in the Southwest.”
Lubimtsev, Hopkins and Hendricks will be instrumental in the strategic growth of Edamerica, which now offers a zero fee Stafford loan nationwide.
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Edamerica is the 9th largest provider of education loans in the United States. Edamerica has helped over a
million students and families realize their dreams of higher education by offering low-cost postsecondary student loan and benefit programs nationwide. Edamerica is an Edfinancial Services lender.