9/8/2005
Knoxville, TN - Edamerica welcomes Lisa Kaiser to the Northeast marketing team. Kaiser will manage school relationships in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Formerly with Sovereign Bank in East Providence, Kaiser will be a district account executive, reporting directly to Elena Lubimtsev, vice president and director of the Northeast Region.
“Lisa was looking for a company that would offer the best products and services to schools and students in New England,” says Lubimtsev. “Edamerica was searching for a dedicated, experienced individual to service our New England schools. It’s a perfect match -- We welcome Lisa with open arms!”
Kaiser comes to Edamerica with eight years of industry experience. She began her career at Academic Management Services (AMS), where she held positions as client relations representative and account manager for schools in New York and New Jersey. Most recently, Kaiser was assistant vice president for student lending at Sovereign Bank for the New England region. She has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Rhode Island College and serves on both the MASFAA early awareness committee and the CAPFAA conference committee.
“Edamerica believes in meeting the needs of students and schools by offering cost-effective products and services,” says Kaiser. “They put the customer first, and that’s why I joined Edamerica’s marketing team.”
The second largest non-bank FFELP lender and a top ten lender nationwide, Edamerica features discounted Stafford origination fees as well as backend benefits. Edamerica offers a 1% interest rate reduction on PLUS loans plus an additional .25% auto-debit rate reduction. Edamerica develops strong relationships throughout the financial aid community. Kaiser joins a seasoned team of veterans who market Edamerica’s unique brand of student loan products and services throughout the Northeast Region and across the country.
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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.