Office of Financial Aid

Staff

Main Office

Office of Financial Aid

Hauge Administration Building, Room 130 Tacoma, WA 98447
253-535-7134

Staff

Kay W. Soltis

Director of Financial Aid

253-535-8725
Biography:

TEACH Grant, Passport to College, Liaison to U.S. Department of Education and Higher Education Coordinating Board

Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts, Southern Illinois University, 1992

Ronald M. Noborikawa

Sr. Associate Director

253-535-8491
Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts, Pacific Lutheran University, 1974
  • Master of Arts, Pacific Lutheran University, 1976
Areas of Emphasis:
  • Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant, National SMART Grant, ROTC, Liaison to Student Employment and Athletics, Financial Aid web page

Lorie J. Staab

Associate Director

253-535-7461
Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts, Southern Illinois University, 1982
Areas of Emphasis:
  • Operations, Satisfactory Academic Progress, Verification, Publications, International Student Awards, Artistic Achievement Awards, Withdrawals, Dependent Student Overrides

Katherine Walker Loffer

Associate Director

253-535-7167
Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts, Pacific Lutheran University, 1998
Areas of Emphasis:
  • Financial Aid Systems

Barbara Zettel

Assistant Director

253-535-7163
Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts, Pacific Lutheran University, 2007
Areas of Emphasis:
  • Federal Stafford and PLUS Loans, Alternative/Private Loans, Graduate and Teacher Certification Students

Sean L. Garnes

Administrator

253-535-7164
Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts, The Evergreen State College, 1999
  • Master of Arts, Pacific Lutheran University, 2008
Areas of Emphasis:
  • Washington State Student Financial Aid Programs (Need Grant, Educational Opportunity Grant, WAVE, WA Scholars, Future Teacher's Conditional Scholarship, Health Professions Conditional Scholarship)

Tanya Miller

Administrator

253-535-7166
Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts & Science, University of Washington, 2002
Areas of Emphasis:
  • Endowed/Restricted and Outside Scholarships, Achievers Scholarships, Dollars For Scholars, PLU Matching Scholarships

Afton L. Maib

Administrator

(253) 535-7168Office Location
Education:
  • Bachelor of Arts, Pacific Lutheran University, 2007
Areas of Emphasis:
  • Federal Pell Grant, Tuition Remission