Contact Us

Office of Student Financial Assistance
75 Pleasant Street, 3rd Floor
Malden, MA 02148

Directions

Phone: (617) 391-6070
Fax: (617) 391-6085
Email: osfa@osfa.mass.edu


OSFA Staff

Clantha McCurdy
Senior Deputy Commissioner
Access and Student Financial Assistance
cmccurdy@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6098

Robert Brun
Senior Associate Commissioner
Student Financial Assistance
rbrun@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6099

Stephannie Barboza
Senior Assistant Director
sbarboza@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6095
Contact for Information on:

  • Foster Child Fee Assistance
  • Christian Herter Scholarship Application
  • MASSGrant Residency Updates

Krista Callinan
GEAR UP Scholarship & School Initiatives Coordinator
kcallinan@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6074

Alison Connolly
Assistant Commissioner for Student Financial Assistance
aconnolly@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6073
Contact for Information on:

  • Massachusetts No Interest Loan
  • Public Service Grant

Tim Cronin
GEAR UP Data Utilization Coordinator
tcronin@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6081

Robert Dais
Director of GEAR UP
rdais@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6075

Brian Eiermann
Assistant Director for Quality Control
beiermann@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6078
Contact for Information on:

  • High Demand

Leslie Garcia
Assistant Director
Administrative Services
lgarcia@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6088

Alexander Hahnl
Administrative Assistant
ahahnl@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6096

Treshonna Heath
GEAR UP Program Assistant
theath@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6079

Vivian Irrgang
GEAR UP Lawrence Program Manager
virrgang@dhe.mass.edu
(978) 975-2750 x.356

Zaida Michel
Receptionist
zmichel@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6089

Monaliza Pena
GEAR UP Lawrence Program Coordinator
mpena@dhe.mass.edu
(978) 722-8400

Stephanie Perez
Assistant Director of Teacher Scholarship Programs
sperez@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6082
Contact for Information on:

  • Early Childhood Educator Scholarship
  • Paraprofessional Grant Program
  • Tomorrow’s Teachers Scholarship

Paul Pierce
GEAR UP Scholarship Evaluation Consultant
ppierce@dhe.mass.edu

Christine Scafidi
GEAR UP STEM/Workforce Development Coordinator
cscafidi@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6083

Kathy Taylor
Director of Special Projects
ktaylor@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6071
Contact for Information on:

  • Agnes Lindsay Scholarship
  • GEAR UP Scholarship Payment

Tech Support
Website, Access and Application Support
osfait@dhe.mass.edu
(617) 391-6070

Office of Student Financial Assistance