EFC Welcomes New Director of Communications and Outreach
WASHINGTON, D.C., (April 14, 2010) – The Education Finance Council (EFC) today announced Allison Kreutzjans will be its new Director of Communications and Outreach. In this role, Kreutzjans will direct EFC’s communications and media relations efforts, and coordinate the association’s role as a clearinghouse for its members’ college access and outreach activities. Her responsibilities will include serving as EFC’s point of contact for media inquiries, editing the EFC Exchange newsletter, developing other printed materials and maintaining and expanding the association’s online presence.
“We are very fortunate to have Allison join us,” EFC President Peter Warren said. “Her communication skills, her association experience and her contagious enthusiasm will be invaluable assets to EFC and its members as we transition into a new and challenging environment for student lending and higher education finance.”
“It is an honor to join the Education Finance Council,” said Kreutzjans. “I look forward to working with EFC members and staff as we further the organization’s aim to make college more affordable.”
Prior to joining EFC, Kreutzjans served for two and a half years as the Press Assistant for the Washington, D.C. office of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Communications from The George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs.
EFC’s mission is making college more affordable. Together with its members, EFC works to expand access to higher education by ensuring the availability of student loan funds while striving to make paying for college easier and less expensive for all students and families. EFC represents nonprofit and state-based student loan providers as well as affiliated entities including guaranty agencies, lenders, rating agencies, insurers and investment bankers.
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