Thank you for attending the 2026 WFAA Conference at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, WA. We look forward to seeing you next year!

Save the date for the 2027 WFAA Conference!

October 13-15, 2027
HAPO Center
6600 Burden Blvd
Pasco, WA 99301

 

2026 Post-Conference Information

2026 POST-CONFERENCE SURVEY

Please let us know what you thought of our 2026 WFAA Conference! We would like your honest feedback on the conference as it allows us to improve and do better for next time. You can access the conference survey here: https://wfaa.memberclicks.net/2026wfaasurvey.

The survey will be open until November 13, 2026.

2026 CONFERENCE PRESENTATION SLIDES

Copies of the 2026 conference presentation slides, in addition to previous year's presentations, can now be downloaded here (membership login is required to view slides): Conference Presentations 

WFAA LOGO CONTEST

This Fall, WFAA Executive Council solicited new WFAA logo submissions from members and community members. We received some great options and were able to narrow it down to our top two options with voting at the WFAA Conference.

We invite all of WFAA membership to vote on the final two options linked in the ballot below. People will be asked to login to the WFAA website to vote, if you have issues logging in please email [email protected]. 

Follow this link to the ballot: https://wfaa.memberclicks.net/logovote. 

Voting will close November 20, 2026. 

2026 WFAA AWARD RECIPIENTS
Congratulations to our 2026 award winners! Check out our WFAA Awards page for more information about how we honor our state's financial aid professionals.

Marianna Deeken New Professional Award: Anthony Robbins, Washington State University
Tim Henning Rookie of the Year Award: Aaron Skeens, Seattle University
Distinguished Service Award: Ashley Clark, Spokane Falls Community College
Unsung Hero Award: Elizabeth Moon-Patrick, Columbia Basin College



Past Conferences

2026 Annual Conference

2025 Annual Conference

2024 Annual Conference

2023 Annual Conference

2022 Annual Conference

2021 Annual Conference