Vicki Shipley-Jackisch received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Illinois State University and a Masters of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Springfield. Ms. Shipley-Jackisch is currently serving as the Vice President for Government and Industry Relations for FinanSure Student Loans. She has held similar positions with Southwest Student Services Corporation and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Ms. Shipley is a distinguished expert of 23 years in national education policy and student loan regulatory issues. Ms. Shipley-Jackisch is a national leader in student loan policy, legislative and regulatory issues. She represents her organization's interest before members of Congress and their staffs, the U.S. Department of Education and numerous industry committees and commissions. She has spent the past 27 years as an advocate for improving access to higher education and making college more affordable. Her mantra is "more scholarship and grant money for college and fewer regulations". Ms. Shipley was the recipient of the 2000-2001 Jean S. Frohlicher Outstanding Service Award for her distinguished contributions to the student lending industry. She has been a member of the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs (NCHELP) Board of Directors and a member of the NCHELP Regulations Committee since 1992 and has served as the co-chair since 1997. She is also a member of several state and national student financial aide administrators' organizations and has received several awards for her service to these organizations.