OCAP - Oklahoma College Assistance Program, Formerly known as the Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program

7/3/18

OCAP Names New Executive Director


OCAP Executive Director Melissa NealWe're pleased to share with you that Melissa Neal, who has worked for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for more than 12 years, was named executive director for the Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP) effective July 2. In this role, Neal provides strategic leadership for the agency and oversees all operational, fiduciary, regulatory and educational functions. Neal’s selection follows the recent retirement of Mary Heid, who served as executive director of OCAP since 2014.

In her prior role as Educational Services Manager, Neal led the State Regents’ and OCAP’s financial literacy initiative, Oklahoma Money Matters, and OCAP’s financial aid training programs, and cultivated an extensive network of campus and community partnerships to strengthen student, parent and service provider access to personal finance, borrower education and student loan management information, tools and expertise. Neal has strong relationships within Oklahoma higher education and the financial education and workforce development communities, serving on the Oklahoma Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, including more than two years as board president; Oklahoma Council for Economic Education; National Council of Higher Education Resources College Access and Success workgroup; Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Education Advisory Committee and a variety of other industry committees and advisory councils.

We look forward to Neal's leadership as executive director and to continued collaboration with our campus, community and industry partners as a provider of college access, aid awareness, financial literacy and student loan management programs and services.

Neal may be reached at (405) 234-4253 or mneal@ocap.org.


Angela Caddell Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications
Oklahoma College Assistance Program
P.O. Box 3000
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000
acaddell@ocap.org
www.ocap.org