Planet Tuition - About Us
Shawn M. Heaphy, Founder/President
Shawn is a Certified College Planner with College Funding Solutions, a national college funding organization based in Oregon.
Shawn graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Business Management.
He is a former NCAA student athlete and letter winner at Michigan State. Shawn went on to sign a contact with the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Calgary Flames. After a 15 year professional hockey career, Shawn settled in Massachusetts.
Stephen S. Elias, Vice President
Stephen has over twenty-one years of financial aid and student lending experience. His extensive experience in the financial aid industry includes positions at Boston College, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Bristol Community College.
His student lending career included working at KeyBank, Collegiate Funding Services (now part of JPMorgan Chase) and ALL Student Loan.
He has been an active member of the following professional organizations:
- Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (EASFAA)
- Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (MASFAA)
- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
- New York Student Financial Aid Administrators Association (NYSFAAA)
- Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SASFAA)
- Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA)
Stephen has conducted professional seminars at various national, regional and state conferences including: Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), American Student Dental Education Association (ASDEA), American Dental Education Association (ADEA), EASFAA, MASFAA, NASFAA and NYSFAAA.
Stephen received his B.S. in Business Management from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and has graduate level course work at Boston College in Higher Education Management.
Board of Directors
Dr. James A. Caradonio, Consultant
Former Superintendent of Worcester, MA Public Schools
Timothy M. Donahue, M.Ed
College Admissions Advisor
Timothy was the former Director of Admissions at Anna Maria College, Assistant Director of Admission’s and Men’s Soccer Coach at Becker College. He was also Director of Residence at Huntingdon College.
Timothy has earned a degree in pre-law from Salve Regina University. He received a Masters Degree in Education from the College of Saint Joseph.