Amanda Keller has joined the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) as a regional outreach counselor for southeastern Kentucky.

Keller will visit schools, college fairs and other places to talk with students and parents about the benefits of going to college. She will work in Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Knott, Knox, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Whitley counties.

“I am extremely excited to be working for KHEAA,” Keller said. “It is a professional goal I have had for some time and am truly proud to have reached it.”

Before joining KHEAA, Keller was a college access counselor at Morehead State University’s Educational Opportunity Center. She worked closely with high schools and adult education providers to help area students enroll in colleges throughout the state.

Keller is a graduate of Morgan County High School and has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in psychology from Morehead State University. She and her husband, Brian, have two daughters and live in West Liberty.

Any school or organization that wants Keller to present a program about college planning and financial aid may contact her at (606) 205-8810 or akeller@kheslc.com.

To learn how to plan and prepare for higher education, visit www.GoHigherKY.org. For more information about Kentucky scholarships and grants, visit www.kheaa.com; write KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602-0798; or call (800) 928-8926.

-30-