Executive Change: Bass & Associates Names Tom Cox Chief Marketing Executive

Bass & Associates, P.C. announces the addition of Tom Cox to its marketing and sales team. Cox, who will serve as Chief Marketing Executive for Education and Government Services, has nearly 30 years of education and government experience from public and private sectors.

Cox is recognized nationally for his work in the area of Default Prevention, having served as Assistant Director of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from 1998-2007.

“Tom’s experience in the industry paired with Bass & Associates’ commitment to excellence at all levels will result in continued long-term success for our clients,’’ said Patti H. Bass, President and CEO of Bass & Associates. Bass is a nationwide, woman-owned collections and bankruptcy law firm located in Tucson, Ariz.

Tom Cox

Cox is a recognized speaker at industry conferences, and has held various committee positions in industry organizations, including: National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and others.

He has served as co-chair of the Default Prevention Subcommittee with Mapping Your Future. He presented at the U.S. Department of Education’s National Default Prevention Day in Chicago in 2002, and facilitated at the Department of Education’s National Default Aversion Conference, held in Boston in 2005.

Cox began his career with Diversified Collection Services, Inc. in 1982 as a collector. He advanced through the ranks by being a top producer, gaining experience managing operations and serving as Contract Manager on the Department of Education and other guaranty agency contracts.

In 1998, as Student Loan Coordinator, Cox helped GC Services, Ltd., earn consistent first-place rankings resulting in contract renewals with the Department of Education, Sallie Mae, National Student Loan Program, and Educational Credit Management Corporation. He spent the last five years as Vice President of Education and Government at Financial Asset Management Systems, Inc. He is a guest lecturer on financial literacy at colleges and universities, and has served as adjunct professor at Robert Morris University.

Cox holds an MBA from Dominican University in Chicago and is a doctoral candidate at Argosy University, also in Chicago.

“I couldn’t be more pleased than to become part of an organization that is known for integrity, personal service and outstanding performance in a market challenged by these economic times,’’ Cox said. “Bass & Associates understands its clients’ long-term success depends on us maximizing recovery dollars at competitive rates.’’

Cox and his wife, Susan are parents of a 12-year-old daughter, Theresa.

Bass & Associates, P.C. is a nationwide, woman-owned collections and bankruptcy law firm that offers comprehensive, fully-coordinated debt recovery services to clients in the credit-granting industries. Bass & Associates has a proven history of successfully managing diverse account portfolios by utilizing custom developed process flows that fit the needs of each client. With more than 20 years of successful experience as debt collection and bankruptcy attorneys, the firm has developed partnership-based relationships with clients incorporating superior performance and excellent customer service.