Disability Resource Center

Staff

Director – Nancy Belowich-Negron;
Oversees the services and staff at the DRC. The Director ensures that accommodations are compliant with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, determines the eligibility of students to receive accommodations, consults with parents/students and faculty/staff, to advance the needs and rights of students registered with the office and serves as a liaison to campus and community resources. Students who need to register with the office that have either a medical, physical, psychological, or temporary disability would meet with the Director to discuss accommodations.

Assistant Director – Carolyn Malloch;
The Assistant Director also serves as the Learning Disability Specialist for the DRC. The Learning Disability Specialist coordinates services for students with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder; she also provides students with assistance with campus and community resources, consults with faculty and staff and helps students with Time Management or Study Skills issues. She also oversees the Testing Program and Technology Services for the DRC. The Assistant Director also does training on issues pertaining to Learning Disabilities. Students who need to register with the office that have either a learning disability or Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD) would meet with the Assistant Director to discuss accommodations.

Administrative Assistant – Alicia Arminio;
Operates under the direction of the Director. Manages the work flow of the office and gives schedules and assignments to Student Assistants. Appointments can be made with either Director or Assistant Director through the Administrative Assistant.

Graduate Assistant – Michael Cattani;
He/she assists with the management of the testing program, conducts intake interviews of new enrollees, data collection, data analysis, prepares end of the year reports, at the request of the Director acts as a liaison between campus and community resources, consults with faculty/staff and students about testing program and works on special projects for the Director as requested.

Testing Coordinators Lana Bunning & Amisha Gomes;
Schedules all examinations taken at the DRC, recruits and coordinates proctors for examinations and consults faculty/staff and students about testing program, reserve testing rooms, maintains statistics of program for reporting purposes, and reports any incidents of Academic Dishonesty that were under the DRC’s Testing Program. The Testing Coordinators report to the Assistant Director of the DRC.