Unit: Institutional Equity and Compliance

Job Title: Director of Faculty/Staff Disability Services

Bio: I earned a B.S. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1988 and have held my current position as the Director of Faculty/Staff Disability Services since 2000.
Following a Spinal Cord Injury in 1979 at the age of 14, I became an advocate for people with disabilities. For more than 47 years, I have been speaking and educating people about disability awareness, workplace accommodations for people with disabilities, equal educational opportunities, and self-advocacy for people with disabilities of every age.

I am currently serving on the Staff Senate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Mayor’s Multicultural Affairs Committee. Previously, I served on the Board of Directors of Disability Rights Nebraska for 10 years, including the final 4 as chairperson.  I have served as a board member and/or advisor on many local and state boards and committees representing people with disabilities. My passion is working towards a world where every person with a disability has a voice and the freedom and ability to choose how they live. I am dedicated to the disability rights movement and supporting and protecting the Americans with Disabilities Act.

I live in Lincoln with my husband, Randy, and our three rescue cats.