Disability Services for Students & Testing and Proctoring Services

Purpose

Disability Services for Students -Ensures equal access to students with disabilities by providing appropriate accommodations and specialized support services, and by providing guidance to faculty, staff, and the campus community.

Testing and Proctoring Services-Provides testing and proctoring services to assist in the academic and professional advancement of SSU students, non-SSU students, and the public.

Contact Information
Department Personnel Title Phone Email
Brent Boyer
Director
(707) 664-2677
Michael Eynon
Disability Management Advisor
(707) 664-3946
Noelia Franzen née Mendoza
Senior Accessibility Coordinator
707-664-3898
Christy Giambastiani
Senior Disability Management Advisor
(707) 664-3108
Stephanie Graham
Accessibility Specialist
(707) 664-3244

Staff Information

brent_boyer

Brent Boyer

Director
(707) 664-2677

Education

  • M.A. in Psychology, concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis, University of the Pacific
  • B.S. in Psychology, Willamette University

How I can help

  • Provide academic advising and accommodation services to students with disabilities, and collaborate with faculty to ensure equal access and maintain academic integrity
  • Campus resource for ADA related topics
  • Help plan, coordinate, and provide outreach activities related to Disability Services for Students (DSS) and Disability Education
michael_eynon

Michael Eynon

He/Him/His
Disability Management Advisor
(707) 664-3946

Education

  • M.A. in Counseling Psychology, emphasis in Drama Therapy, California Institute of Integral Studies
  • B.A. in Psychology, Sonoma State University
  • B.A. in Theatre Arts, Sonoma State University

How I can help

  • Provide, explain, and implement reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities
  • Academic Advising
  • Provide Disability awareness & inclusion of students with disabilities at Sonoma State
Noelia Franzen

Noelia Franzen née Mendoza

Senior Accessibility Coordinator
707-664-3898

Education

  • M.A. in Education with an emphasis in Instructional Technologies, San Francisco State University
  • B.A. in Raza (Latina/o) Studies, San Francisco State University

How I can help

  • Empower students to make the best use of assistive technologies for learning, creativity, community service and scholarship. 
  • Optimize teaching and learning by using the Universal Design For Learning framework when partnering with faculty and staff to:
    • Plan, select, and develop accessible, inclusive, and engaging instructional materials and learning activities
    • Adopt learning technologies and platforms designed for diverse learners
    • Foster an inclusive community of diverse life-long learners and scholars
christy_giambastiani

Christy Giambastiani

Senior Disability Management Advisor
(707) 664-3108

Education

  • B.S. in Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Diploma of Guide Dog Instruction, Guide Dogs Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
  • Certificates in IV-Vision Impairment Support-Orientation & Mobility, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Australia

How I can help

  • Assisting students and faculty with ensuring students with disabilities receive equal access to all programs and services provided by Sonoma State University
  • Assisting students with navigating academic accommodations as well as housing accommodations, emotional support animals and service animals
  • Providing disability related resources to students and the greater campus community
stephanie_graham

Stephanie Graham

She/ Her/ Hers
Accessibility Specialist
(707) 664-3244

Education

  • Certificate in Graphic Design, Sessions College for Professional Design

How I can help

  • Support for accommodation requests according to the CSU captioning prioritization guidelines
  • Post-production video editing and captioning for class lectures and campus events
  • Manages CSUSonoma YouTube channel, playlists, and YouTube captions