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ADA/504 Compliance and Steering Committee on Disabilities (VPUAdm)

Fernando Rojas, ADA Compliance Coordinator, Institutional Compliance, Chair (T)

Doug Bynum, Director, Facilities Operations (T)
Claudio Bonazzo, Professor, Sociology (R)
Carole Clerie, Associate Vice President, Human Resources (T)
Don Compton, Associate Director, Facilities Planning, Design, and Construction (T)
Kyle Estes, Associate Director, Housing and Residential Life (T)
LaTonya Henry, Representative, Round Rock Campus (R)
Victor Hernandez, Assistant Director, Campus Recreation (R)
Aven Jackson, Student Development Specialist II, Disability Services (R)
Heather Kristoff, Representative, Staff Council (R)
Wendy McCoy, Director, Environmental, Health, Safety, Risk and Emergency Management (T)
Mary Mears, Construction Contract Administrator, Facilities Planning, Design, and Construction (T)
Evan Pickrel, Electronic Information Resources Accessibility Coordinator, Information Technology (T)
Stephen Prentice, Assistant Director, Parking Services (T)
Joanne Salas, Supervising Psychologist, Counseling Center (R)
Brian Shanks, Director, Learning Spaces, IT Assistance Center (T)
Whitten Smart, Special Assistant, Information Technology (R)
Gavin Steiger, Director, Disability Services (T)
Larry Wheeler, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction (R)
To Be Named, Representative, Underrepresented Student Advisory Council (R)

Ex Officio:
Bobby Mason, Assistant Vice President, Institutional Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer (T)

Student Members:
To Be Named, Representative, Student Government
To Be Named, Representative, Student Government

Function:
The committee serves as a clearinghouse for disability issues and coordinates the university's efforts to ensure that Texas State's policies, programs, and services comply with ADA / ADAA (2008). The committee makes recommendations to the President's Cabinet and the Chief Compliance Officer regarding the university's compliance and Sec. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990/Amended Act 2008.