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Gena Smith became the Director of Disability Services at UNC Charlotte in September 2014. She began working in the disability services field as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with the Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired in Ohio. She became the Program Director for the Office of Disability Services at Winthrop University in 1997. She has worked in higher education in the disability services field for nearly 26 years and calls Charlotte home. She holds an M.Ed. in Counseling and Development from Winthrop and a B.A. in English from Furman University...
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Kristin Kolin is a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with a Master of Arts from Wake Forest University. She is a part of the NinerCares team and committed to student access, departmental collaborations, and bringing awareness to the diversity of disability. Kristin has been with the Office of Disability Services since 2004.
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Katie Montie is an alumna of UNC Charlotte and has a Master of Social Work degree from UNC Chapel Hill. She is a certified ADA Coordinator. Katie has worked with the disability community for over 25 years, and has served the UNC Charlotte community since 2004. Her areas of specialization include physical, digital and programmatic accessibility education, compliance/risk management, assistive technology, and promotion of disability as an integral component of diversity. Katie consults with all of UNC Charlotte's programs and services to ensure access and...
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Lisa is joining the Disability Services team after serving a diverse community college student population as the TRIO/Student Support Services Advisor. Her unique background and experience in the field of Disability Services includes the roles of K12 teacher, college instructor, advocate, accessibility specialist, and parent. She earned her B.A. degree in Elementary Education and German from Westminster College (PA) and her M.A. from the University of Cincinnati. She is also certified through the National Library Service/Library of Congress in Literary Braille transcription.
Nicole Cardamone Cannon has served as a Captionist with the Office of Disability Services since July 2015. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Winthrop University and an M.S. in Accountancy from the University of South Carolina. Prior to joining UNC Charlotte, Nicole worked in public accounting and as a staff accountant for Carolinas Healthcare System. Nicole is a graduate of UNC Charlotte's ASPIRE professional development...
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Cameron Ellis attended Winthrop University where she earned her B.A. in History. She then graduated from UNC Charlotte in May 2022 with her Master's Degree in Public Administration. During her time at UNC Charlotte, she worked as a graduate student in testing with the Office of Disability Services. After graduating, she joined the staff full-time as the Academic Testing Coordinator. Cameron is also Mental Health First Aid certified by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Adrienne proudly joined the Office of Disability Services in April of 2021. She began service on our campus in 2017 as an Academic Advisor in the University Transfer Center. Prior to joining Niner Nation, her decade of experience covers student services, academic advising, personal counseling, and rehabilitation counseling. She is a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC). Adrienne possesses a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Winston-Salem State University (NC), a Certificate of Graduate Study...
Ashley Wegmann joined the Office of Disability Services in June 2023 as an Accommodation Coordinator. Ashley has worked with people with disabilities for over 10 years. Prior to joining Niner Nation, Ashley has held a variety of positions serving diverse populations including students, veterans and their families, criminal justice involved persons, and individuals experiencing homelessness. Ashley has served people in various roles to include student services, case management, advocacy, crisis intervention, and program development. Ashley earned a B.S. in Biology and Sociology from Stony...
Read moreAlliyah Hunt has her bachelor in Health Science from Columbus State University. She is now attending UNC Charlotte pursuing her Masters in Healthcare Administration. She joined our team in Fall 2022 as a graduate program assistant with Academic Testing Services.
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