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DISABLED STUDENT SERVICES
STAFF DIRECTORY


CLICK ON THE NAME TO GO DIRECTLY TO THEIR INFORMATION.

Debbie Cox

Nichole M. Daniel

Shannon Gragg

Laura Ingram

Alfredo Loera

Richard Marashlian

Ed Mentz

Gloria Mislang

Lisa Beaman

Debi Swarts

Janis Tamberi

Eileen Tanioka


A picture of Richard Marashlian, DSS Director  Richard Marashlian, Director of Disabled Student Services & Student Health Services.
Disabled Student Services Office, phone: 209.384.6157, email: Richard Marashlian.
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A picture of Janis Tamberi, DSS Counselor   Janis Tamberi, DSS Counselor.
Disabled Student Services Office, phone: 209.384.6158, email: Janis Tamberi.

  •   Academic, career, and personal counseling;
  •   Registration assistance;
  •   Support services recommendations;
  •   Liaison to instructors, programs, and agencies.

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A picture of Debi Swarts, DSS Counselor   Debi Swarts, DSS Counselor.
Disabled Student Services Office, phone: 209.384.6016, email: Debi Swarts.

  •   Academic, career, and personal counseling;
  •   Registration assistance;
  •   Support services recommendations;
  •   Liaison to instructors, programs, and agencies.

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A picture of Debbie Cox, DSS Counselor   Debbie Cox, DSS Counselor (Los Banos Campus).
Los Banos Campus, Disabled Student Services Office, phone: 209.381.6438, email: Debbie Cox.

  •   Academic, career, and personal counseling;
  •   Registration assistance;
  •   Support services recommendations;
  •   Liaison to instructors, programs, and agencies.

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A picture of Eileen Tanioka, DSS Learning Disability Specialist   Eileen Tanioka, Learning Disability Specialist.
Disabled Student Services Office, phone: 209.384.6333, email: Eileen Tanioka.

  •   Learning Disability Assessment;
  •   Support services recommendations (that come as a result of assessment);
  •   Liaison to instructors, high school programs, and various community agencies (fielding questions from instructors, involvement on a variety of committees on the campus and in the community representing LD and DSS);
  •   Communicate with a variety of agencies regarding services and referrals for current and new students.

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A picture of Laura Ingram, Access Specialist   Laura G. Ingram, Access Specialist.
North Portable 2, phone: 209.381.6406, email: Laura Ingram.

  •   Contact person to faculty and staff for questions related to alternate media and access to
        distance education and electronic information for students with disabilities;
  •   Supervise and assist in the production of textbooks and other information in alternate formats;
  •   Install, configure and maintain assistive technology throughout the campus;
  •   Identify and purchase specific assistive technology needs of the college;
  •   Liaison person to external agencies and campus entities dealing with issues of requirements
        pertinent to assistive technology;
  •   Coordinate assistive technology needs of Disabled Student Services Department;
  •   Advise district/college committees/organizational units on accessibility laws.

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A picture of Shannon Gragg, DSS Program Assistant   Shannon Gragg, Program Assistant
Disabled Student Services Office, phone: 209.384.6156, email: Shannon Gragg.

  •   Coordination of Support Services;
  •   Hiring, Scheduling, & Supervision of Interpreters & Student Assistants;
  •   Maintaining Equipment Inventory;
  •   Coordination & Supervision of Test Proctoring Office & Services;
  •   Providing a Variety of Administrative Relief for the DSS Office;
  •   Work with the Access Specialist for closed captioning of videos, DVDs, etc. to be used in classrooms.

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A picture of Alfredo Loera, DSS Student Services Assistant   Alfredo Martinez Loera, Student Services Assistant
Disabled Student Services Office, phone: 209.384.6332, email: Alfredo Loera.

  •   Maintaining of Documentation of General Program & Student Services Records;
  •   Coordinating/Assisting in Preparation of Audit Trails & Program Reports;
  •   Maintaining Medical Verifications & Data Entry;
  •   Assisting with Applications & Scheduling of Appointments with Counselors;
  •   Maintaining Records & Files Related to Students.

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A picture of Nichole Martinez Daniel, DSS Student Services Assistant   Nichole Martinez Daniel, Student Services Assistant
Disabled Student Services Office, phone: 209.384.6155 or 209.384.6398, email: Nichole M. Daniel.

  •   Receptionist for all Student & Community Contacts;
  •   Monitoring of DSS Students;
  •   Scheduling of Appointments;
  •   Contact person for DVR & Schelby School;
  •   Coordination of meetings for Director & Staff;
  •   Assisting Students with Registration & DSS Paperwork.

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A picture of Gloria Mislang, Student Services Assistant   Gloria Mislang, Student Services Assistant
Los Banos Campus, Disabled Student Services Office, phone: 209.381.6423, email: Gloria Mislang.

  •   DSS Contact Person at the Los Banos Campus;
  •   Assisting with Applications & Scheduling of Appointments with Counselors;
  •   Maintaining of Records & Files Related to DSS Students;

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A picture of Ed Mentz, DSS Instructional Support Technician   Ed Mentz, Instructional Support Technician
Learning Resource Center
in the Merced College Library, phone: 209.386.6612, email: Ed Mentz.

  •   Providing Technical Support & Student Training to DSS Students in the Adaptive Computer Technology Center and the Learning Resource Center;
  •   Assisting Students with the Operation of Computers;
  •   The Training of Adaptive Equipment & Software.

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A picture of Lisa Beaman, Access Technician    Lisa Beaman, Access Technician
North Portable 5, phone: 209.381.6473, email: Lisa Beaman.

  • Produces alternate media, such as Braille and enlarged print;
  • Provides technical support and training to students with disabilities in the High Tech Lab on specialized
    software, adaptive equipment and assistive devices;
  • Provides staff and faculty training on adaptive equipment, specialized software;
  • Provides liaison services for students using adaptive equipment in other labs;
  • Provides alternate media services for students with disabilities.

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For more information about Merced College's Disabled Student Services and
how we can assist you on our campus, click on one of the following links:

How To Enroll for Services

Eligibility Requirements

Student Responsibilities

Suspension of Services

Types of Disabilities

Summary of Services

Standards of Student Conduct

Staff Directory

Disabled Student Services Home Page

Send email to the Disabled Student Services Office


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Pages developed by Laura G. Ingram.  Please address comments about this page to ingram.l@mccd.edu.
Last updated December 10, 2007 by Laura G. Ingram