Disability Accommodations and Support Services (DASS)
CI Disability Accommodations and Support Services (DASS) staff adheres to the highest principles of ethical behavior. We strive to ensure the fair, objective and impartial treatment of all persons. We recognize the valuable diversity our students with disabilities bring to our University. We accept the disability and focus on individual ability, strength and self-advocacy.
Dr. Nick Fuentes, Ed.D
Director of DASS
"Because love is an act of courage, not of fear, love is a commitment to others." –Paulo Freire
nicholas.fuentes@csuci.eduValeri Cirino-Paez, M.S.
Associate Director of DASS
Valeri Cirino-Paez serves as the Associate Director of Disability Accommodations and Support Services (DASS) providing leadership and administration of DASS Programs and Operations. View Valeri Cirino-Paez's Bio
valeri.cirino-paez@csuci.eduEmily Campagna
DASS Case Manager
“Believe in your dreams. Believe in today. Believe that you are loved. Believe that you make a difference. Believe we can build a better world. Believe when others might not. Believe there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you might be that light for someone else. Believe that the best is yet to be. Believe in each other. Believe in yourself. I believe in you.” –Kobi Yamada
emily.campagna@csuci.eduJodi Kautz, M.Ed.
DASS Counselor
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"–The Eleventh Doctor, DOCTOR WHO
jodi.kautz@csuci.eduAmanda Timpson
DASS Administrative Coordinator
"They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality."– Frida Kahlo
amanda.timpson@csuci.eduStacey Ayer
DASS Analyst
"Whatever happens to you, belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will." –Cheryl Strayed
stacey.ayer@csuci.eduAraseli Navarro
DASS Note-Taking Assistant
"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden." –Frances Hodgson Burnett
araseli.navarro@csuci.eduValerie Cano
Alternative Media Specialist
"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.”-Albus Dumbledore
valerie.cano@csuci.eduJoleen Segura
Alternative Media Specialist
"We don’t change. We take the gravel and the shell and we make a pearl. We help other people change so they can see more kinds of beauty!" –Pink
joleen.segura@csuci.eduVACANT
DASS Counselor
Student Assistants
Sowmya Kodityala, '24
Major(s): Computer Science
DASS Student Assistant
Marrshal PaulSridhar, '24
Major(s): Computer Science
DASS Student Assistant
Juanes Benavides Castrillon, '25
Major(s): Masters Business Admin
DASS Student Assistant
Kevin Fox, '25
Major(s): Political Science
DASS Student Assistant
Christell Martinez
Major(s): Biology
Alt. Media Student Assistant
Angeles Agredano, '24
Major(s): Business Economics
Alt. Media Student Assistant
Brittney McMullin, '26
Major(s): Computer Science
Alt. Media Student Assistant
Other Supporting Staff
Jerry Garcia
Assistive Technology Specialist/Information Technology Consultant
In his role as Assistive Technology Specialist, his main assignment is providing technology and technical support to Disability Program Services. He manages and oversees all production aspects of the Alternative Media Program. As a member of the campus Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI), he assist with campus product accessibility testing and accessibility training.
jerry.garcia@csuci.edu