Staff

Director of DASS

“Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because it will never come again.” – Sir Patrick Stewart

Associate Director of DASS

"Ensuring educational access for all regardless of disability, race, ethnicity, gender identity, or socioeconomic background goes beyond a requirement; it is the right thing to do and a purposeful commitment to equity, inclusion, and opportunity." - Ms. Val

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

DASS Counselor

"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"–The Eleventh Doctor, DOCTOR WHO

DASS Counselor

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”
- Angela Y. Davis

DASS Administrative Coordinator

"They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality."– Frida Kahlo

DASS Alternative Media Specialist

"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.”-Albus Dumbledore

"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 

Assistive Technology Specialist/Information Technology Consultant

In his role as Assistive Technology Specialist, he provides assistive technology and technical support to DASS.  As a member of the campus Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI), he assists with campus software accessibility testing and training.

jerry.garcia@csuci.edu