Staff
G. Ruth Kukiela Bork
G. Ruth Kukiela Bork is the Dean and Director of the Disability Resource Center. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Dean Bork serves students with Asperger's Syndrome, traumatic head injury, psychological disabilities, learning disabilities, AD(H)D, and chronic medical problems.
Contact Dean Bork at r.bork@neu.edu
Jan Anderson
Jan Anderson serves as the Associate Director of the DRC. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Jan acts as NU's technical liaison to ensure compliance with the ADA. She advises and advocates for students who have mobility impairments as well as learning, psychological or chronic disorders.
Contact Jan at j.anderson@neu.edu or 617-373-4426
Lucy Annett
Lucy Annett is a staff interpreter for the DRC. She interprets for Deaf and hard of hearing students and staff in a variety of settings at Northeastern, including classroom, extracurricular activites and other university events.
Contact Lucy at l.annett@neu.edu or 617-373-3537
Debbi Auerbach
Debbi Auerbach serves as the contact person to prospective students and their parents to provide information about the DRC and its services. She reviews diagnostic documentation for adequacy, and provides guidance in obtaining additional documentation when needed. Debbi also handles all requests for support services.
Contact Debbi at d.auerbach@neu.edu or 617-373-4428
John Pirone
John Pirone is responsible for coordinating supports and ensuring communication access for Deaf and hard of hearing students, faculty, and staff in all facets of the university as well as to develop and improve programs for Deaf and hard of hearing students. He is also responsible for advising and advocating on behalf of DRC students. Additional responsibilities include scheduling ASL, signed English, oral and DeafBlind interpreters, as well as CART services, depending on the communication needs of each student, for both classroom and non-classroom purposes.
Contact John at j.pirone@neu.edu or via video phone 866-957-4104
Wendy Watson
Wendy Watson serves as the Lead Interpreter. She supervises staff interpreters, provides quality assurance of staff and freelance interpreters, carries a classroom interpreting schedule, co-manager of Deaf Services area and coordinates activities for staff interpreters.
Contact Wendy at w.watson@neu.edu or 617-373-4427
Patrick Fabics
Patrick serves as the Administrative Assistant for the DRC. He coordinates daily operations, scheduling and test administrations at the DRC. In addition, he hires, trains, and supervises workstudy students for the front desk.
Kerri Joyce
Kerri Joyce is a staff interpreter for the DRC. She interprets for Deaf and hard of hearing students and staff in a variety of settings at Northeastern, including classroom, extracurricular activites and other university events.
Contact Kerri at k.joyce@neu.edu or 617-373-3526
Paul Tracy
Paul Tracy is a staff interpreter for the DRC. He interprets for Deaf and hard of hearing students and staff in a variety of settings at Northeastern, including classroom, extracurricular activites and other university events.
Contact Paul at p.tracy@neu.edu or 617-373-3526
Deborah Perry
Deborah Perry is a staff interpreter for the DRC. She interprets for Deaf and hard of hearing students and staff in a variety of settings at Northeastern, including classroom, extracurricular activites and other university events.
Contact Deborah at d.perry@neu.edu or 617-373-3537
Theresa King
Theresa serves as the Coordinator of Notetaking Services for the DRC. She processes student requests for notetakers and hires and trains all notetakers.
Contact Theresa at DRCnotetakers@neu.edu or via videophone 866-327-8877 and then give the relay operator, her video phone number, 617-373-4427
Westina Fernandes
Westina serves as the Administrative Assistant to Dean Bork. She also oversees the front desk.
To be Announced
She/he serves the DRC by providing disability-related support services to students with learning disabilities and AD(H)D to ensure equitable student participation in the University. The LD specialist assists students to understand and manage their disability. She/he offers one-on-one specialized advising and/or instruction on study skills, time management, organizational, self advocacy and other learning and compensatory skills specific to each student's needs.
Katie Collins
Katie Collins serves the DRC as a Learning Disability Specialist. Katie provides disability-related support services to students with learning disabilities and AD(H)D to ensure equitable student participation in the University. Katie assists students to understand and manage their disability. She offers one-on-one specialized advising and/or instruction on study skills, time management, organizational, self advocacy and other learning and compensatory skills specific to each student needs.
Contact Katie at k.collins@neu.edu or 617-373-3524