Andrea Blair, M.Ed.,
Director

Andrea has served in the field of disabilities for over 25 years; 2 years as Director here at DSS, 12 years as Assistant Director and Learning Disabilities Specialist, and prior to coming to K-State, spent 11 years in public schools as a special education teacher. She has been a board member of the Learning Disabilities Association of Kansas for over 10 years and served as President of the organization from 2002-2004. Andrea holds a Master's degree in Special Education from the University of Georgia, has taught courses for the Department of Special Education at K-State and presents on topics such as transition and post-secondary services to organizations and high schools in the community.

Jaclyn Anderson, M.S.,
Assistant Director

Jaclyn holds a M.S. in Rehabilitation Administration from Drake University (2002) and a B.G.S. of Liberal Arts & Sciences from the University of Kansas (1991). She has worked with persons with disabilities in various capacities since 1987, including the areas of independent living and Medicaid for both state and community programs. In addition, she was named to a three year term as Commissioner for the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns beginning in 2008.

Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson, M.S.,
Adaptive Technology Specialist

Jason holds a Master's degree in College Student Personnel from Kansas State University (2003). He has been working with students with disabilities in higher education ever since; he specializes in adaptive technology and media accessibility. Jason works with students taking classes on-line through K-State Online and assists in making sure that students can access classroom content.

Natalie Beharry, B.S.,
Interpreter Coordinator

Natalie is a Certified Sign Language Interpreter and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State University in both Accounting (1996) and Biology (1984). She has interpreted for K-State for over 20 years. As Interpreter Coordinator, Natalie ensures the smooth coordination of interpreting services.

DeOndrea (DeeDee) Melendez,
Senior Administrative Assistant

DeeDee is currently working on her B.S.M. degree. She has worked with DSS since 2007 and loves interacting with students.

Toni Kroll, A.A.,
Sign Language Interpreter

Toni holds an Associate of Arts degree in Sign Language Interpreting. Toni has been with DSS for over 2 years and has been in the interpreting field for 17 years.

Maleah Ullmer, A.A.,
Sign Language Interpreter

Maleah holds an Associate of Applied Science in Sign Language Interpreting from Cowley County Community College. She have been interpreting for 7 years and has been with DSS for 2 years.

Sanjay is originally from Trinidad. He enjoys cooking traditional food and loves the outdoors. He enjoys helping people in any way he can. He has worked with DSS for over two years.

Jim Sperman, M.S.,
Shuttle Driver

Jim has worked in the field of Education since entering teaching in 1966. Upon retirement from teaching, he has worked at K-State for 12 years. He holds both a B.S. and a M.S. in Education and loves being around students.

Nisha Stephen, B.Tech.,
Program Assistant

Nisha has received a bachelors degree in Computing and Information Sciences in 2005 and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Computing and Information Sciences at Kansas State University. Nisha is originally from India and has worked with the DSS office for over a year now.

Lisa Parson, B.G.S.,
Program Assistant

Lisa holds a B.G.S. of Liberal Arts & Science from Fort Hays State University (2006) and is now pursuing a masters in College Student Personnel Work at Kansas State University.

Kelsey Hageman
Proctor

Kelsey majors in Life Sciences with a focus in Pre-Med and plans to attend KU med school. Kelsey enjoys scrapbooking, running, and talking on the phone. She has been working with the DSS office for over two years.

Matt Kroll
Proctor

Matt has worked for DSS for the past three years, first as a shuttle driver and more recently as a test proctor. He is married and has three children. He will be graduating in May 2009, and then plans to attend graduate school in the area of Family Studies.

Sridevi Krishnan
Proctor

Sridevi holds a bachelors degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering (2006) and is currently pursuing MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering. Sridevi is originally from India but a permanent resident of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Angela "AJ" Thompson
Proctor

AJ is a fourth year student and has been involved with DSS since she enrolled at K-State. She always found herself "just hanging" out in the office so she thought "why not just get a job here?!" She is a test proctor and loves the people she works with and enjoys all the people that she is able to meet.