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Meet the Staff

  • Joanna Boval

    Director

    Serves as the department head responsible for the administration, management, and evaluation of the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) at UC San Diego. The OSD is responsible for determining and facilitating reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities across campus colleges, divisions, and programs. The Director also works through student accommodation appeals and policy development.

  • Jan Noz

    Assistant Director

    Directly supervises the OSD Disability Specialists and Support Services Coordinator; meets with students with disabilities and their families to provide disability management counseling; develops and implements processes within the unit; serves on workgroups and committees.

  • Alejandra Cervantes

    Senior Disability Specialist

    Meets with students with disabilities and their families to provide disability management counseling.

  • Jimmy Cong

    Disability Specialist

    Meets with students with disabilities and their families to provide disability management counseling.

  • Adrian Contreras

    Support Services Coordinator

    Meets with students with disabilities who have been approved for accommodations and need to obtain alternative formats and adaptive technologies. Responsible for exam administration in the OSD and fiscal support.

  • Leslie Esquivel

    Administrative Assistant

    Serves as an assistant to the Director, providing a pivotal role in administrative support and scheduling. Responsible for note-taking accommodation arrangements, outreach events, and supervision of student staff.

  • Sarahi Gonzalez Ramirez

    Disability Specialist

    Meets with students with disabilities and their families to provide disability management counseling.

  • Steve Haslem

    Disability Specialist

    Meets with students with disabilities and their families to provide disability management counseling.

  • Rosezetta Henderson

    Senior Disability Specialist

    Meets with students with disabilities in the School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Health Sciences, and the School of Medicine Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program to provide disability management counseling.  

  • Kimberly Herold

    Senior Disability Specialist

    Meets with students with disabilities and their families to provide disability management counseling.

  • Susan Kelly

    Senior Disability Specialist

    Meets with students with disabilities and their families to provide disability management counseling.

  • Alison Luke

    Senior Disability Specialist

    Meets with students with disabilities and their families to provide disability management counseling.