About Us

Alicia is the DRC Director and has served in this role for nearly eight years. Before coming to higher education, she worked primarily in the non-profit sector supporting and advocating for disabled college students. Alicia has been working in and for the disability community for 13 years. Alicia’s educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s degree in human services with a specialization in mental health administration.

Alicia’s primary role is providing departmental oversight, strategic planning, education and training, policy and procedural development, professional staff supervision and serving as the institutional expert on ADA compliance. Alicia also conducts intakes with students, oversees the DRC Jump Start Pathway Program, DRC Mentor Program and serves as an adviser to multiple disability-centered campus student organizations. She is also the primary support staff for the DRC Senator role that represents the student disability community in UWRF's Student Government Association.

When she is not at work, you can find Alicia camping, hiking, gardening and enjoying nature. Alicia also enjoys attending sporting events, music festivals and art and cultural museums. She loves spending her spare time with her partner, Jack, and cat Maxie at her home in St. Paul, Minn.

Lee graduated from UW-River Falls in 2018 with a Bachelor of Social Work degree. After working in community mental health and housing, they returned to UWRF in their current role as Accommodations Coordinator in the Disability Resource Center.  

In their role, Lee supports current students in their academic accommodations including alternative testing, notetaking and alternative text. They also contribute to several campus committees and oversee the student staff in the DRC. Lee is passionate about intersectional advocacy, campus programming and policy work. 

When they’re not at work, Lee enjoys concerts/festivals, exploring the outdoors, cooking, crafting and spending time with their two cats, Trixie and Sasha! 

Zoe graduated from UW-Stout and holds a bachelor's degree in human development and family studies and a master's in school counseling.  When she was in college she was involved in the TRIO-SSS program on UW-Stout’s campus. After working in K-12 education, she joined the Disability Resource Center’s team as an Access Coordinator. 

Her primary role is conducting academic and housing accommodation intakes as well as following students on her case load throughout their time here at UWRF. In addition, she oversees the Student Ambassador Program, assists at JumpStart, helps with the DRC Peer Mentoring Program and serves on Academic Staff Council. 

When she is not at work, Zoe enjoys spending time outside in the summer, enjoying time with family and friends, playing chess, watching Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV and HBO.  So, if you have a show that you would like to recommend, please do!