Office of Educational Accessibility

Education:
Ph.D. in Education, Higher Education, Old Dominion University
M.P.A. in Public Policy and Administration, West Chester University
M.A. in Applied Linguistics, Old Dominion University
B.A. in Individualized Integrative Studies in Dramaturgy, minor in Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University

Graduate Certificate, Administration, West Chester University
Linguistic Society of America Summer Institute, Stanford University
Graduate Certificate, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Old Dominion University
Studies in Opera Performance, Music Theory, and Diction, North Carolina School of the Arts

(in progress) Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), West Chester University

Dr. Thomas serves as President of Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society (and faculty advisor for our local Mu chapter); a member of the Board of Directors of Disability Rights Pennsylvania (2015 - 2027), where he served as Treasurer from 2021 - 2023 and where he also served as a member and Chair of the Mental Health Advisory Council from 2015 - 2023; as a non-affiliated member of the Institutional Review Board at St. Joseph's University (previously University of the Sciences) since 2013; and as Secretary of the Board of Directors for CADES and Bethel Roads Homes in Swarthmore, PA since 2024. Dr. Thomas is also certified as an ADA Coordinator through the Great Plains ADA Center and the University of Missouri.

Education: 
M.S., Higher Education Policy and Student Affairs, West Chester University
B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, West Chester University

(in progress) D.P.A. in Public Policy and Administration, West Chester University

Prior to joining us as an Accommodations Coordinator in 2022, Ms. Hartz served as a graduate assistant for 2 years in OEA working with students as an academic coach and managing the Proctoring Center. She assumed the role of Senior Accommodations Specialist in 2023 assuming additional responsibilities related to communication access and academic coaching.

Hobbies and Interests: playing with her cat Maeve, plants, and she loves the color purple

Education and Certifications:
B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, minors in American Sign Language, Deaf Studies, and Psychology, West Chester University
A.A.S., Court Reporting, Court Reporting Institute of Philadelphia
Registered Professional  Reporter (RPR), National Court Reporters Association
Certified Realtime Captioner (CRC), National Court Reporters Association

CART stands for Communication Access Realtime Translation, which is a speech-to-text interpreting service for anyone who needs communication access. As an advocate for those who are d/Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Ms. Durkovic is passionate about making the spoken word accessible through providing and advocating for accurate, quality captions to those who rely on it.

Hobbies and Interests: spending time with her family, being outdoors, especially, at the beach, playing ice hockey