Lori Kressin has served as the Coordinator of Academic Accessibility since 2014, and the University of Virginia for over 30 years. Prior to her current role, she held positions in the Department of Athletics, Information Technology and Communications, and most recently in Information Security and Records Management. Across these roles, her interest in accessibility of the digital environment was developed during her time as the Assistive Technology Lead while working in the IT unit.
Reporting to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, her role is to assure the accessibility of the academic experience for all. Focusing on coordination of effort across the University, Lori relies on the connections she has made during her tenure to create key partnerships across departments to further accessibility efforts University wide.
She has presented at a variety of national and international conferences and workshops. Ms. Kressin received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls and a Master of Science in Education degree from James Madison University.