Julie Shelby is the director of the UA Little Rock Disability Resource Center. She began her career at UA Little Rock as a student, earning a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 2002. She earned a master’s degree in professional and technical writing in 2009. Julie has served the university as a graduate assistant, an adjunct instructor of First Year Experience and Composition I and II, and as a TRIO Student Support Services advisor. She has specific expertise in working with non-traditional, first-generation, and students with disabilities.
Keely Todd is the assistant director for the UA Little Rock Disability Resource Center. She has been part of UA Little Rock since 2017, first as a student and later as an employee, working in the undergraduate academic advising office, the Office of Communications and Marketing, and Student Retention Initiatives. She has been at the DRC since March 2022 as the access technology consultant. She is eager to take on her new role as assistant director and looks forward to this latest step in her career. Keely has a master’s in professional and technical writing and is pursuing a master’s in social work.
Gwenyth Sutphin ensures a qualified interpreter covers each sign language interpreter request. She also provides interpreting services throughout the campus. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from UA Little Rock in 2003. Gwenyth got her master’s in education, specializing in Interpretation, from the University of North Florida in 2012. She has been working in interpreting since 2002 across a variety of settings and joined the DRC team in February 2017. In 2019, she was promoted from staff interpreter to interpreter coordinator. Gwenyth is nationally certified and is active with the Arkansas Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
Gillian Whitney provides interpreting services for the campus community. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UA Little Rock in 2000 and holds a master’s degree in English. She has been working in interpreting since 2000 across a variety of settings and joined the DRC team in February 2019.
N’dya Whitney-Johns is the Office Manager for the UA Little Rock Disability Resource Center. She oversees various departmental services and ensures everyone feels welcome in the DRC. N’dya currently has her Cosmetology Certification. She is pursuing a degree in nursing.