Maria Schiano
Position: Director
Staff Department:
Accessibility Services
Office: Learing Resource Center LRC105
Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 973-328-5284
Email: mschiano@ccm.edu
Education: BA in Psychology, BA in Women’s Studies and Master’s in Social Work (LMSW)
Maria has been serving as the Director of Accessibility Services at County College of Morris since 2014. She started her career in Higher Education Disability Services at New York University before moving to New Jersey. Maria holds a BA is Psychology and a BA in Women’s Studies from Brooklyn College. She holds a Master’s in Social Work from NYU. She has over 15 years of higher education experience in areas of student disability accommodations, assistive technology, student health insurance, LGBTQ+ services, and HIV/AIDS counseling. Her areas of specialization are with students on the Autism Spectrum, Deaf/Hard-of Hearing and Visually-Impaired/Blind. Maria also serves as the President of the New Jersey Association on Higher Education & Disability (NJ-Ahead).