DeafTEC Center Staff

Administrative Team – DeafTEC Central

DeafTEC: Technological Education Center for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
NSF ATE National Center of Excellence
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rosica Hall, Suite 1100
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
585-475-6239 (v)

Donna Lange

DeafTEC PI and Center Director
Associate Professor

Donna Lange has been teaching at NTID for over 30 years. She is an associate professor and former chair of the Applied Computer Technology Department (now Information and Computing Studies) , and has taught a variety of computer-related courses in the areas of both hardware and Web development. Donna was formerly the PI of the NSF ATE projects “Deaf Initiative in Information Technology” I & II, #0070982 & #0302790, offering professional development training for deaf adults, and Co-PI of the NSF ATE dual credit program “Project Fast Forward” #0903167. Donna holds a BS in Computer Science from SUNY Brockport and an MS degree in Software Development and Management from RIT.

donna.lange@rit.edu
585-475-5620

Theresa Johnson

DeafTEC Associate Director

Theresa Johnson joined DeafTEC in April 2023. has over 40 years of experience working in areas of rehabilitation, K-12 education, and higher education.

tljoea@rit.edu

Barbara Gasbarre

Senior Staff Assistant

Barb joined DeafTEC as the Staff Assistant in February 2023. She serves as the first point of contact in the DeafTEC office at NTID. Her primary responsibilities are to provide general Center administration and grant support to the DeafTEC PIs, including account reconciliation, event logistics planning, procurement, travel arrangements, and overall office administrative support.

bjgnhd@ntid.rit.edu
585-475-6239

Margaret Weeks

Margaret “Peggie” Weeks has twice been a program officer at the National Science Foundation, helping to manage the Advanced Technological Education and other Division of Undergraduate Education programs. Peggie also serves as the external evaluator for the ATE BioBench project at St. Louis Community College and for the Technological Education Pathways Partnership project at Fulton-Montgomery Community College. She was on the faculty at Corning Community College for sixteen years, where she taught in the engineering science and mechanical technology programs. Prior to teaching, she was employed as a process engineer with Corning, Inc. Peggie has an MS degree in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University, and a BS in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Carnegie-Mellon University.

Lamoka Educational Consulting
Fernandina Beach, FL
pegweeks@gmail.com