National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Dr. Denise Kavin is Special Assistant for Strategic Decisions 2020 Implementation. She works with members of NTID’s Administrative Council on SD 2020 project management efforts. She joined NTID in 2004 and continues to serve as a lecturer in NTID’s Liberal Studies department. She previously was associate director of the Postsecondary Education Programs Network-Northeast at RIT/NTID.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts and Psychology from Gallaudet University, a master’s in Education and Policy Studies from Northwestern University and a doctorate in Educational Administration from Northern Illinois University. She also holds certification from the Training Program on Administration of Programs serving Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Late Deafened Adults at San Diego State University.