![Amy Frechette is a woman with very short black and white hair posing with her service dog Judah, a keeshond who has fluffy gray and black fur](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_480x720/public/media/2022-12/221109_unhiod_abo_amyfrechettejudah_014.jpg?h=86272e31&itok=YuUKyKtP)
Education
- 1997 New Hampshire Technical Institute, Associate’s in Science, with a Major in Criminal Justice
- 2020 University of New Hampshire, Bachelor of the Arts, Psychology
Professional Background
Amy H. Frechette is an advocate and provides program support to the NH-ME LEND Program at the Institute on Disability (IOD). Amy has Asperger's syndrome, and her advocacy expertise contributes to her work with the IOD as well as the NH-ME LEND program. She is a statewide leader in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), previously serving as a board member for the Autism Society of NH. Amy currently serves as a governor-appointed self-advocate for the NH Council on ASD and is also a member of the Center for Neurodiversity Taskforce, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of New Hampshire. Amy is a 2007 graduate of the NH Leadership Series and has a service dog named Judah.