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

Amy Frechette

Assistant Program Support
Phone: (603) 862-0561
Office: Pettee Hall, Room 103, Durham, NH 03824
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Professional Background

Amy provides program support to the NH-ME LEND Program at the Institute on Disability (IOD). For almost 20 years she has been in the field of disability. Some of her work includes giving guest lectures and presenting at national and state conferences. Most recently, she was a panelist for the Advocate New Hampshire Conference, held at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). Amy’s responsibilities also include teaching and being on consumer advisory boards for other universities. Outside of UNH, Amy works for Ohio State University and University of Wisconsin-Madison on a project that focuses on older autistic adults. As a statewide leader in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), Amy is the governor-appointed self-advocate for the New Hampshire Council on ASD. Within UNH, Amy also is a member of the Center for Neurodiversity Taskforce within the Office of Community, Civil Rights and Compliance. Amy is a strong advocate for the disability community and has a service dog, Duri.  

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 2020. 
  • Associate degree with a Major in Criminal Justice, New Hampshire Technical Institute, Concord, NH, 1997