Sady Mayer Strand
Director and ADA/Section 504 Coordinator

About Sady Mayer Strand
Sady Mayer Strand has over 20 years of experience working directly with postsecondary students who identify as having learning disabilities, ADHD, or other disabilities.
Sady finds fulfillment in directing the Student Success Center’s day-to-day support operations — tutoring in writing and undergraduate general education courses, coaching undergraduate academic skills, advising first-year students, and providing ADA accessibility accommodations for the Stephens community. She also has a passion for creative writing, travel and hiking, and is a devoted meditation and yoga practitioner. Sady earned a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in women’s studies from the University of Missouri in 1998. She earned an M.A. in Teaching/Education from Columbia College in 2009 and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education degree in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership with a concentration in Diversity and Equity in Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.