Thank you to the hundreds of UMBC community partners and volunteers who have made it possible to reach thousands of Retrievers for our 50th Anniversary. Your grit makes UMBC great!
50th Anniversary Engagement Team I House of Grit Committee I Campus Partners
50th Anniversary Engagement Team
*Also a member of the House of Grit Committee
Lisa Akchin *
Associate Vice President, Engagement; Assistant to the President
Institutional Advancement
Elyse Ashburn
Chief of Staff
President’s Office
Tom Beck
Chief Curator
Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery
Richard Byrne ’86
Editor, UMBC Magazine and Special Projects
Institutional Advancement
Sandy Campbell *
Director, Advancement Operations
Institutional Advancement
Dayna Carpenter *
Director, Annual Giving
Institutional Advancement
Fritzie Charne-Merriwether
Special Assistant to the Vice President
Student Affairs
Chris Corbett
Professor of the Practice
English
Bentley Corbett-Wilson
President
Student Government Association
Chad Cradock ’97 *
Head Swimming and Diving Coach
Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation
Amy Dalrymple *
Assistant Director, Alumni Relations
Institutional Advancement
Mike D’Archangelo
Assistant Athletic Director, Corporate Sales, Marketing and Promotions
Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation
Dr. Robert Deluty
Associate Dean
Graduate School
Damian Doyle ’99
Director, Enterprise Infrastructure and Support
Information Technology
Sandra Dzija
Director, Strategic Initiatives
Institutional Advancement
Julie Gilless
Director, Marketing
Professional Studies
Kevin Heffner M.A. ’16
Director, External Relations
Erickson School
Dr. Kathleen Hoffman
Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
Deborah Kadiri ’13, M.A. ’16
Vice President, External Affairs (2015-16)
Graduate Student Association
Dr. Rich Karpel
Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Carmel Krause
Associate Director, Donor Relations
Institutional Advancement
Lindsey Loeper ’04
Archivist
Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery
Jim Lord ’99 *
Director, Creative Services
Institutional Advancement
Susie Lynch
Development Officer
Institutional Advancement
Tom Moore *
Director, Arts and Culture
Institutional Advancement
Dr. Tony Moreira
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Provost’s Office
Dr. Yvette Mozie-Ross ’88
Vice Provost, Enrollment Management and Planning
Enrollment Management
Dr. Derek Musgrove ’97
Associate Professor
History
Dr. Charles Nicholas
Professor
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Stanyell Odom *
Director, Alumni Relations
Institutional Advancement
Jenny O’Grady *
Director, Marketing
Institutional Advancement
Kim Robinson
Senior Development Officer
Institutional Advancement
Anne Roland
Manager, External Relations
Public Policy
Rehana Shafi
Director, Sherman STEM Teacher Scholars Program
Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Dr. Bimal Sinha
Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
Lori Smith-Watson ’85
Assistant Director
Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation
Chief Mark Sparks
Chief of Police
UMBC Police
Dr. Simon Stacey
Interim Dean
Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano
Associate Professor and GPD
Biological Sciences
Dr. Laszlo Takacs
Associate Professor
Physics
Miriam Tillman
Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Creative Services
Institutional Advancement
David Toothe
Assistant Director, Enterprise Infrastructure and Support
Information Technology
Jessica Williams
Assistant Director, Marketing and Conferences
Residential Life
Dinah Winnick
Director, Communications
Institutional Advancement
House of Grit Committee
Paige Bauder ‘13
Special Events Assistant
Institutional Advancement
Bernadette Darby
Program Management Specialist
Institutional Advancement
Candace Dodson-Reed ’96
Assistant VP, Communications and Public Affairs
Institutional Advancement
Jen Dress
Director, Student Life
Student Affairs
Erin Johnson
Assistant Director, Special Events
Institutional Advancement
Kate Scheer-Adams
Consultant
Bogda Soltys
Coordinator
Institutional Advancement
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