The University Steering Committee consists of the following members: The Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Faculty Senate, the Exempt Staff Senate, the Nonexempt Staff Senate, the Graduate Student Association, as well as the President and Speaker of the Student Government Association, the Chair of the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee, and the President of UMBC, ex officio. Each academic year, the members elect a Chair and Vice Chair.
Committee Members 2024-25
Raymon Soellner, Jr. ‘06, Chair, University Steering Committee
President, Exempt Staff Senate
Director, Telecommunications, Information Technology
Jessica B. Burstrem, Vice Chair, University Steering Committee
President, Graduate Student Association
Aminah Amjad
Vice President, Graduate Student Association
Robert J. Bennett
Chair, Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee
Part-time Lecturer, English
Meghna Chandrasekaran
President, Student Government Association
Helena C. Dahlen
President, Nonexempt Staff Senate
Executive Administrative Assistant, Information Technology
Bosola Jerry-Asooto
Speaker of the Senate, Student Government Association
Nancy Kusmaul
President, Faculty Senate
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Cael Mulcahy
Vice President, Exempt Staff Senate
Director of Operations, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Kevin Omland
Vice President, Faculty Senate
Professor, Biological Sciences
Barbara Ann Smith
Vice President, Nonexempt Staff Senate
Executive Administrative Assistant, Academic Engagement and Transition Programs
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