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 2025 – 26
Cael Mulcahy, Chair, University Steering Committee
President, Exempt Staff Senate
Director of Operations, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Eli Gendleman, Vice Chair, University Steering Committee
President, Student Government Association

Aminah Amjad
President, Graduate Student Association

Ahmet Kaan Aydin
Vice President, Graduate Student Association
Robert J. Bennett
Chair, Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee
Part-time Lecturer, English

Donna Cazeau
Speaker of the Senate, Student Government Association

Jeffrey E. Cullen
Vice President, Exempt Staff Senate
Director, Student Conduct and Community Standards

Helena C. Dahlen
President, Nonexempt Staff Senate
Executive Administrative Assistant, Information Technology

Nancy Kusmaul
President, Faculty Senate
Professor, School of Social Work
Jennifer Mata-McMahon
Vice President, Faculty Senate
Professor, Education
Barbara Ann Smith
Vice President, Nonexempt Staff Senate
Executive Administrative Assistant, Academic Engagement and Transition Programs