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 President 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 2026 – 27
Robert J. Bennett, Chair, University Steering Committee
President, Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee
Part-time Lecturer, English
Cael Mulcahy, Vice Chair, University Steering Committee
President, Exempt Staff Senate
Director of Operations, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Crocetta Argento
Vice President, Nonexempt Staff Senate
Executive Administrative Assistant, Division of Research and Creative Achievement
Ahmet Kaan Aydin
President, Graduate Student Association
Donna Cazeau
President, Student Government Association
Kennedy Davis
Vice President, Graduate Student Association
Ally Hepp
Vice President, Exempt Staff Senate
IT Project Manager, Division of Information Technology
Jennifer Mata-McMahon
President, Faculty Senate
Professor, Education
Kevin Omland
Vice President, Faculty Senate
Professor, Biological Sciences
John Roemer
President, Nonexempt Staff Senate
Business Services Specialist, Visual Arts
Arisbeth Valencia
Speaker of the Senate, Student Government Association