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 Summer 2026
Cael Mulcahy, Chair, University Steering Committee
President, Exempt Staff Senate
Director of Operations, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Aminah Amjad
President, Graduate Student Association
Ahmet Kaan Aydin
Vice President and President-elect, Graduate Student Association
Robert J. Bennett
Chair, Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee
Part-time Lecturer, English
Donna Cazeau
President, 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
Jennifer Mata-McMahon
President, Faculty Senate
Professor, Education
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
Arisbeth Valencia
Summer Speaker of the Senate, Student Government Association