Dear UMBC Community,
I am pleased to share with you that our national searches for two key leadership roles at UMBC are moving forward: We have now named the full search committees for both. My thanks to the following individuals who have agreed to serve:
Vice President for Administration and Finance Search Committee
Chair: Jake Weissmann ’06, Associate Vice President, Government Relations and Community Affairs
Christopher Correnti, Associate Provost for Financial Management
Lindita Dietzen, Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration, CoEIT
Kathleen Hoffman, Professor, Mathematics and Statistics; Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement, CNMS
Nancy Kusmaul, Associate Professor, Social Work; President, Faculty Senate
Mark R. Marten, Professor and Chair, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Catherine Myers, Program Administrative Specialist, Student Conduct and Community Standards; Vice President, Nonexempt Staff Senate; UMBC Non-Exempt Staff Senate Representative, Council of University System Staff
Jerron Pearson, Associate Athletic Director for Administration
Gary Rozanc, Chair and Associate Professor, Visual Arts
Amery Thompson, Assistant Director for Transfer Student Success, Off-Campus
Student Services
Vice President for Institutional Advancement Search Committee
Co-Chair: Kevin Yang ’07, President, UMBC Alumni Association Board of Directors
Co-Chair: Karl Steiner, Vice President, Research and Creative Achievement
Nilanjan Banerjee, Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Robert Bennett, Part-time Lecturer, English; Chair, Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee
Earl Brooks, Assistant Professor, English; Associate Director, Dresher Center for the Humanities
Ally Hepp, IT Project Coordinator, DoIT; Exempt Staff Senate Communications Officer
Tamra Mendelson, Professor, Biological Sciences
Liz Patton, Chair and Associate Professor, Media and Communication Studies
Zach Seidel ’12, M.S. ’15, Director of Digital Media, Athletics
Barbara Smith, Program Management Specialist, Academic Engagement and Transition Programs
WittKieffer is UMBC’s external search consultant for the administration and finance search, and Lindauer Global is the search consultant for the advancement search. The search committee members for each are listed on UMBC’s Senior Leadership Team webpage, where we also will post position profiles when they are available. I look forward to keeping you apprised as these searches progress.
I also want to express my gratitude to Senior Associate Vice President for Administrative Services Lenn Caron and Associate Vice President for Administration and Finance Kristy Michel, who have stepped up to co-lead the Division of Administration and Finance in this transitional period. Lenn and Kristy have been very thoughtful in determining how to share the additional responsibilities and attend fully to the needs of this large division and its service to the UMBC community. In broad strokes, Lenn will take on emergency management and oversee the Police Department in addition to his ongoing leadership of administrative services (including facilities, environmental health and safety, auxiliary services, and procurement). Kristy will continue her management of the budget and will oversee all financial services, as well as the university’s human resources functions.
My sincere thanks to Lenn, Kristy, and the entire team in Administration and Finance for their dedication and service every day. My gratitude extends, as well, to the outstanding team of Stanyell Odom, director of alumni engagement, and Kim Robinson, director of major gifts, who continue to serve admirably in temporary co-leadership of the Office of Institutional Advancement.
Sincerely,
President Valerie Sheares Ashby
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