Jun 01, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

University Administration



The University System of Maryland 

Board of Regents

Linda R. Gooden
Chair
 
Geoff J. Gonella
Vice-Chair
   
William T. “Bill” Wood  
Treasurer  
   
Andy Smarick  
Secretary  
   
Ellen Fish  
Assistant Treasurer  
   
Yvette Lewis  
Assistant Secretary  
   
Kevin Atticks  
   
Harry Coker, Jr.  
ex officio  
   
Sherri N. Blount  
   
Tisha Edwards  
   
Michelle A. Gourdine, M.D.  
   
Anwer Hasan  
   
Robert Hur  
   
Isiah (Ike) Leggett  
   
Charles T. McMillen  
   
Michele Speaks  
   
Dana B. Stebbins  
   
Rayne Rivera-Forbes  
Student Regent

Officers of the University System

Jay A. Perman
Chancellor
 
Ellen Herbst
Senior Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance

UMBC Administration

Senior Leadership

President
Valerie Sheares Ashby
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994
 
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Manfred van Dulmen
Drs, Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1996
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2001
 
Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President for the Division of Institutional Equity
Tanyka M. Barber
B.S., Morgan State University
M.H.S., Johns Hopkins University
J.D., University of Baltimore
 
Director, Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation
Tiffany D. Tucker
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 
Vice President for Administration and Finance
 
 
 
 
Vice President for Government Relations and Community Affairs
D. Paul Monteiro
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2002
J.D., Howard  University, 2007
 
Vice President and General Counsel 
Paul A. Meggett
B.S., North Carolina State University
J.D., University of North Carolina
 
Vice President for Student Affairs
Renique Kersh
B.A., Oakland University, 1999
M. Ed., University of Maryland, College Park, 2001
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2014
 
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Patrick Roche
B.S., Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, 1997
 
Vice President for Research and Creative Achievement
Karl V. Steiner
B.EE, University of Applied Sciences, Braunschweig/Wolfenbuttel,1989
M.EE, University of Delaware, 1989
Ph.D., University of Kaiserslautern, 1995
 
Vice President for Information Technology
John Suess
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1981
M.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1995
 
Vice President, University Communications and Marketing
Lisa van Riper
B.A., Trinity College, 1987
M.F.A., Goucher College, 2026

Academic Leadership

Dean, The Erickson School
Dana Burr Bradley
B.A., University of Rochester, 1983
M.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 1994
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1994
 
Dean, College of Engineering and Information Technology
Jeanne M. VanBriesen
B.S., Northwestern University, 1990
M.S., Northwestern University, 1993
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1998
 
Associate Provost and Deputy Chief Information Officer
Robert Carpenter
B.A., University of Michigan - Flint, 1986
M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 1992
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 1992
 
Dean and Vice Provost, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Carlos Jensen
B.S., State University of New York, Brockport, 1998
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005
 
Vice Provost and Chief AI Officer
Anupam Joshi
B. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1989
M.S., Purdue University, 1991
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1993
 
Dean, College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
William LaCourse
B.S., Charter Oak College, 1982
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1988
 
Vice Provost, Enrollment Management and Planning
Yvette Mozie-Ross
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1988
M.G.A., University of Maryland, University College, 1994
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 2011
 
Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs
Ana Oskoz
B.A., University of Deusto (Spain), 1992
M.A., University of the Basque Country (Spain), 1993
M.A., The University of Iowa, 1997
Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 2003
 
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Walter P. Parrish, III
B.A., Millersville University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Old Dominion University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
 
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Margaret Re
B.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, 1985
M.F.A., University of Michigan, 1993
 
Assistant Vice Provost and Chief of Staff to the Provost
Laila Shishineh
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park
M.A., University of Maryland, College Park
Ed.D., Frostburg State University
 
Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Christia Spears Brown
B.S., Belmont University, 1996
M.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 2000
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 2003
 
Dean and Vice Provost, Graduate Education
Christa J. Porter
B.A., Michigan State University, 2004
M.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2006
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2013
 
Vice Provost and Dean, Albin O. Kuhn Library
Sophia Blessit-Sotilleo
B.S., Lincoln University
M.L.S., Drexel University
 
Associate Dean and Chair, School of Social Work
Shelly A. Wiechelt
B.A., California University of Pennsylvania, 1982
M.S.W., West Virginia University, 1985
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1999
 
Assistant Vice Provost for Curriculum Development
Crystal Williams
B.A., University of Virginia
M.A., University of Maryland, College Park
Ph.D., Notre Dame University of Maryland