In her 10th year at UMBC, Lee is excited about her role as Director of Student Life. Having worked in higher education for more than 15 years, Lee is passionate about working with college students and committed to creating vibrant learning environments. Her experience at Randolph-Macon Woman's College as a student and an Admissions Counselor led her to the world of Student Affairs. Lee earned her Master's degree in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University and her doctorate in College Student Personnel at the University of Maryland, College Park. This is going to be another great year for student life at UMBC!

As the advisor to the Student Events Board, Jen spends a great deal of time immersed in all the fun stuff that UMBC has to offer! She comes to us from her undergraduate experience at Heidelberg College and her graduate work at The University of Charleston. As a graduate student, Jen worked as an intern in the Student Life Office and was a Residential Hall Director. She started off her career at UMBC with The Commons and moved over to Student Life for a chance to work directly with the student programming board. In addition to her work with SEB, Jen has a hand in a variety of the major events that happen on campus. In her free time, she enjoys playing with friends and family, working in the yard, writing, and any activity that happens at the beach!

Lisa has worked in the areas of multicultural affairs, diversity awareness, training and program development for over 12 years. She is originally from "Richmond, VA by way of Chicago, IL", spending over half her life in both areas. In July 2006, she joined the Office of Student Life as the Assistant Director of Cultural and Religious Diversity Initiatives. Lisa is responsible for leading the programs, services, and staff of the Mosaic and Interfaith centers and collaborating with UMBC students, faculty and staff on campus-wide diversity program development, training, and curriculum infusion. Lisa holds a Master of Arts in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Richmond. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and The Gathering, an Interfaith Community within Baltimore, MD. She also volunteers as a mentor for My Sister's Circle, Inc. a Baltimore based academic and cultural enrichment mentoring program for inner city, fifth grade and middle school girls. In addition to her love for and commitment to diversity, cultural competence and social justice work, Lisa loves reading, dancing, traveling, movies/theatre, and spending time with family and friends. She is looking forward to getting to know you, so please come by Commons 336 for a chat anytime!

David's passion is helping students discover their power and potential as self-governing citizens, agents of change and people who can make a difference in others' lives. As an undergraduate at UCLA, David got involved in student government, serving as the student member of the University of California Board of Regents and as Student Body President. He went on to earn a master's degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a law degree from the Harvard Law School. After two years practicing law at a big Los Angeles firm David decided to leave the "billable hours" behind and launch a new career in leadership development and community building. Prior to joining UMBC in 2003, David served as Vice President of the nonprofit Consensus Organizing Institute and founder/President of the nonprofit Create the Commonwealth. A native of Southern California who moved to the Baltimore area in 2003, David never saw a snowfall until he was 21 years old and still finds cold weather strange and exciting! Stop by his office on The Commons' 3rd floor to talk about baseball, politics, the pros and cons of going to law school and how to change the world.

In his position, Craig serves as the full-time advisor to the Student Government Association and works with other civic engagement initiatives at UMBC. Craig recently completed his master's of science in Student Affairs in Higher Education at Miami University in Oxford, OH. Prior to this, Craig worked as a Residence Life Coordinator at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College in Erie, Pennsylvania. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Craig?s professional interests include civic engagement, dialogue and deliberation, student government, service-learning, social media in higher education, and blogging. In his free time, Craig enjoys reading, listening to music, drinking coffee, following his favorite college and professional sports teams, and good conversations with students. Craig is originally from Salem, Ohio.

In her position, Virginia supports the UMBC community to facilitate self-discovery programs and conversations that will help every student identify ways to get closer to the person he or she wants to be tomorrow. Virginia comes to UMBC after graduating with a Master’s in Higher Education and experience in leadership and civic education at Florida State University. She got hooked on student life during her Bachelor’s studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she studied Marketing and Emotional Intelligence. Virginia has lived in New York, Connecticut, Tennessee, Illinois, and Florida, but is thrilled to finally be in Maryland! In her free time Virginia likes to do environmental service, daydream about a PhD, and explore Maryland – Send your suggestions for where she should visit next!

Susan received her Masters in Counseling in Higher Education/Student Affairs from the University of Delaware, where she held her graduate internship in Greek Life. Prior to starting graduate school she traveled as an Educational Leadership Consultant for Alpha Phi Fraternity, a role which allowed her to visit over 25 campuses to work with chapters on a variety of topics and issues. Her undergraduate years were spent at Lake Forest College, a small liberal arts college just north of Chicago, where she majored in Chemistry and Sociology and found her passion for student life through her involvement and leadership roles in Alpha Phi as well as Student Government and New Student Orientation. Although she hasn?t lived there in years, St. Louis, where she was born and raised, will always be home. Susan enjoys volunteering for Alpha Phi, hiking, travel (especially to Missoula, MT), modern dance, wok cooking, and triathlon. Come by to talk about Greek Life or just stop by and say hi!

Sara grew up in Connecticut, where she attended Quinnipiac University and earned her bachelor?s degree in Sociology. She moved to Michigan for 2 years and earned her master?s degree in College Student Affairs Leadership from Grand Valley State University. Throughout her time in college Sara has been involved in Orientation, Residential Life, Student Life, and Service Learning. She was Residence Hall Council President and helped to found Habitat for Humanity at QU. Although Sara joined the Office of Student Life in fall of 2010, she has been at UMBC since 2007 working in Residential Life as a Community Director. In her spare time Sara enjoys traveling around the world, going to concerts, baseball games, and spending time with friends and family. Stop by the Student Involvement Center on the second floor of the Commons to say hello!

Lindsey joins the Student Life staff as the full-time advisor to the Student Events Board. As an undergraduate transfer student, Lindsey started her career in Student Affairs as a student coordinator for Orientation. Upon receiving a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from James Madison University, she soon transitioned into the Graduate Advisor position for the student programming board, where she fell in love with Student Life. Lindsey completed her Master's degree at JMU in College Student Personnel Administration with a concentration in Counseling Psychology. She is looking forward to learning more about UMBC and working with the talented students, faculty and staff here. If you have any questions about SEB events, want to find ways to get more involved or just want to come say hello, please feel free to stop by!

Kayla's passion for community engagement and leadership brought her to the Office of Student Life. She attended Valdosta State University for a BA in Business Administration and International Studies/Spanish, with one year completed at Universidad de Malaga in Spain. Throughout her time in college Kayla was a member of Chi Omega, SIFE member, teacher of Migrant Education and Community Involvement Leader. After completing her undergraduate work, Kayla moved to Fuengirola, Spain to work at a Public High School involved with developing a TEFL / Youth Development program. She later served in Peace Corps in Central America working in the Community Economic Development field. This led her to work with the Waorani tribe in Amazon, Ecuador. Returning from her time abroad, she worked with Junior Achievement of Georgia as a Manager of Volunteer Operations. She is now working her way towards an MA in Instructional Systems Development at UMBC. In her off time Kayla loves hanging out with friends, trying new places to eat, concerts, volunteering and traveling. She is excited to work with UMBC students and explore Baltimore. If you are interested in opportunities to volunteer, stop in for a chat!

Kathryn loves working with students and watching them develop into strong, confident leaders who make a difference on campus. She joins the Office of Student Life after transitioning from being a UMBC student leader herself to being the graduate advisor to the Student Events Board. During her undergraduate years, Kathryn was a double major in Biology and Art History before she took a complete 360 in her academic career and found her passion in Cultural Anthropology and Sociology. Her research projects focused on HIV/AIDS among the women of Thailand, tuberculosis in cities with high immigration rates, and fertility among the Ndebele tribe. In college, she was also highly involved in Student Life, Student Government, and Service Learning. Born in Manila, Philippines and raised in Annapolis, MD, she considers both Manila and Annapolis home; and these two cities explain her true appreciation for seafood and being by the water. Kathryn is currently working on her M.A. in Applied Sociology with a focus on Medical and Urban Sociology as well as a Post-Baccalaureate Program in Gender and Women's Studies focusing on Transnational Aging and Gender Dynamics among Aging Populations. As a member of the Office of Student Life, she works closely with the talented and hard-working student leaders of the Student Events Board. During her free time, she enjoys cooking, baking (cakes, cupcakes, and cake pops are her current specialties!), going on food adventures, visiting NYC, listening to (live) music, spending quality time in the RAC, hearing people's stories, engaging in fun activities that happen on the beach and on grass, rooting for the LA Lakers, being silly and ridiculous, fitting into small spaces, making people feel special, and spending time with friends and family.

Jan is new to working in higher education. In fact, she spent most of her working life as an Administrative Assistant in large law firms in Chicago, Illinois, commuting by train every day from a northwest suburb. She got married and moved to Maryland, and worked in a family owned 8 person law office in Westminster. With the downturn of the economy, her position at the law office was eliminated which forced her to make some changes in her career path. She has been interested in the energy of the school environment ever since her kids attended elementary school, and she decided to gamble on a new direction in her life after working in the area of law for over 30 years. Jan is thrilled that she took the chance and loves her new life at UMBC watching students at the point in their lives where everything is possible in their future. She enjoys spending her non-work hours with her husband, John, sons, Cory & Sam, her German Shepherd, cat and 6 chickens. She loves reading, gardening and watching her boys play Lacrosse. Stop in any time to say hi to Jan!

Erin grew up in several states but surely calls Maryland home! Her passion for working with students developed as a Resident Assistant at McDaniel College where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Sociology. Erin further grew this passion by working for Residential Life at UMBC as both a graduate assistant and a Community Director while earning her Master's degree in Applied Sociology (May 2009). In August 2010, Erin transitioned her passion to serve students through the Office of Student Life, where she wants every student to understand that each person makes a difference! During her spare time, Erin enjoys cooking/baking/eating, adventuring with her husband, salsa dancing, traveling around the world, and laughing!

As an alumnus of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Eta Phi Chapter at UMBC, Rich feels very privileged to continue working with the UMBC Greek community. He had the opportunity to act in many official capacities within his chapter including: Philanthropy Chairman, Assistant New Member Educator, VP of Recruitment and President. He also coordinated their Fifteen Year Reunion as an outgoing senior. Moreover, he was a lead programmer for the Student Events Board for three years and has helped coordinate hundreds of campus events with attendances ranging from 10 to 3000 students! Rich recently graduated with a BA in Music Technology from UMBC. His studies combined an extensive music curriculum with professional audio and video production. He is currently pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Music Technology with research emphasis in audio for visual media. In addition to interning at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, he will be designing sound for The Department of Theater’s production of Fabulous Presto, The Department of Visual Arts’ Game Developers Capstone Course and creating an interactive musical piece for the Department of Music’s Livewire Festival. This is all in preparation for the pursuit of a Master’s Degree in Audio Sciences. Drop by Commons 2B08 if you need help with your chapter’s upcoming event or to discuss audio for your next album, video game or film! (He’s got coffee if you’ve got a mug).