Insights and additional support resources will be shared with faculty and staff who wish to join our network of Career Connectors across campus. We welcome your interest! Please fill out this form if you would like to join our community.
Who are Career Connectors?
- Faculty and Staff at UMBC who are nominated by students as having contributed to their professional development and/or connections to applied learning and career opportunities.
- Faculty and Staff at UMBC who offer career readiness content in and outside of the classroom.
- Faculty and Staff at UMBC who teach, advise, offer, and/or support students in applied learning experiences.
- Faculty and Staff at UMBC interested in supporting students in preparing for life, career, and community engagement.
Why become a career connector?
To ensure every student at UMBC is supported in their career and professional development, preparing students for life, career, and community engagement.
Our Goal:
As Connectors we look to engage students in thinking about their life goals and how careers play a role in that pursuit. We provide career and professional development support to students through career education, mentoring, curricular and co-curricular offerings.
Below are the faculty and staff individually recognized by students in spring 2024 for having provided support in their career journeys so far. We are proud of the variety of roles and departments represented. Congratulations and thank you to all of our Career Connectors!
| Name | Department | |
| Kenneth Baron | Academic and Pre-Professional Advising | kbaron@umbc.edu |
| Gavin Gilliland | Academic Engagement and Transition Programs | ggilliland@umbc.edu |
| Peter DeCrescenzo | Academic Opportunity Programs | peterd@umbc.edu |
| Grace Morris | Academic Success Center | gmorris3@umbc.edu |
| Andy Devos | American Studies | adevos1@umbc.edu |
| Conor Donnan | American Studies | conordonnan@umbc.edu |
| Erika Bucciantini | Ancient Studies | ebuccia1@umbc.edu |
| Molly Jones-Lewis | Ancient Studies | mjl@umbc.edu |
| Timothy Phin | Ancient Studies | tphin@umbc.edu |
| Kyung-Eun Yoon | Asian Studies | kyoon@umbc.edu |
| Shin Yon kim | Asian Studies | kimsy@umbc.edu |
| Zach Seidel | Athletics Department | zseidel1@umbc.edu |
| Stephen Miller | Biological Sciences | stmiller@umbc.edu |
| Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences | achuth1@umbc.edu |
| Esther Fleischmann | Biological Sciences | fleischm@umbc.edu |
| Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences | fvonhoff@umbc.edu |
| Jeff Lieps | Biological Sciences | leips@umbc.edu |
| Kathryn Wardrup | Biological Sciences | kwardru1@umbc.edu |
| Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences | Omland@umbc.edu |
| Stephen Freeland | Biological Sciences | freeland@umbc.edu |
| Daniel Lobo | Biological Sciences | lobo@umbc.edu |
| Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences | leips@umbc.edu |
| Milos Miljkovaic | Biotechnology | miljko@umbc.edu |
| Wilson Bryan | Biotechnology | wilsonwbryan@gmail.com |
| Adam Morris | Career Center | Armorris@umbc.edu |
| Annie Byrd | Career Center | anniebyrd@umbc.edu |
| Christine Routzahn | Career Center | routzahn@umbc.edu |
| Joan Allen | Career Center | jallen@umbc.edu |
| Marykate Conroy | Career Center | conroym@umbc.edu |
| Michelle Breen | Career Center | mbreen1@umbc.edu |
| Wilson Hammer | Career Center | Whammer1@gmail.com |
| David Hoffman | Center for Democracy and Civic Life | dhoffman@umbc.edu |
| Ricky Blissett | Center for Democracy and Civic Life | rblissett@umbc.edu |
| Andrea Miller | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | mcmillen@umbc.edu |
| Antonio Moreira | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | moreira@umbc.edu |
| Christopher J. Hennigan | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | hennigan@umbc.edu |
| Gautom Das | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | gautom@umbc.edu |
| Govind Rao | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | grao@umbc.edu |
| Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | blaney@umbc.edu |
| Neha Raikar | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | nraikar@umbc.edu |
| Allison Tracy | Chemistry and Biochemistry | atracy@umbc.edu |
| Bindu Abraham | Chemistry and Biochemistry | abraham@umbc.edu |
| Joseph Bennett | Chemistry and Biochemistry | bennettj@umbc.edu |
| Tiffany Gierasch | Chemistry and Biochemistry | gierasch@umbc.edu |
| Mark Berczynski | College of Engineering and Information Technology | mb15@umbc.edu |
| Michael Brown | College of Engineering and Information Technology | michaelb@umbc.edu |
| Mohammad Samarah | College of Engineering and Information Technology | msamarah@umbc.edu |
| Sanaa Mironov | College of Engineering and Information Technology | lj67374@umbc.edu |
| Maria Cambraia Guimaro | College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences | cambraia@umbc.edu |
| Gerald Tompkins | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | gerald@umbc.edu |
| Milton Halem | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | halem@umbc.edu |
| Tim Oates | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | oates@cs.umbc.edu |
| Eric Hamilton | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | eric8@umbc.edu |
| Don Engel | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | donengel@umbc.edu |
| Collin Sullivan | Division of Information Technology | csulli1@umbc.edu |
| Steve Harris | Division of Professional Studies | stevenh1@umbc.edu |
| Jennifer Kelly | Economics | jennifer.kelly@umbc.edu |
| MaryAnn Davenport | Economics | LE34977@umbc.edu |
| Randolph Scott | Economics | Rcscott@umbc.edu |
| Nick Kelly | Economics | fkelly1@umbc.edu |
| Deborah K. Kariuki | Education | dkariuki@umbc.edu |
| Jonathon Singer | Education | jsinger@umbc.edu |
| Gary Williams | Emergency and Disaster Health Systems | garywil1@umbc.edu |
| Elaine MacDougall | English | efick1@umbc.edu |
| Keegan Cook Finberg | English | kfinberg@umbc.edu |
| Robert Bennett | English | bennerob@umbc.edu |
| Ryan Bloom | English | rbloom2@umbc.edu |
| Kate Drabinski | Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies | drabski@umbc.edu |
| Margaret Buck Holland (Maggie Holland) | Geography & Environmental Systems | mholland@umbc.edu |
| Nancy McAllister | Geography and Environmental Science | nmcallister@umbc.edu |
| Dawn Biehler | Geography and Environmental Systems | Dbiehler@umbc.edu |
| Dillon Mahmoudi | Geography and Environmental Systems | dillonm@umbc.edu |
| Sai Manvitha Nadella | Global Peer Navigators | ft44056@umbc.edu |
| John Wan | Graduate Data Science Programs | Jhwan@umbc.edu |
| Erin Van Dyke | Health Information Technology | erinvandyke@umbc.edu |
| Sasa Miskovic | Health Information Technology | KF62733@umbccom |
| Amy Froide | History | froide@umbc.edu |
| Brian Van Wyck | History | bvanwyck@umbc.edu |
| Caitlin McGeever | History | cmcgeev1@umbc.edu |
| Christy Chapin | History | cchapin@umbc.edu |
| Daniel Ritschel | History | ritschel@umbc.edu |
| Denise Meringolo | History | ddm@umbc.edu |
| Melissa Blair | History | mfblair@umbc.edu |
| Mirjam Voerkelius | History | voerkeli@umbc.edu |
| Noor Zehra Zaidi | History | nzaidi@umbc.edu |
| Terry Bouton | History | bouton@umbc.edu |
| Carrie Sauter | Individualized Study Program (INDS) | csauter@umbc.edu |
| Daniel Thompson | Information Systems | dant3@umbc.edu |
| Matthew Baker | Information Systems | mbaker22@umbc.edu |
| Miji Matthews | Information Systems | mijim1@umbc.edu |
| Patricia Ordóñez-Franco | Information Systems | patti.ordonez@umbc.edu |
| Ravi Kuber | Information Systems | rkuber@umbc.edu |
| Suzanne Frock | Information Systems | sfrock@umbc.edu |
| Zayd Patel | Information Systems | zpatel1@umbc.edu |
| Jennifer Moser | Information Technology | jkeller@umbc.edu |
| Ken Schreihofer | Information Technology | kensch@umbc.edu |
| Sarah Cockcroft | International Student Success Center | scockro@umbc.edu |
| Farhan Nadeem | International Student Success Center and Career Center | farhannad1@umbc.edu |
| Kalman Nanes | Mathematics and Statistics | knanes@umbc.edu |
| Raji Baradwaj | Mathematics and Statistics | raji@umbc.edu |
| Yehenew Kifle | Mathematics and Statistics | yehenew@umbc.edu |
| Jamie Gurganus | Mechanical Engineering | jgurganus@umbc.edu |
| Ronghui Ma | Mechanical Engineering | roma@umbc.edu |
| Soobum Lee | Mechanical Engineering | sblee@umbc.edu |
| Donald Snyder | Media and Communications | dsnyder@umbc.edu |
| Dustin Roddy | Media and Communications | drod2@umbc.edu |
| Jason Loviglio | Media and Communications | loviglio@umbc.edu |
| Tracy Tinga | Media and Communications | tinga@umbc.edu |
| David Beard | Modern Languages and Linguistics | beard@umbc.edu |
| Omar Ka | Modern Languages and Linguistics | ka@umbc.edu |
| Susanne Sutton | Modern Languages and Linguistics | ssusanne@umbc.edu |
| Tania Lizarazo | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | Lizarazo@umbc.edu |
| Thania Munoz | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | munozt@umbc.edu |
| Thania Muñoz D. | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | munozt@umbc.edu |
| Mesfin Abate | MPS Data Science | mesfinab@umbc.edu |
| Kandace Racine | Natural and Mathematical Sciences | kracine@umbc.edu |
| Michelle Bulger | Natural and Mathematical Sciences | mbulger@umbc.edu |
| Amery Thompson | Off-Campus Student Services | ameryqt@umbc.edu |
| Laszlo Korossy | Office for Academic & Pre-Professional Advising | korossy1@umbc.edu |
| Monique Ransom | Office of Academic and Pre-Professional Advising | mransom@umbc.edu |
| Abrielle Pearson | Parking Services | apearso1@umbc.edu |
| Andrew Montgomery | Parking Services | Jk25615@umbc.edu |
| Michael Nance | Philosophy | nance@umbc.edu |
| Eric Anderson | Physics | andersoe@umbc.edu |
| Lili Cui | Physics | lili@umbc.edu |
| Mark Henriksen | Physics | henrikse@umbc.edu |
| Carolyn Forestiere | Political Science | forestie@umbc.edu |
| Devin Hagerty | Political Science | dhagerty@umbc.edu |
| Jessica Cook | Political Science | jrcook@umbc.edu |
| Laura Antkowiak | Political Science | lantkowiak@umbc.edu |
| Meghan Lynch | Political Science | mlyn1@umbc.edu |
| Angela Katenkamp | Psychology | akaten1@umbc.edu |
| Aubrey Etopio | Psychology | etopio@umbc.edu |
| Audrey Snyder | Psychology | asnyder3@umbc.edu |
| Christopher Murphy | Psychology | chmurphy@umbc.edu |
| Laura Rose | Psychology | laurose1@umbc.edu |
| Mirela Cengher | Psychology | cengher@umbc.edu |
| Molly Franz | Psychology | mfranz@umbc.edu |
| Pamela Rakhshan Rouhakhtar | Psychology | Rakhshp1@umbc.edu |
| Robert Anderson | Psychology | randerso@umbc.edu |
| Princess Souvenir | Psychology | psouveni@umbc.edu |
| Shariece Evans | Psychology | joshari1@umbc.edu |
| Nancy Miller | Public Policy | nanmille@umbc.edu |
| Zoe McLaren | Public Policy | zmclaren@umbc.edu |
| Danielle Parker | Residential Life | parkerds@umbc.edu |
| Chelsea Moyer | Shady Grove | csmoyer@umbc.edu |
| Adrienne Ekas | Social Work | aekasm@umbc.edu |
| Jayshree Jani | Social Work | jani@umbc.edu |
| Katherine Morris | Social Work | kath@umbc.edu |
| Laura Ting | Social Work | Lting@umbc.edu |
| Shelly Wiechelt | Social work | wiechelt@umbc.edu |
| Jeanette Hoover | Social Work | jhoover@umbc.edu |
| Kerri Evans | Social Work | kerrieva@umbc.edu |
| Andrea Kalfoglou | Sociology, Anthropology, & Public Health | akalfogl@umbc.edu |
| Paul Coakley | Sociology, Anthropology, & Public Health | pcoakley@umbc.edu |
| Sameera Shukanta Nayak | Sociology, Anthropology, & Public Health | snayak@umbc.edu |
| Sarah Chard | Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health | schard@umbc.edu |
| Chris Abili | Software Engineering | cablili1@umbc.edu |
| Mohammed Samarah | Software Engineering | msamarah@umbc.edu |
| Charlotte Keniston | The Shiver Center | ckenist1@umbc.edu |
| Nigel Semaj | Theatre | nigelsem@umbc.edu |
| Gerrad Alex Taylor | Theatre | gtaylor@umbc,edu |
| Kelley Yang | Visual Arts | kelley7@umbc.edu |
| Suzanne Marshall | Visual Arts | lopes@umbc.edu |