International

InternationalThe International Focus Area is supported by the Center for Global Engagement (CGE), Office of International Services (OIS), and schools. The table below identifies the RTF focus area status of each recommendation or decision followed by a membership roster including the primary and deputy focus area leader. The following initiatives have been approved by senior leadership to move forward as part of the COVID-19 Recovery process.

Focus Area Roster

Primary Focus Area Leader

Virginia Rowthorn, JD, LLM
Associate Vice President, Center for Global Engagement
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Deputy Focus Area Leader

Amy Ramirez, MA
Director, Office of International Services
Center for Global Engagement
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Focus Area Members

Bonnie Bissonette, Ed.D.
Director of Education Abroad and International Safety
Center for Global Engagement
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Renee Cockerham, Ph.D.
Program Manager of Postdoctoral Scholars
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Sarah Dababnah, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work

Gina Dreyer, MA
Assistant Director of International Services
Center for Global Engagement
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Crystal Edwards, JD, MA 
Assistant Dean of Academic Administration
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Jennifer Flinn, MA
Executive Director of International Affiliate Support
Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation

Erin Golembewski, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean
University of Maryland Graduate School

Cherokee Layson-Wolf, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA
Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Student Affairs
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Caroline Long, LCSW-C, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Global Initiatives
University of Maryland School of Social Work

Kate Noonan, PhD
Senior Director of Special Projects for the Dean
University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD, CRNP-Neonatal, FNAP, FAAN
Assistant Professor and Department Chair of PPEP
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Dennis Paffrath, MBA 
Associate Vice President of Research
Sponsored Programs Administration
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Isabelita Rambob, DDS
Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, Behavioral Dentistry Course
University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Nakiya Schurman, MSW
Academic Advisor
School of Social Work

Kristen Stafford, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Associate Director of CIHEB
Director of Clinical Research Education Programs of Epidemiology and Public Health
Institute of Human Virology

Mili Tapia, MD 
Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Tonya Webb, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Legal Advisors

Susan Gillette, JD 
Vice President and General Counsel
Office of University Counsel
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Allison Levin, JD 
Staff Attorney
Office of University Counsel
University of Maryland, Baltimore