We are elected representative members of the faculties from all seven schools that make up the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Those schools include medicine, law, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, social work, and the Graduate School.

Each school has four or more senators, with larger schools having more seats on the senate in proportion to the size of the faculty in that school. We also have a representative from the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL), the adjunct faculty, and the staff and student senates.

Executive Committee 2025-2026

Sarasijhaa Desikan, MD

Sarasijhaa Desikan, MD

President, School of Medicine
Faculty Senate 2019-2025

Email: sdesikan@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Neeraja Murali

Dr. Neeraja Murali

Vice President, School of Medicine
Faculty Senate 2023-2026

Email: nmurali@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Hannah Murphy Buc

Dr. Hannah Murphy Buc

Secretary, School of Nursing
Faculty Senate 2024-2027

School of Dentistry 2025-2026

Fotini Anagnostopoulos-King

Fotini Anagnostopoulos-King

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: FKing@umaryland.edu

Lisa D'Affronte

Lisa D'Affronte

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: LDAffronte@umaryland.edu

Dr. Hwan Hee Park

Faculty Senate 2023-2026
Dr. Vivek Thumbigere-Math

Dr. Vivek Thumbigere-Math

Faculty Senate 2022-2025

Email: vthumbigere@umaryland.edu

Kwanrak Wongse-Sanit

Faculty Senate, 2025-2028

Email: ksanit@umaryland.edu

Graduate School 2025-2026

Dr. Karen Gordes

Dr. Karen Gordes

Faculty Senate 2022-2026

Email: karen.gordes@umaryland.edu

Dr. Violet Kulo

Dr. Violet Kulo

Faculty Senate 2020-2026

Email: vkulo@umaryland.edu

Library Faculty 2025-2026

Yunting Fu

Yunting Fu

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: yfu@hshsl.umaryland.edu

Carey School of Law 2025-2026

Andrew Blair-Stanek

Andrew Blair-Stanek

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: ablair-stanek@law.umaryland.edu

Patricia Campbell

Patricia Campbell

Faculty Senate 2020-2026

Email: PCampbell@law.umaryland.edu

David Gray

David Gray

Faculty Senate 2019-2027

Email: dgray@law.umaryland.edu

Liza Vertinsky

Liza Vertinsky

Faculty Senate 2020-2026

Email: lvertinsky@law.umaryland.edu

School of Medicine 2025-2026

Dr. Thomas Abrams Abrams

Dr. Thomas Abrams Abrams

Faculty Senate 2021-2026

Email: TAbrams@som.umaryland.edu

Sally Adebamowo

Sally Adebamowo

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: sadebamowo@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Recai Aktay

Dr. Recai Aktay

Faculty Senate 2022-2025

Email: raktay@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Brian Barr

Dr. Brian Barr

Faculty Senate 2024-2027

Email: bbarr@som.umaryland.edu

Helena Crowley

Helena Crowley

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: hcrowley@som.umaryland.edu

Sarasijhaa Desikan, MD

Sarasijhaa Desikan, MD

President, School of Medicine
Faculty Senate 2019-2025

Email: sdesikan@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Meghan Garstka

Faculty Senate 2024-2027
Dr. Ana Graciano

Dr. Ana Graciano

Faculty Senate 2023-2026

Email: agraciano@som.umaryland.edu

Ekta Gupta

Ekta Gupta

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: egupta@som.umaryland.edu

Neha Jakhete

Neha Jakhete

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: njakhete@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Miroslaw
 Janowski

Dr. Miroslaw Janowski

Faculty Senate 2022-2025

Email: miroslaw.janowski@som.umaryland.edu

Adam Kaufman

Adam Kaufman

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: Adam.Kaufman@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Michy Kelly

Dr. Michy Kelly

Faculty Senate 2023-2026
Melissa Motta

Melissa Motta

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: mmotta@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Neeraja Murali

Dr. Neeraja Murali

Faculty Senate 2023-2026

Email: nmurali@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Rachel Reoli

Dr. Rachel Reoli

Faculty Senate 2024-2027

Email: rreoli@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Shelby Stewart

Dr. Shelby Stewart

Faculty Senate 2023-2026

Email: sstewart@som.umaryland.edu

Nathalie Urrunaga

Nathalie Urrunaga

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Rezwanul Wahid

Faculty Senate 2023-2026

School of Nursing 2025-2026

Veronica Amos

Veronica Amos

Faculty Senate 2024-2027

Email: vyamos@umaryland.edu

Luana Colloca

Luana Colloca

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: lcolloca@umaryland.edu

Hannah Murphy Buc

Hannah Murphy Buc

Faculty Senate 2024-2027
Dr. Karin Russ

Dr. Karin Russ

Faculty Senate 2023-2026

Email: kruss@umaryland.edu

Michelle Spencer

Michelle Spencer

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: mspencer@umaryland.edu

School of Pharmacy 2025-2026

Kimberly Claeys

Kimberly Claeys

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: kclaeys@rx.umaryland.edu

Alison Duffy

Alison Duffy

Faculty Senate 2024-2027

Email: aduffy@rx.umaryland.edu

Allison Dunn

Allison Dunn

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: adunn@rx.umaryland.edu

Dr. Jana Shen

Dr. Jana Shen

Faculty Senate 2022-2025

Email: jana.shen@rx.umaryland.edu

School of Social Work 2025-2026

Dr. Jennifer Kelman

Dr. Jennifer Kelman

Faculty Senate 2024-2027

Email: jkelman@ssw.umaryland.edu

Dr. Theda Rose

Dr. Theda Rose

Faculty Senate 2024-2027

Email: trose@ssw.umaryland.edu

Dr. Adam Schneider

Faculty Senate 2024-2027

Email: aschneider@ssw.umaryland.edu

Dr. Terry Shaw

Dr. Terry Shaw

Faculty Senate 2019-2025

Email: TSHAW@ssw.umaryland.edu

Part-Time Faculty 2025-2026

James Marrow

Faculty Senate 2024-2027

Staff Senate Representatives

Matthew “Dag” D’Agostino

Matthew “Dag” D’Agostino

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: mdagostino@umaryland.edu

Anthony Weldon

Anthony Weldon

Faculty Senate 2025-2028

Email: AWeldon@som.umaryland.edu

UMB/CUSF Representatives
Faculty Senate Representative to the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)

Dr. Roger J Ward

Student Senate Representative

Erica Leyder

Administrative Support

Celeste Gerhart


Shared Governance Statement

Shared governance is a priority at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). We believe in a shared responsibility among staff, faculty, administration, and students to promote a collaborative process whereby UMB and the faculty, staff, and students have regular dialogue on important issues of concern to the parties. The common shared objective is to enhance the goals of the institution.

See USM policy for specific examples