The Costing and Compliance team is made up of Cost Analysts whose responsibilities are to ensure that the campus community is in compliance with federal, state and university laws from a financial prospective.  Their core responsibilities include negotiating the F&A and Fringe Rates, developing standard costs with Service Centers, and Effort Reporting and Certification. They use risk financing techniques that have a cost effective, efficient and impactful outcome on all grants and contracts awarded to the university.

Contact: Effort@umaryland.edu or 410-706-2987

  • How to do a DR or a BR? 
  • How do you calculate fringe? 
  • Where is our fringe letter? 
  • Where is our F&A letter? 
  • F&A rate questions? 
  • How can I process an overpayment? 
  • Is the debt memo for post-doc and summer students' adjustments posted? 
  • Service Center questions? 
  • Effort questions?

Rama Camara Spasic

Director

Email: rcamaraspasic@umaryland.edu

Beryl Gwan

Beryl Gwan

Assistant Director

Phone: 410-706-2909
Email: bgwan@umaryland.edu

Kevin Lowman

Kevin Lowman

Accountant I
Amy Sallese

Amy Sallese

Cost Analyst

Phone: 410-706-8197

Binita Shah

Binita Shah

Cost Analyst

Phone: 410-706-0536

Tracy Nguyen

Tracy Nguyen

Financial Analyst