Courtney J. Jones Carney, DPA, MBA

Courtney J. Jones Carney, DPA, MBA

(she, her, hers)
Executive Director, Intercultural Leadership & Engagement
Director, Intercultural Center
Program Director, Intercultural Leadership Post-baccalaureate certificate & MS - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership

Email: courtney.carney@umaryland.edu

Dr. Courtney J. Jones Carney serves as the inaugural executive director of Intercultural Leadership and Engagement and director of the Intercultural Center (founded in 2020) in the Division of Stud... Read More

Cyndi Rice

Cyndi Rice

(she, her, hers)
Director

Email: crice@umaryland.edu

With more than 25 years of experience at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Cyndi has worked here since graduating from the School of Medicine’s Radiologic Technology program. Cyndi loves... Read More

Jole' Ruff, MSW

Jole' Ruff, MSW

(she, her, hers)
Program Specialist, Student Pantry

Email: jruff@umaryland.edu

Jole' Ruff provides oversight to the UMB food access initiatives and manages the daily operations of the UMB Student Pantry.  Jole' received her Master of Social Work degree from Morgan S... Read More

Malika Brown

Malika Brown

(she, her, hers)
Civic and Community Engagement Program Specialist, Intercultural Leadership & Engagement/Office of Community Engagement

Email: MalikaBrown@umaryland.edu

Malika Brown serves as the inaugural Civic and Community Engagement Coordinator. Her role at UMB is to help students connect to civic service opportunities while ethically engaging Baltimore’... Read More

Tanika Wiggins, LCSW-C

Tanika Wiggins, LCSW-C

(she, her, hers)
Program Specialist, Intercultural Center

Email: tanika.wiggins@umaryland.edu

Tanika is a dedicated licensed clinical social worker with experience in planning and managing diversity and inclusion initiatives, particularly within academic settings. Currently, Tanika plays a ... Read More

Kayla Kozak, MS

Kayla Kozak, MS

(she, her, hers)
Peer Mentorship Program Specialist

Kayla Kozak is responsible for the implementation of an inaugural university-wide peer mentorship program, open to all students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.  A graduate of Univers... Read More


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