The Belonging Committee shall consist of the USGA Community and Belonging Officer, who shall serve as its Chair, and as many other members of the USGA Senate necessary to accomplish the goals of the USGA.

The committee shall aid in the coordination, planning and execution of DEI events with guidance from the USGA Community and Belonging Officer 

The committee is responsible for reviewing DEI initiatives on campus to help maintain and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion at UMB  

Committee Leader

Sophie Olabamipe Ogunsanmi

Sophie Olabamipe Ogunsanmi

Program in Neuroscience, School of Medicine

Email: umb.usga.equityofficer@umaryland.edu

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Sophie Olabamipe Ogunsanmi is a second-year PhD student in the Program in Neuroscience at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in ... Read More

Committee Members

Sophia Shukla

Email: sshukla@umaryland.edu

nauera abou abdou

Email: nauera.abouabdou@umaryland.edu

Shaun KewalRamani

Email: Shaun.kewalramani@umaryland.edu

Markella Pearce

Email: markellapearce@umaryland.edu

Emily Chaffer

Email: emily.chaffer@umaryland.edu

Pravalika Rayala

Pravalika Rayala

Genetic Counseling, Graduate School

Email: pravalika.rayala@som.umaryland.edu

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Pravalika is a 1st-year Masters in Genetic Counseling Program student at the School of Medicine. She earned a B.S in Cell and Molecular Biology and B.A in Psychology from Uni... Read More

Soniya Regmi

Soniya Regmi

School of Pharmacy

Email: soniya.regmi@umaryland.edu

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers My name is Soniya Regmi, and I’m a third-year pharmacy student at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. I started my academic journey at the Community College ... Read More