The Equity Committee shall consist of the USGA DEI 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 DEI officer 

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

Committee Leader

Kwanza Graham Sykes

Kwanza Graham Sykes

DEI Leadership, Graduate School

Email: umb.usga.equityofficer@umaryland.edu

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Kwanza Graham-Sykes is a 1st year MS-DEI Leadership student at the School of Graduate Studies. She earned a BA in Organizational Management, and a MA in Healthcare Administra... Read More

Committee Members

Hammad Baqai

Email: hammad.baqai@som.umaryland.edu

Jenina Ezra David

Jenina Ezra David

School of Medicine

Email: jeninaezradavid@som.umaryland.edu

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Jenina Ezra David is a 4th-year MD student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She earned a BA in Public Health Studies from the Johns Hopkins University in Bal... Read More

Shemar Markley

Email: shemarmarkley@umaryland.edu

Jemima Olufade

Jemima Olufade

Undergraduate School of Nursing

Email: jemima.olufade@umaryland.edu

Erin Walton

Erin Walton

PhD Program in Social Work, Graduate School

Email: erin.walton@ssw.umaryland.edu

Pronouns: She/ Her/ Hers Erin Walton is a 2nd year PhD student at the UMB School of Social Work. She earned her MSW from UMB SSW a BS from University of Maryland College Park. Erin is a Clinic... Read More

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