Leadership

UMRFA is led by a Steering Committee (SC), with members elected by UMRFA members.  SC membership is for three-year terms with a maximum of two successive terms. Each year, two or three UMRFA members are elected to the SC. Feel free to contact any member of the SC if you have any questions or thoughts that you’d like to share.

SC members for 2025-2026 are:

  • Kathryn Bartol, R. H. Smith School of Business, kbartol@umd.edu (Term ends 2026)
  • Robert M. Briber, Materials Science and Engineering, rbriber@umd.edu (Term ends 2028)
  • Charles Caramello, English, ccaramel@umd.edu (Term ends 2027)
  • Jane E. Clark, Kinesiology, Kinesiology, jeclark@umd.edu (Term ends 2026)
  • Robert S. Gold, Behavioral and Community Health, rsgold@umd.edu (Term ends 2027)
  • Sandra Gordon-Salant, Hearing and Speech Sciences, sgsalant@umd.edu (Term ends 2028)
  • Marie Howland, Urban Planning and Development, mhowland@umd.edu (Term ends 2027)
  • Francine Hultgren, Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership, fh@umd.edu (Term ends 2028)
  • Anne Turkos, UMD Libraries, aturkos@umd.edu (Term ends 2026)

 The Following serve ex officio with the Steering Committee

  • Mikhail A. Anisimov, Senate Representative, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Institute for Physical Science & Technology, anisimov@umd.edu
  • Arthur N. Popper, Editor TST, Biology, apopper@umd.edu 
  • Ellin Scholnick, Committee on Committees, Psychology, escholni@umd.edu 
  • Laura Rosenthal, Director for Faculty Leadership, Office for Faculty Affairs, English, lrosent1@umd.edu

 UMDRFA Staff