Board of Governors

The University of Maryland Alumni Association Board of Governors evaluates the mission, strategic direction and future programming of the Alumni Association—an independent 501(c)(3) organization—and monitors the organization’s leadership, service and financial results. Elected members serve two consecutive two-year terms.

At-large board members are expected to:

Be graduates of the University of Maryland, College Park;
Be dues-paying members of the Alumni Association throughout their board service with goals of upgrading to life membership;
Contribute annually through the Maryland Fund for Excellence, and consider major and planned gifts to the association, the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center or the university overall (as applicable);
Actively participate by serving on a board committee and attending three full-board meetings a year;
Attend at least one signature university or Alumni Association event a year, such as Homecoming, the Awards Gala or Maryland Day;
Serve as ambassadors to the greater community and beyond, promoting the university, Alumni Association and the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center to prospective students and their parents, fellow alumni and the general public;
Actively recruit new members and donors to the Alumni Association, preferably at the lifetime membership or major gift level, and encourage further participation in their alma mater through volunteerism.

Officers: Executive Council

President Kirk D. Bell ’88 Director of Application Quality Assurance Fannie Mae	Immediate Past President Wanda A. Alexander ’81 President, CEO, Owner Horizon Consulting Inc.
President Elect James G. Spencer ’90 Executive Vice President Health Pro-Heritage	Past President Nicole Pollard ’91 Staff Counsel National Education Association
Secretary Amy Eichhorst Executive Director University of Maryland Alumni Association

Ex Officio Officers

Wallace D. Loh
President
University of Maryland

VP for University Relations
Jackie Lewis
Vice President for University Relations
University of Maryland

Members

Chris Ade '03 Director, Institutional Investor Services Lord Abbett	Jeffrey Rivest '75 Retired Health Care Executive
Wanika Fisher '10 Attorney Office of the State’s Attorney for PG County	Daniel Rochkind '98 COO/CFO Marker LLC
James Giangrande '90 Partner Altium Wealth Management, LLC	Justin Ross '98 Partner Perry, White, Ross, Jacobson, LLC
Todd Harrison '81 President Foot & Ankle Specialists of the Mid Atlantic	Greg Schaub '82 Executive Vice President JP Morgan Chase
Sheila Jones '74 Attorney Law Office of Sheila D Jones	Joel Willcher '06 Business Manager, McKinsey & Company
Brian Meenaghan '05 Vice President BB&T	J. Linda Williams '77
Mike Mellor '00 Director of Marketing Pryor Cashman LLP	Tiana Wynn '05 Senior Manager SB & Company, LLC
Rich Parson '05

Representatives

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Tom Mullineaux '68	School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Emilie Rottman ’11 Associate, Perkins Eastman Architects
College of Arts and Humanities Carlos Acosta ’85, ’91 Inspector General Prince Georges’ County Police	College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Ilana Cohen ’00 Legislative Analyst Health Resources & Services Admin
Robert H. Smith School of Business John Masoudpour ’01, ‘07 Director of Sales Finance CoStar Group	College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Terry McTigue ’84 NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
College of Education Linda Pieplow ’72, M.A. ’78	A. James Clark School of Engineering Liz Goldwasser Lead Engineer UMD Fishell Department of Engineering
College of Information Studies Tori Weaver '02	School of Public Health Alyssa Todaro Brooks ’15 Scientific Program Specialist National Instititutes of Health
School of Public Policy Amy Fischer ’15

Ex Officio Members

Faculty Representative Jordan A. Goodman ’73, M.S. ’75, Ph.D. ’78 Department of Physics University of Maryland	M Club Representative Laura Chiriaco '08 Program Director
M Club Director Emeritus David Diehl ’74 Advisory Position	Terrapin Club Representative Marcos Bronfman '81
Graduate Student Government Representative Annie Rappeport	Student Government Representative Jonathan Allen
Student Alumni Leadership Council Representative Marion Irvin	Joan Patterson '66 Advisory Position
John Fineran '91 Advisory Position

2017-2018 Board of Governors Committees

Executive Council

Kirk Bell, President
Jim Spencer, President Elect
Wanda Alexander, Immediate Past President
Nicole Pollard, Past President
Amy Eichhorst, Secretary

Governance

Chair - Jim Spencer
Jim Giangrande
Sheila Jones
Brian Meenaghan
Jeff Rivest
Staff: Amy Eichhorst

Finance

Chair - Greg Schaub
Chris Ade
Todd Harrison
Daniel Rochkind
Joel Willcher
John Masoudpour
CB Davis **
CJ Grant**
Laurie De Armond**
Tiana Wynn
Staff: Peter Canine
** Non-Board of Governor member

Advocacy

Chair - Justin Ross
Alyssa Brooks
Ilana Cohen
Amy Fischer
Wanika Fisher
Linda Pieplow
Jeff Rivest
Joan Patterson
Tom Mullineaux
Dan Nadash **
Samantha Zwerling **
Staff: Amy Eichhorst
Staff: Andrew Griffin
** Non-Board of Governor member

Scholarship

Chair - Tiana Wynn
Linda Williams
Carlos Acosta
Terry McTigue
Linda Pieplow
David Diehl
Staff: Lauren Norris

Awards and Recognition Committee

Chair - Dave Diehl
John Fineran
Sheila Jones
Terry McTigue
Mike Mellor
Joan Patterson
Joel Willcher