Building Bridges Across Maryland Program

The Building Bridges Program for administrative support staff fosters professional/leadership development, collaboration, and idea sharing between select employees at McDaniel College, Loyola University of Maryland, Goucher College, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Towson University, the University of Baltimore, the University of Maryland Baltimore and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.  Up to 5 individuals from each university are nominated by Vice Presidents, Vice Provost, and Deans to participate each Fall. For more information, please contact Melody Wright at melodyw@umbc.edu or 410-455-8001.

Program Overview

Participants

2024-2025 Cohort

Amzat Ayodeji
Payroll Processing Associate
Human Resources & Strategic Talent Management

Ebony Brown
Executive Administrative Assistant II
Student Affairs

Samantha Drummond
Executive Administrative Assistant I
Registrar & Academic & Preprofesional Advising

Kahi Fraser
Administrative Assistant II
Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication

Ashley Myers
Executive Administrative Assistant I
UG Admissions & Enrollment Management

Caitlin Scheidegger
Program Management Specialist
Residential Life

2023-2024 Cohort

Morgan Dowty
Program Management Specialist
American Studies

Johnnie Fries
Office Supervisor III
Economics

Cathy Myers
Executive Administrative Assistant I
Human Resources & Strategic Talent Management

Wendi Myers
Executive Administrative Assistant I
President’s Office

Linda Zepp
Administrative Assistant II
Facilities Management

2021-2022 Cohort

Melessia Jasper
Executive Administrative Assistant II
Administration & Finance

Susan Taylor
Administrative Assistant
President’s Office

Fabiola Attime
Coordinator
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering

2019-2020 Cohort

Georgine Bozi
Administrative Assistant II
Provost’s Office

Arthur Brown
Program Administrative Specialist
International Education Services

Annie Byrd
Executive Administrative Assistant
Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation

Laura Hesselton
Administrative Assistant II
Student Disability Services

Wanda Soares Nottingham
Administrative Assistant II
Africana Studies

2018-2019 Cohort

Sakeena Garris
Administrative Assistant II
Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology

Dot Meile
Business Services Specialist
University Health Services

Elaine Rudder
Program Management Specialist
Erickson School

Christine Schene
Business Services Specialist
Library

Teresa White
Administrative Assistant II
Academic and Pre-Professional Advising

2017-2018 Cohort

Maisha Cron
Executive Administrative Assistant
Campus Life

Lorine Daebeck
Administrative Assistant II
Learning Resources Center

Helena Dahlen
Executive Administrative Assistant
Division of Information Technology

Lisa Harris
Executive Administrative Assistant
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Dawn Stoute
Program Administrative Specialist
President’s Office

2016-2017 Cohort

Shelly Graham
Executive Administrative Assistant
Student Affairs

Michelle Howell
Executive Administrative Assistant
Erickson School

Leslie Kruger
Executive Administrative Assistant
Institutional Advancement

Sharon Paul
Executive Administrative Assistant
Administration and Finance

Diana Smith
Program Management Specialist
Office of Undergraduate Education

2015-2016 Cohort

Tamara Brown
Executive Administrative Assistant
CAHASS Deans Office

Shirl Curtis
Executive Administrative Assistant
Graduate School

Michele Kimery
Executive Administrative Assistant
Human Resources

Melody Knox
Program Management Specialist
Graduate School

Beverly McDougall
Administrative Assistant II
Psychology