The Provost's Senior Staff take direct responsibility for guiding the academic development and direction of the institution in accordance with the University's mission. Senior Staff work to develop, review, and implement all academic policies and regulations, as well as implementing the University's strategic plan. Senior staff are also involved with finance and personnel, and they oversee various other projects and initiatives developed through the Provost's office.
Michelle Appel
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment
mappel@umd.edu | 301-405-0475
Michelle Appel is the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment (IRPA). Her team provides analytic information about the University of Maryland for the purposes of decision-making, policy analysis, strategic planning, mandated reporting, and program review. The office supports assessment in a variety of contexts including leadership of the Campus Assessment Working Group and membership on a variety of learning outcomes assessment committees.
Dylan Baker
Assistant Vice President for Finance
dbaker@umd.edu | 301-405-5632
Dylan Baker is the Assistant Vice President for Finance for the Office of the Provost. He serves as the chief financial and budgetary advisor to the Provost, providing financial leadership in the areas of resource stewardship, enrollment management, strategic planning, and academic investment. Mr. Baker works closely with the Chief Financial Officer and College Budget Officers to continually improve campus resource management processes. He is widely regarded as an excellent problem solver who expertly applies his extensive knowledge of financial systems, budget models, and policy development to the achievement of diverse strategic goals.
Elizabeth Beise
Senior Associate Provost
beise@umd.edu | 301-405-6836
Betsy Beise is a Professor of Physics and the Senior Associate Provost. Her responsibilities include oversight of the development and implementation of new academic programs, reviews of academic units, centers and institutes, and review and administration of academic agreements, both domestic and international. Dr. Beise also broadly manages the University's academic programs located at the Universities at Shady Grove. Dr. Beise's scientific career has been focused on the use of electromagnetic and weak probes of the internal structure of protons, neutrons and light nuclei, and on the use of nuclear physics techniques to test fundamental symmetries of nature.
John Bertot
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
jbertot@umd.edu | 301.405.6803
John Bertot is the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and a Professor in the College of Information Studies (the iSchool). Under Dr. Bertot, the Office of Faculty Affairs supports all aspects of faculty experience at the University, such as managing the APT process to ensure excellence and equity in tenure decisions, facilitating human resource functions, overseeing professional development opportunities for faculty, and advocating for faculty interests and perspectives in the leadership of the University.
Jack Blanchard
Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
jblancha@umd.edu | 301.405.8438
Jack Blanchard is the Associate Provost for Enterprise Resource Planning. Jack's responsibilities as Associate Provost will include oversight of the campus ERP Team for the successful implementation of the new Human Capital Management and Student Information systems. He will provide strategic oversight of the design of the comprehensive project and governance structure and communicate project status to executive leadership and the University community.
William A. Cohen
Associate Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Studies
wcohen@umd.edu | 301.405.9354
William A. Cohen was appointed Associate Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Studies in August 2015. His office supports the retention, graduation, and instructional needs of all undergraduate students. Dr. Cohen chaired the English department from 2012 to 2015 and previously served as director of undergraduate studies and as associate chair of English. Dean Cohen has been a faculty member since 1993. His scholarship and teaching focus on the literature and culture of the Victorian period; the history of sexuality, the body, and the senses; and literary theory and the novel.
Steve Fetter
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
sfetter@umd.edu | 301.405.5793
Steve Fetter is Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, and in that capacity works with the Provost and members of her senior staff on a wide range of issues. Dr. Fetter has been a professor in the School of Public Policy since 1988 (website: http://faculty.publicpolicy.umd.edu/fetter), serving as dean of the School from 2005 to 2009. His research and policy interests include nuclear arms control and nonproliferation, nuclear energy and releases of radiation, and low-carbon energy supply. He has taken leave from the University to work in the Department of Defense, the State Department, and, most recently, the White House, where he directed the national security and international affairs division in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Megan Gebregziabher
Director and Chief of Staff
mgebre@umd.edu | 301.405.6814
Megan Gebregziabher, Director and Chief of Staff, provides leadership to the administrative team in support of the Provost. Her main areas of focus are workflow management, strategic initiatives and communications. She also oversees the Provost's calendar, the organization of meetings and events, and the overall administrative efforts for the Office of the Provost.
Barbara Gill
Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
bgill@umd.edu | 301.314.8350
Barbara Gill is the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, an area that oversees the Offices of Student Financial Aid, Undergraduate Admissions, Strategic Planning and Communication, and Enrollment Operations. As the chief admissions officer since 2001, Ms. Gill's areas of responsibility expanded to include student financial aid and enrollment operations in 2014. A University of Maryland alumna, Ms. Gill has been a staff member since 1986.
Anne Khademian
Executive Director of the Universities at Shady Grove
akhademi@umd.edu | 301-738-6034
Anne Khademian is Executive Director of the Universities at Shady Grove. Dr. Khademian works closely with the university system to build partnerships and degree programs at Shady Grove. She is also responsible for working with Montgomery College and the Montgomery County Public School System to develop programs at USG that meet the higher education needs of the County and the region.
Ross Lewin
Associate Vice President for International Affairs
rdlewin@umd.edu | 301.405.4769
Ross Lewin is Associate Vice President for International Affairs, responsible for the strategic planning and direction of the University of Maryland's internationalization efforts. Dr. Lewin leads the Office of International Affairs and its units in enhancing international programs and services for both the campus community and international visitors; and developing strategic partnerships with leading academic and research institutions, international corporations, and governmental and non-governmental organizations around the world.
KerryAnn O'Meara
Special Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Initiatives
komeara@umd.edu | 301-405-6011
KerryAnn O'Meara is the Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Initiatives. In this role, Dr. O'Meara provides executive leadership overseeing implementation of the University of Maryland's strategic plan, Fearlessly Forward. She leads a campus-wide process to engage the UMD community through four strategic plan committees with representatives from across campus. Dr. O'Meara develops and executes strategic communications with internal and external stakeholders, coordinates with USM, and develops metrics to set goals and assess UMD progress in meeting strategic plan goals. Her research focuses on change in higher education to better recruit, retain and advance a diverse faculty engaged in multiple forms of scholarship. She served as Director of the UMD ADVANCE Program for ten years and helped President Pines launch TerrapinSTRONG onboarding before joining the Provost's Senior Staff.
Marcio A. Oliveira
Assistant Vice President for Academic Technology and Innovation, Executive Director of the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center
marcio@umd.edu | 301-405-5190
Marcio A. Oliveira is the Assistant Vice President for Academic Technology and Innovation within the Division of Information Technology and also the Executive Director of the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center within the Division of Academic Affairs. In both of these roles, he fosters effective, engaging, efficient, and equitable teaching and learning by guiding strategic institutional vision, pace, and priorities. Dr. Oliveira has been at UMD since 2004. His scholarship and teaching focus on cognitive and motor neuroscience. He is currently responsible for implementing innovative technology-enhanced pedagogical practices and collaborative learning environments and for encouraging educational innovation and experiential learning, all to foster student success.