Laurie A. DeArmond '94
President
Partner and National Co-Leader
BDO USA, LLP
Board of Governors
2022 Board of Governors
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. All schools and colleges have one representative on the board.
Officers: Executive Council
Jeffrey "Jeff" A. Rivest '75
Immediate Past President
Retired Health Care Executive
James "Jim" G. Spencer ’90
Past President
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer BGB Group
Bert D. Williams '96
President-Elect
Wilson Wang '03
Chair, Finance Committee
SVP, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
The MITRE Corporation
Amy F. Eichhorst
Secretary
Associate Vice President, Alumni Donor and Relations
Executive Director, University of Maryland Alumni Association
Ex Officio Officers
Darryll J. Pines
President
University of Maryland
Jim Harris
Interim Vice President for University Relations
Interim President, UMCPF
University of Maryland
At-Large Members
Maria Ball '12
Account Executive
Salesforce
Marina H. Cooper '03
AVP, Integrated Marketing & Brand Management
The Johns Hopkins University
Patricia "Patty" G. Cousins '87
Global Officer, HR Operations and Partnerships
Marriott International, Inc.
Laura A. R. Crandon '91
President & Founder
Touch4Life
Steven "Steve" R. Leonard '78
President/CEO
American Truck & Bus, Inc.
The Honorable Jazz M. Lewis '11, MPP '14
Delegate
District 24, Maryland House of Delegates
Rocky Lopes '80
Retired Emergency Manager
Retired
Catherine "Cate" Luzio '97
Founder and CEO
Luminary
Alethia Nancoo '90, M.Ed. '92
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs, LLC
Peter Polow '95
President
P&G Equities, Inc.
Susan A. Wood '84
President and Chief Executive Officer
VIDA Diagnostics, Inc.
Derrin A. Woodhouse '95
Vice President of Entertainment & Influencer Marketing
Tommy Hilfiger
Amy Yip '04
Founder
Amy Yip Coaching
Shayan G. Zadeh '02
Founder and CEO
Leap Rail, Inc.
Representatives
Matthew "Matt" J. Jones '15
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Planning & Transportation Manager
National Landing Business Improvement District
Elizabeth "Betsy" L. Read-Connole '00
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Section Chief Cancer Etiology
NIH/NCI Division of Cancer Biology
Jeffrey "Jeff" D. Karceski, Esq. '88
A. James Clark School of Engineering
Patent Attorney
Karceski IP Law, PLLC
TBD
College of Information Studies
Title
Company
Jameson E. Roth '16, '17
School of Public Health
Senior Account Manager
McCabe Message Partners
Kate E. Pfetsch '05
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Bishop Sakyi '11
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
Jonathan Garcia '20
School of Public Policy
Research Associate
National Academy of Public Administration
Elizabeth "Liz" O'Keefe Markham '17
School of Agriculture and Natural Resources
GIS Analyst
Straughan Environmental Services
Denise Sughrue, MBA '94
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Self-Employed/Owner
Linda Beck Pieplow '72 '78
College of Education
Retired Teacher
Howard County Public Schools
Da'Veda "Veda" N. Johnson '11
College of Arts & Humanities
Representative
U.S. Department of Commerce
Ex Officio Members
Jordan A. Goodman '73, M.S. '75, Ph.D. '78
Faculty Representative
Department of Physics
University of Maryland
Laura E. Chiriaco '08
M Club Representative
Program Director
Zoe Nicholson '24
Student Alumni Leadership Council (SALC)
President
Alexandra "Alex" M. DeBus '24
Student Government Association (SGA)
President
Autumn Perkey '24
Graduate Student Government (GSG)
President
Dr. Stephanie H. Chang '18
Office of Diversity & Inclusion Representative
Advisory
Past Presidents
Kirk D. Bell '88
2017-19
Wanda A. Alexander '87
2015-17
Nicole R. Pollard '91
2013-15
Timmy F. Ruppersberger, Esq. '77
2011-13
Steven "Steve" M. Rotter '82
2009-11
Chip Sollins
2007-09
Committees
- Laurie De Armond, President
- Jeff Rivest, Immediate Past President
- Jim Spencer, Past President
- Bert Williams, President Elect
- Wilson Wang, Chair, Finance Committee
- Amy Eichhorst, Secretary/Executive Director
- Jessica Roberts, Staff
- Bert Williams, Chair
- Maria Ball, Liaison for DEI
- Patty Cousins
- Jazz Lewis
- Susan Wood
- Jeff Williams, Staff
- Angela Dimopoulos, Staff
- Wilson Wang, Chair
- Laura Crandon
- Matthew Miller **
- Alethia Nancoo
- Peter Polow
- Mark Rabinowitz
- Juan Sempertegui
- Jim Spencer
- Peter Canine, Staff
- Trevor Rickford, Staff
**Volunteer
- Marina Cooper, Chair
- Jonathan Garcia
- Veda Johnson
- Betsy Read-Connole
- Bishop Sakyi
- Amy Yip, Liaison for DEI
- ChristieLyn Diller, Staff
- Jessica Lee, Staff
**Volunteer
- Shayan Zadeh, Chair
- Matt Jones
- Steve Leonard
- Rocky Lopes, Liaison for DEI
- Liz O'Keefe-Markham
- Kate Pfetsch
- Linda Pieplow
- Jameson Roth
- Angela Dimopoulos, Staff
- Natalie Ross, Staff
**Volunteer
- Cate Luzio, Chair
- Maria Ball
- Jeff Karceski
- Rocky Lopes
- Denise Sughrue
- Amy Yip
- Jeff Williams, Staff
- Ellie Geraghty, Staff
**Volunteer