Roger J. Ward, EdD, JD, MSL, MPA
Provost and Executive Vice PresidentRoger Ward was named provost and executive vice president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) in October 2021 after serving in interim roles since January 2020, when he also was named de... Read More
James L. Hughes, MBA
Chief Enterprise and Economic Development Officer and Senior Vice PresidentJames L. Hughes is responsible for the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) Office of Research and Development, the chief administrative unit and catalyst for advancing research, technol... Read More
Jennifer B. Litchman, MA
Senior Vice President and Chief External Relations OfficerJennifer Litchman is senior vice president for external relations at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). She received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of South Carolina, a mas... Read More
Peter J. Murray, PhD, CAS, MS
Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Information TechnologyPeter Murray oversees the operations of the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) Center for Information Technology Services (CITS), which is the central information technology organizati... Read More
Dawn M. Rhodes, DBA
Chief Business and Finance Officer and Senior Vice PresidentDawn Rhodes has more than 35 years of experience in finance and operations, including 27 in higher education. Rhodes serves as the chief business and finance officer and senior vice president at th... Read More
Patty Alvarez, PhD, MS
Chief Student Affairs Officer and Vice PresidentPatty Alvarez was promoted to vice president while retaining the title of chief student affairs officer of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) in February 2024. Alvarez, who joined UMB in 2... Read More
Gregory F. Ball, PhD
Vice President for ResearchGregory F. Ball was named vice president for research, overseeing the joint research enterprise of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), i... Read More
Scott Bitner, MBA, CPA
Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Finance and Auxiliary ServicesScott Bitner was promoted to the position of University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) deputy chief financial officer (CFO) and vice president for finance and auxiliary services in March 2022. He has... Read More
Greg Bowden
Chief Philanthropy Officer and Vice PresidentGreg Bowden joined the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) as chief philanthropy officer and vice president on Dec. 4, 2023. Bowden came to UMB from the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Carey Bus... Read More
Susan C. Buskirk, DM, MS
Chief Accountability Officer, Vice President, and Institutional Official for Human Subjects ResearchSusan Buskirk was promoted to University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) chief accountability officer, vice president, and institutional official for human subjects research in June 2020, after servin... Read More
Stephen N. Davis, MBBS, FRCP, FACE, MACP
Vice President of Clinical and Translational ScienceStephen N. Davis was named the University of Maryland, Baltimore's (UMB) first vice president of clinical and translational science in February 2017, expanding on his previous roles at the Universi... Read More
Diane Forbes Berthoud, PhD, MA
Chief Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer and Vice PresidentDiane Forbes Berthoud is the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) first chief equity, diversity, and inclusion officer and vice president (CEDIO/VP), assuming the role July 1, 2021. As C... Read More
Mark T. Gladwin, MD
Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of MedicineA physician-scientist, clinician, educator, and academic leader, Mark Gladwin began his tenure as dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) in August 2022. He also is the John Z... Read More
Kevin P. Kelly, JD
Chief Government Affairs Officer and Vice PresidentKevin P. Kelly has been chief government affairs officer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) since November 2014 and was promoted from associate vice president to vice president in Septe... Read More
Alana Kyriakakis, JD
General Counsel and Vice PresidentAlana Kyriakakis assumed the role of University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) general counsel and vice president in July 2023 after serving as acting general counsel for 11 months. As general counse... Read More
Jenny Owens, ScD, MS
Vice Provost of Academic Affairs and Strategic InitiativesJenny Owens was named the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) vice provost of academic affairs and strategic initiatives in April 2024. She previously served as associate dean of academ... Read More
Kenneth H. Wong, PhD
Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the School of Graduate StudiesKenneth Wong became vice provost for graduate education and dean of the University of Maryland Graduate School in August 2023 after a national search. In this role, Wong reports to the University o... Read More