The Office of External Relations supports the mission and operations of the BSOS community through alumni relations, development and gift coordination, communications and marketing, media outreach, event coordination and other services. Please contact us or visit our offices in 0145 Tydings Hall for more information.
Alumni are also encouraged to share their news and programming ideas by contacting bsosalumni [at] umd [dot] edu. Please send us a brief description of your idea or of your news such as births, marriages, promotions, and other professional and educational accomplishments, making sure to include your full name, former last name (if applicable), city/state, e-mail address, phone number, year of graduation and degree/major.
External Relations
Dr. Katherine Russell
Acting Assistant Dean, External Relations;
Associate Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Office: 301-405-1692
BSOS-UGDean [at] umd [dot] edu
Sarah Chicoine
Assistant Director, External Relations
Office: 301.405.3475
schic [at] umd [dot] edu
Alumni and Donor Relations
Jennifer Kilberg
Director of Alumni and Donor Relations
0145 Tydings Hall
Office: 301.405.3475
jkilberg [at] umd [dot] edu
Communications and Marketing
Laura Ours
Senior Director of Communications and Marketing
Office: 301.405.5722
lours [at] umd [dot] edu
Sara Gavin
Associate Director, Communications and Media Relations
Office: 301.405.1733
sgavin [at] umd [dot] edu
Tom Bacho
Assistant Director of Creative Services
301.405.2171
tbacho [at] umd [dot] edu
Development
Kenny Beaver
Director of Development
Office: 301.405.8607
beaver [at] umd [dot] edu
Sameen Saeed
Associate Director, External Relations
Office: 301.405.5334
dsaeed [at] umd [dot] edu
Joe Azzarello
Assistant Director of Development
Office: 301.405.0464
jazzar [at] umd [dot] edu
Support
Meredith Ann Glaze
Graduate Assistant, Development and Alumni Relations
mglaze [at] umd [dot] edu
Jessica Coghlan
University Relations Intern
jcoghlan [at] umd [dot] edu