Staff Advisory Committee

The Staff Advisory Committee (SAC) represents all USG staff to create a more unified, solutions-based line of communication from staff to administrative leadership. The SAC informs, advocates for, and influences change to USG policy and procedures to address areas in need of improvement as identified by staff. Topics may include, but are not limited to employee recognition, policy and legislation, outreach, engagement and communication, campus climate, and state budget updates and impacts. The SAC consists of 10 council members representing all five USG divisions, as follows:

• Administration and Financial Services (2 seats);
• Advancement and Community Engagement (2 seats);
• Executive Office (2 seats);
• Priddy Library (2 seats); and
• Division of Student Affairs and Career Readiness (2 seats)

2023-2024 SAC Officers

Chair Franklin Ofsthun Library Services Specialist Priddy Library ofsthun@umd.edu

Vice Chair Joel Landy Staff Office of Information Technology jlandy@umd.edu

Logistics Officer Judith Ambush Program Administrative Specialist Office of Advancement and Community Engagement jambush@umd.edu

Communications Officer Christy Christian Graphic Design Coordinator Marketing & Communications christyc@umd.edu

2023-2024 SAC Members

Naz Beyranvand Assistant Director Macklin Center for Leadership & Communication nbeyran@umd.edu

Cheryl Green Data Analyst Office of Advancement and Community Engagement cgreen1@umd.edu

Rose Jackson-Speiser Manager of Institutional Research and Data Analytics Office of the Executive Director rjackso5@umd.edu

Greta Ober-Beauchesne Social Work, Psychology, and Education Librarian Priddy Library gretaob@umd.edu

Shelby Speer Manager of Teamwork, Leadership and Collaboration Macklin Center for Leadership & Communication srspeer@umd.edu