Jenness E. Hall, Ph.D., ORSCC, Executive Director
Degrees:
Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration, Indiana University in Bloomington.
M.A. from Bowling Green State University in Student Personnel.
B.A. in English and History from Berry College, Rome, Georgia.
Background: Jenness Hall is an Executive & Leadership Coach. Her business, Ateri LLC, provides leadership coaching and strategic counsel to individuals and organizations focused on maximizing their potential.

John Michael Gudger, Travel & Research Grants Coordinator
Program: M.P.P. Urban Policy
Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland
Previous Degree:
B.A. in English, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Why UMBC?: I wanted to study policy in my home state, where I could focus on local issues.
Words I Live by: “Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.” – Mark Twain

Erin Berry, Administrative Coordinator
Program: Ph.D. Language Literacy and Culture
Hometown: Durham, North Carolina
Previous Degree:
M.A. in Organizational Communications, Bowie State University
Why UMBC?: I chose UMBC because of its focus on interdisciplinary research
Words I Live by: To be truly visionary we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality. -bell hooks

Romy Jones, Community Liaison
Program: Ph.D. Language Literacy and Culture
Hometown: Borna, Germany
Previous Degrees:
B.A. Modern Languages and Linguistics, UMBC
M.A. Intercultural Comminication, UMBC

Why UMBC?: I chose UMBC because of the unique INCC and LCC programs.
Words I Live by: “The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” -Plutarch

Joe Bieberich, Writing Advisor
Program: M.S. Environmental Science
Hometown: Brookeville, MD
Previous Degree: B.S. Environmental Science, UMBC
Why UMBC?: I chose UMBC because of the faculty’s unique commitment to student success.
Words I Live by: “Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success”