Graduate Student Success Committee (GSSC) Chair and Members

Lokesh Gupta Mamidi, GSSC Chair

Program:M.P.S Health Information Technology

Hometown: Visakhapatnam, India

Previous Degree(s): Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

Favorite Quote: “Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead. If you lose, you can guide.” – Swami Vivekananda

Official Email: gssc@umbc.edu

Resources I can help you find: As the well-being chair, I can help you find anything related to well-being, whether physical, mental, emotional, social – and everything in between!

How to reach me: Send me an email (gssc@umbc.edu) with any questions, comments, concerns, or if you just want to chat.

 


 

Aniqa Afzal, GSSC Member

Program: PhD Human-Centered Computing

Hometown: Maryland

Previous Degree(s): M.P.S. Health Information Technology, UMBC, 2020; B.S. Biological Sciences and Psychology with an Arabic Minor, UMBC, 2018

Favorite Quote: “All mankind is from Adam and Eve. An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab, nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a White has no superiority over a Black, nor a Black has any superiority over White except by piety and good action” – Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Official Email: gssc@umbc.edu

Resources I can help you find: As a member of the Women in Cybersecurity group and someone with experience across various campus resources, including the Writing Center, Career Center, AOK Library, RAC, ELI, Transit, RIH, the Counseling Center, Interfaith Center, and the Centers of Wellbeing, I’d be happy to chat with students and help connect you with the support and services you need on campus.

How to reach me: Please reach out to me with any questions at aafz1@umbc.edu or my LinkedIn (Aniqa Afzal, M.P.S).

 


 

Carlo Vakas, GSSC Member

Program: Master of Public Policy (M.P.P)

Hometown: Germantown, Maryland

Previous Degree(s): Psychology (B.A)

Favorite Quote:“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation” -Khalil Gibran

Official Email: gssc@umbc.edu

How to reach me: carlov1@umbc.edu