Administrative and Fiscal Affairs

We are committed to providing exceptional business operations and human resource services to our customers in the Office of the Provost and the School of Graduate Studies . We strive to provide a timely response, a business or financial solution to our customers’ needs, and transparency throughout the process. 

In collaboration with our UMB central offices some services provided by the Office of the Provost Administrative and Fiscal Affairs team are: 

  • Human resource services 
  • Payroll services 
  • Financial transaction administration 
  • Travel administration 
  • Budget administration 
  • Contracts and grants administration 

For HR and Payroll questions, contact provost.hr@umaryland.edu. 

For financials and travel questions, contact provost.finance@umaryland.edu

For grants and contracts questions, contact Provost.Grants@umaryland.edu.

Office of the Provost and Graduate School Staff

James Reynolds, MBA

Assistant Vice President and Assistant Dean

410-706-0485

jreynolds@umaryland.edu 

Jessica Grabowski Roop

Jessica Grabowski Roop, MS

Administrator 

410-706-4825

jgrabowski@umaryland.edu

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Nicole Licari Umo, MBA

Accounting Manager

410-706-5728

nlicari@umaryland.edu 

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Katie Park

Accounting Analyst

410-706-3420

katie.park@umaryland.edu 

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Celeste Gerhart

Administrative Analyst

410-706-6794

cgerhart@umaryland.edu

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Renee Day

Human Resource Specialist   

410-706-0316

renee.day@umaryland.edu 

 

Shoshanna Allaire

Office Manager

301-314-7233

sallaire@umaryland.edu 

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Deborah Pinkney
Human Resource Associate 
410-706-5811
dpinkney@umaryland.edu

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Dominique Vivas

Accounting Clerk

410-706-2630

dvivas@umaryland.edu

 

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Laniara McCoy Cassie 

HR and Payroll Generalist

410-706-5963

lmccoy@umaryland.edu

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Ryan Hodgson, MLA

Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist

410-706-3288

ryanhodgson@umaryland.edu

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Kristin Kearney

Contracts and Grants Coordinator

410-706-4627

kristin.kearney@umaryland.edu

Student Affairs Staff

Bill Crockett, MS, RCRSP   

Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs Business & Facility Operations

410-706-5743

bcrockett@umaryland.edu

 

 

 

Raymond F. Dudeck Jr., MBA

Director, Business Services

410-706-5727

rdudeck@umaryland.edu 

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Stephen Francis

Senior Accountant

410-706-2140

stephen.francis@umaryland.edu