InternationalThe International Focus Area is supported by the Center for Global Engagement (CGE), Office of International Services (OIS), and schools. The table below identifies the RTF focus area status of each recommendation or decision followed by a membership roster including the primary and deputy focus area leader. The following initiatives have been approved by senior leadership to move forward as part of the COVID-19 Recovery process.

Focus Area Roster

  • Primary Focus Area Leader

    Virginia Rowthorn, JD, LLM
    Associate Vice President, Center for Global Engagement
    University of Maryland, Baltimore

  • Deputy Focus Area Leader

    Amy Ramirez, MA
    Director, Office of International Services
    Center for Global Engagement
    University of Maryland, Baltimore

Focus Area Members

  • Bonnie Bissonette, Ed.D.
    Director of Education Abroad and International Safety
    Center for Global Engagement
    University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Renee Cockerham, Ph.D.
    Program Manager of Postdoctoral Scholars
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Sarah Dababnah, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    University of Maryland School of Social Work

    Gina Dreyer, MA
    Assistant Director of International Services
    Center for Global Engagement
    University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Crystal Edwards, JD, MA 
    Assistant Dean of Academic Administration
    University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

    Jennifer Flinn, MA
    Executive Director of International Affiliate Support
    Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation

    Erin Golembewski, Ph.D.
    Senior Associate Dean
    University of Maryland Graduate School

    Cherokee Layson-Wolf, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA
    Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Student Affairs
    University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

    Caroline Long, LCSW-C, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor and Director of Global Initiatives
    University of Maryland School of Social Work

  • Kate Noonan, PhD
    Senior Director of Special Projects for the Dean
    University of Maryland School of Dentistry

    Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD, CRNP-Neonatal, FNAP, FAAN
    Assistant Professor and Department Chair of PPEP
    University of Maryland School of Nursing

    Dennis Paffrath, MBA 
    Associate Vice President of Research
    Sponsored Programs Administration
    University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Isabelita Rambob, DDS
    Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, Behavioral Dentistry Course
    University of Maryland School of Dentistry

    Nakiya Schurman, MSW
    Academic Advisor
    School of Social Work

    Kristen Stafford, PhD, MPH
    Assistant Professor
    University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Associate Director of CIHEB
    Director of Clinical Research Education Programs of Epidemiology and Public Health
    Institute of Human Virology

    Mili Tapia, MD 
    Professor
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Tonya Webb, PhD
    Associate Professor
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Legal Advisors

    Susan Gillette, JD 
    Vice President and General Counsel
    Office of University Counsel
    University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Allison Levin, JD 
    Staff Attorney
    Office of University Counsel
    University of Maryland, Baltimore