Connecting UMD’s Do Good Campus and Expanding Its Opportunities
The Do Good Campus Strategic Leadership Council expands our efforts to fund, recognize, incentivize and reward Do Good efforts throughout the University of Maryland. The Council is part of the Office of the Provost, with the Council Chair reporting to Tania D. Mitchell, Inaugural Associate Provost for Community Engagement and Bob Grimm, Levenson Family Chair in Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership and Director of the Do Good Institute.
This Council is composed of senior administrators from virtually all schools and colleges, as well as the Division of Student Affairs, University Libraries, Belonging & Community and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. These appointees were selected by their respective deans and/or senior leadership, in collaboration with the Office of the Provost and the Director of the Do Good Institute.
Throughout the summer of 2025, the Council worked to relaunch the Do Good Campus Fund and to support the incredible social impact work happening across UMD’s campus through the implementation of year two projects.
The Campus Fund named its second round of recipients during the 2024-2025 academic year.
As the Do Good Campus Faculty Director, James Stillwell chairs the Council’s efforts and oversees the operation of the Do Good Campus Fund.
Meet the Do Good Campus Strategic Leadership Council Members
- Tim Canty is an associate professor of atmospheric and oceanic science and the director of the Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences graduate program. His research focuses on air quality science and policy, stratospheric ozone and climate change. His goal is to improve our understanding of atmospheric composition by using observations from satellites, balloons, aircraft and ground-based instruments to test photochemical models.
- Lawrence M. Clark is an associate dean in the Office of Undergraduate Studies, where he focuses on learning outcomes assessment, general education, and faculty and curriculum development. In addition to his leadership roles at the university level, he is a faculty member in the Center for Mathematics Education in the College of Education. Throughout his career, he has designed and facilitated mathematics teacher education in the U.S., Ethiopia, Ecuador and Kenya.
- Nicole M. Coomber Nicole M. Coomber, Ph.D. is a clinical professor of Management & Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. She teaches management, leadership, and consulting for undergraduate, masters, and MBA students. Dr. Coomber also serves as the school’s Assistant Dean for Experiential Learning, building partnerships for the Smith School with corporations, alumni, and other organizations. Dr. Coomber is the author of Management: An Interactive Approach, a principles of management textbook from Pearson Higher Education. She serves as the Secretary for the Management Education and Development Division of the International Academy of Management, and has previously served that division as membership coordinator and practitioner liaison. Dr. Coomber has been recognized for her teaching and service, receiving the Allen J. Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence in 2023, the People and Culture Professor award and the Mentor Professor of the Year award from her full-time MBA 3 times each, a Distinguished Teaching Award in 2021, and the MBA Distinguished Faculty Award from the Office of Career Services in 2019.
- Nina Harris is the associate dean for academic programs and student services in the School of Public Policy. A skilled administrator with more than 25 years of higher education experience, specializing in developing and administering successful undergraduate and leadership development programs at major universities, Harris provides direction to all current and developing undergraduate initiatives in the School. Additionally, she manages the school’s undergraduate course offerings in leadership and public policy. Harris teaches several undergraduate leadership courses and has developed and taught a graduate course, “Ethical Dimensions of Public Leadership.”
- Kate Izsak is Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives in the College of Information. She works on STEM education and broadening participation in computing. Recent initiatives have included: 1) the Campus Computing Community (C3): a novel mechanism for cross-campus student support and enrichment in computing, modeled on and extending the traditional academic writing center model; 2) INFO Commons: a student hub and common area filled with teaching labs specializing in IoT, gaming, AR/VR, prototyping, design, community engagement, and accessibility; and 3) DC-Metro Area Break Through Tech Program: a collaboration between University of Maryland, George Mason University, and Pivotal Ventures establishing an initiative consisting of curriculum innovation, career access, and community-building in service of achieving gender equality in technology.
- Jinhee Kim, is a professor and associate dean of University of Maryland Extension at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Kim significantly increased the visibility of their Family and Consumer Sciences program, securing multimillion-dollar funding for new initiatives and programming related to rural mental and behavioral health, vaccine hesitancy and digital literacy. Kim has published four book chapters and 70-plus journal articles and made 100+ invited and refereed presentations.
- Josh Madden is the assistant dean for undergraduate studies in the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, where he supervises operations in the Student Services Office, including recruitment, enrollment, course scheduling, academic advising and new student orientation. Prior to this role, he was the director of student services, where he received the “Terrapin of Distinction” award.
- Lindsey May is the associate dean of academic affairs and strategic initiatives in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where she oversees initiatives and works closely with program directors to plan and manage undergraduate and graduate curriculum. She was one of six architects to win the 2021 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers.
- Erin McClure is the assistant dean and chief of staff in the School of Public Health, where she oversees operations and partnerships, building on strengths, implementing best practices and supporting the school and university in enacting their belonging and community values through leadership and community engagement. McClure is a skilled coach and facilitator, accomplished in developing the leader within and supporting crucial conversations to improve engagement and advance public health goods.
- Quincy Mills is the associate dean for academic affairs for graduate education in the College of Arts and Humanities and director of the Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities. He is also an associate professor of History where his research and teaching focus on the ways African Americans' wages, wealth and overall financial well-being helped shape Black public spaces, political engagement and activism.
- Kelly Mix earned her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1995 and has held faculty positions in the Department of Psychology at Indiana University and the College of Education at Michigan State University. She has received research funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Spencer Foundation. A former elementary school teacher, her research is focused on the development of number concepts and mathematical reasoning, with a particular interest in the use of cognitive science principles to improve children's learning.
- Kristopher Oliveira serves as the director of the LGBTQ+ Equity Center - an entity of Belonging & Community at UMD. In this role, he leads as a campus and community consultant to improve the experiences of LGBTQ+ people on campus through research and data-driven praxis, and provides leadership and strategic direction for the Equity Center team.
- Allynn Powell is the director of the University Career Center and the President’s Promise. Designed to support students through each stage of their career development, the center offers an array of resources, services and programs that empower students to pursue their ambitions and navigate a meaningful career journey.
- Katherine Russell is associate dean for undergraduate education in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, where she oversees education for over 5,000 students in its majors, minors and living-learning programs. Dr. Russell is former Honors College Associate Director and Banneker/Key Scholarship Executive Coordinator at Maryland.
- Sue Sherburne serves as executive associate athletic director. In this role, she provides leadership in academic support, student-athlete and staff development, and serves as the department liaison to sports medicine. She also oversees Title IX compliance, acts as the primary liaison to the University’s Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct, and Office of Student Conduct and serves as a member of the Big Ten’s Joint Group.
- Gary White is senior associate dean of research and academic services in University Libraries. In his position, he oversees all research, teaching and access services and is responsible for all public facilities and subject branch libraries.
- Jim Zahniser is assistant dean of strategic operations and information technology (IT) in the A. James Clark School of Engineering, where he focuses on tactical and strategic direction-setting for IT infrastructure, services and support. As the executive director of engineering information technology, he founded Terrapin Works, an umbrella organization for the additive manufacturing and digital fabrication tools throughout the school. He also created the Virtual Computer Lab to allow students access to institutionally licensed software on any device using application virtualization.