Faculty Advisory Council Members

2020-2021 Membership List (as of September 11, 2020)


Allegany College of Maryland


Anne Arundel Community College

Amber Rust

Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore


Baltimore City Community College


Binah Institute of Advanced Judaic Studies


Bowie State University


Capitol Technology University

Soren Ashmall

Carroll Community College

Raza Khan (Secretary)

Cecil College

Candace Vogelsong

Chesapeake College


College of Southern Maryland

Sarah Merranko

Community College of Baltimore County


Coppin State University

Christopher Brittan-Powell

Frederick Community College

Joe Healey

Frostburg State University

Doris Santamaria-Makang

Garrett College


Goucher College


Hagerstown Community College


Harford Community College


Hood College

Paige Eager

Howard Community College

Ryna May

Johns Hopkins University


Loyola University Maryland


Maryland Institute College of Art

Victoria Pass

Maryland University of Integrative Health


McDaniel College

Nick Kahn

Montgomery College

Shinta H. Hernandez (Chair-elect)

Morgan State University


Mount St. Mary's University


Ner Israel Rabbinical College


Notre Dame of Maryland University


Prince George’s Community College

Teresa L Bridger

Salisbury University

Vinita Agarwal

St. John's College


St. Mary’s Seminary and University


St. Mary's College of Maryland

Walter Hill

Stevenson University


Towson University

Patricia Westerman

University of Baltimore

Bridal Pearson​

University of Maryland Baltimore

Fadia Shaya

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

K. Halimeda Killbourne

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

William B Talley

University of Maryland Global Campus

James Coker (Chair)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Anita Komlodi

University of Maryland, College Park


Washington Adventist University


Washington College


Women’s Institute of Torah Seminary


Wor-Wic Community College

Laura Paddack

Yeshiva College of the Nation’s Capital




Part-time faculty member (Howard Community College)

Kathryn Jones

Part-time faculty representative (Community College 2)


Part-time faculty representative (USM)


Part-time faculty representative (MICUA)


Private career school faculty representative


For-profit institution faculty representative




MHEC Staff Liaison

Emily A. A. Dow

Assistant Secretary for Academic Affairs​

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