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title: Staff
date: 2022-03-08T21:02:00-05:00
author: Mei Lu
canonical_url: "https://president.umd.edu/administration/staff"
section: Pages
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# Staff

*Administration*

**Staff**



[Organizational Chart](https://umd-pres.files.svdcdn.com/production/files/president/UMD-President-Direct-Reports-July-2026.pdf?dm=1755721275) (PDF) / [Vice Presidents](https://president.umd.edu/administration/vice-presidents)


- **Darryll J. Pines** — President, University of Maryland <mailto:president@umd.edu> <tel:301-405-5803>
- **Ashley Bair** — Assistant to the President and Director of Protocol and Events <mailto:abair@umd.edu> <tel:301-405-5790>
- **Liam Farrell** — Assistant to the President for Executive Communications <mailto:lfarrel1@umd.edu> <tel:301-405-7476>
- **Jazz Lewis** — Director, State Government Relations <mailto:jmlewis@umd.edu> <tel:301.405.6637>
- **Danica Lovelace** — Executive Assistant to the President <mailto:lovelace@umd.edu> <tel:301-405-5796>
- **Virginia N. Meehan** — Executive Director for Government Relations <mailto:vmeehan@umd.edu> <tel:301-405-2065>
- **Stephen Oetken** — Director of University House Events and Operations <mailto:soetken@umd.edu> <tel:301-405-7419>
- **Blakely Pomietto** — Assistant President &amp; Chief of Staff <mailto:blakely@umd.edu> <tel:301-405-6848>
- **Kanitta Tonggarwee** — Deputy Chief of Staff <mailto:kctongga@umd.edu> <tel:301-405-8888>
- **Damaris Viera** — Director of Administrative Services <mailto:dviera@umd.edu> <tel:301-405-5799>



