Employee Affinity Spaces
2021 Division of Student Affairs Affinity Space Groups
The Division of Student Affairs is excited to continue to offer affinity space groups for all employees (non-exempt, exempt, CC1, graduate student staff, DSA employees, and non-DSA employees) to strengthen the relationships within our Terrapin community. Affinity spaces provide informal ways for staff to connect with others of a shared identity or common interest through meet-ups, lunches, networking, dialogues, information sharing, or events. Each group defines how they want to be in community with one another and there are opportunities for staff to create new groups if interested.
If you would like to participate in a group, please reach out directly to the facilitator. If you would like to start a group, please reach out to Nicole Mehta or Malia Witherspoon, SADI Co-Chairs.
Affinity Space Groups
Expressive Arts
Facilitator: Kate Blanch
Email Kate if you are interested in joining this group.
Latinas in Student Affairs
Facilitator: Nicole Garcia Diaz
Email Nicole if you are interested in joining this group.
LGBTQ+
Facilitator: Daniel Ostick
Email Daniel if you are interested in joining this group.
Parents of Teenagers
Facilitator: Laura Tan
Email Laura if you are interested in joining this group.
Pet Parents
Facilitator: Eva Quintos Tennant
Email Eva if you are interested in joining or co-facilitating this group.
Group and sign-up information
Queer People of Faith
Facilitator: Lorae Bonamy
Email Lorae if you are interested in joining this group.
Student Affairs Dads
Facilitator: Mike Paszkiewicz
Email Mike if you are interested in joining this group.
Disability
Facilitator: Ray Nardella
Email Ray if you are interested in joining this group.
Veterans/Military-Connected
Facilitator: David M Reese
Group and sign-up information: stamp.umd.edu/VetAffinity
Women in Student Affairs
Email Laura Tan if you are interested in joining this group.
Womxn of Color in Student Affairs
Facilitator: Mel. Coles
Co-collaborators: Jamila Aswad and Imani Burwell
Email the facilitator and/or collaborators if interested in joining the group.
Working Moms
Facilitator: Laura Hood
Listserv: Working Moms List; email lcm@umd.edu to gain access
Group email: saworkingmoms@umd.edu
Join the Facebook group.
Email Laura Hood if you are interested in joining this group.