Our Team

We provide a professional customer service experience by offering dedicated advising, experts in the field, and necessary resources for successful meetings, events, and conferences.

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Yakima Melton

Director, Event and Conference Services
ymelton@umbc.edu
410-455-51446

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Simon Reilly

Associate Director, Production
simonreilly@umbc.edu
410-455-6794

Portrait of Kayla Cooper on the second floor landing in The Commons with UMBC banners in the back

Kayla Cooper

Assistant Director for Sales & Marketing
kchildr1@umbc.edu
410-455-2878

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Kenny Darby

Assistant Director of Event Planning
kdarby2@umbc.edu
410-455-3970

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Gina Hoagland

Executive Administrative Assistant I
ghoaglan@umbc.edu
410-455-3454

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Emily Aiello

Coordinator
eschulz1@umbc.edu
410-455-3620

Portrait of Valentine Anamelechi on Academic Row in a business shirt and tire

Valentine Anamelechi

Coordinator
vanamele@umbc.edu

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Kristin Fidanza

Events Coordinator
kfidanza@umbc.edu

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Maxwell Thomas Traill

Conference Coordinator
mtraill1@umbc.edu

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Zak Gutzwiler

Event Production Specialist
zak.gutzwiler@umbc.edu
410-455-6827

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Matthew Elsbury

Multimedia Technician
melsbury@umbc.edu

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Rashad Polk

Multimedia Technician
rashadpo@umbc.edu

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Angelica Vester

Multimedia Technician
avester1@umbc.edu

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Ashley Winch

Multimedia Technician
ashwinch@umbc.edu