Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

MISSION STATEMENT

To enhance the total student-athlete experience by developing student-athlete leaderships skills, promoting student-athlete welfare, and fostering a positive student-athlete image on the Maryland campus, local, state, and global communities.

About SAAC

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) plays an important role in the development of life skills and career development program within the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. It consists of two representatives from each varsity sport and meets on a regular basis with representatives from the athletic administration. The SAAC mission is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by cultivating leadership skills and service initiatives, promoting student-athlete welfare and enhancing the student-athlete voice.

SAAC Meeting Dates

September 8
October 6
November 3
December 1
February 9
March 2
April 6
May 4

SAAC Advisors

Dr. Sue Sherburne - Assistant Athletics Director/Life Skills & Career Development
Mark Fusiak - Academic Counselor
Jeff Poulard - Assistant Director of Compliance

executive board

Dani Kram President Gymnastics	Noella Anyangwe Vice President Women's Track & Field	Pat Cole Vice President Men's Track & Field
TJ Guidice Vice President Wrestling	Malina Howard Vice President Women's Basketball	Katie Gerzabek Vice President Field Hockey
Shannon Bustillos Vice President Softball	Robert Galligan Vice President Baseball	Amy Dion Secretary Volleyball

SAAC membership

Brene Moseley Women's Basketball	Brionna Jones Women's Basketball	Charde' Barnes Cross Country	Emily VandeWater Cross Country
Brooke Cabrera Field Hockey	Brooke Adler Field Hockey	Alexandra Papell Women's Golf	Jessica Gregory Women's Golf
Stephanie Giameo Gymnastics	Sarah Faller Gymnastics	Taylor Cummings Women's Lacrosse	Shanna Brady Women's Lacrosse
Madison Martin Softball	Hannah Dewey Softball	Shade Pratt Women's Soccer	Kristene Mumby Women's Soccer
Olga Gaistruk Tennis	Welma Luus Tennis	Alexandra Cimino Women's Track & Field	Thea LaFond Women's Track & Field
Chavi St. Hill Volleyball	Kelsey Hrebenach Volleyball	Mike Shawaryn Baseball	Brandon Lowe Baseball
Damonte Dodd Men's Basketball	Spencer Barks Men's Basketball	Brad Craddock Football	Elvis Dennah Football
Cavon Walker Football	Eric Urda Men's Golf	Ben Warnquist Men's Golf	Eric Parnon Men's Lacrosse
Isaiah Davis-Allen Men's Lacrosse	Cody Niedermeier Men's Soccer	Chris Odoi-Atsem Men's Soccer	Trey Sherman Men's Track & Field
Tom Hogarty Men's Track & Field	Geoffrey Alexander Wrestling	Arashdeep Gill Wrestling

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About SAAC

The University of Maryland Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations, and policies that affect student-athletes' lives on member institution campuses. NCAA legislation mandates that all member institutions have SAACs on their respective campuses. Further, NCAA legislation requires that all member conferences have SAACs.

Though the focus of campus SAACs is intended to be more parochial in nature, communication among campus and nationals SAACs offers student-athletes the opportunity to shape the landscape of intercollegiate athletics. The primary focus of the Maryland SAAC is to:

Promote communication between athletics administration and student-athletes
Disseminate information
Provide feedback and insight into athletics department issues
Generate a student-athlete voice within the campus athletics department formulation of policies
Build a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams
Solicit student-athletes responses to proposed conference and NCAA legislation
Organize community service efforts
Create a vehicle for student-athlete representation on campus-wide committees
Promote a positive student-athlete image on campus

The members of the SAAC have been provided the opportunity to address issues affecting student-athletes on the Maryland campus, on a conference level, and on a national level. SAAC members are meant to serve as the local student-athlete voice in addressing issues of student-athlete welfare on the Maryland campus while facilitating better communication among student-athletes from various athletics teams to address issues common to all.

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