It is my distinct pleasure to announce the promotion of Ms. Margo Young as Director of the Earth & Space Research Administration (ESRA). Margo has been serving as the ESRA Associate Director since July 2019. Her promotion effective at the start of this fiscal year signifies the important, mutually beneficial relationship between high-quality research and top-notch research administration.
Margo received her BS degree in Institutional Management from the Pennsylvania State University and will complete her MBA by the end of this year. Margo joined UMBC in 2007 as part of the JCET/GEST administration team. In 2016, she was the recipient of the UMBC Exempt Staff Employee of the Quarter award. Over the past year she led the major restructuring of ESRA to become a shared services center that now administers all three of UMBC’s Cooperative Agreements with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) – JCET, GPHI and CSST. Together these Centers accounted for $26M in research expenditures in FY 2020, or 1/3 of UMBC’s overall extramural research portfolio. The ESRA team, comprised of seven dedicated staff members, manages awards and day-to-day operations for over 165 faculty, staff, and students at both UMBC and GSFC.
In her role as Director, Margo will provide strategic guidance for UMBC during the competitive bid process for pursuing and securing major Cooperative Agreement awards, building on her proven outstanding leadership and the remarkable ESRA team.
Please join me in congratulating Margo Young for her new leadership role.
Karl V. Steiner
Vice President for Research
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Affiliate Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
steinerk@umbc.edu
410-455-5636
Vice President for Research
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Affiliate Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
steinerk@umbc.edu
410-455-5636
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Posted: August 4, 2020, 4:37 PM
