Vice Chancellor for Government Relations

• State Legislative Strategy, Policy, and Advocacy: • Develops and spearheads the USM state relations strategy to promote the System’s mission, core values, objectives, and interests. • Formulates and advances a legislative agenda that upholds the System’s mission, objectives, and operations. • Continuously monitors local, state, and federal legislative and regulatory developments that could affect the USM. • Provides timely updates, advice, and recommendations to the Chancellor, Board of Regents, USMO staff and other relevant stakeholders on emerging legislation and regulatory issues. • Coordinates with senior staff on the development of testimony, fiscal notes, and other messaging to advance the System. • Shapes state higher education-related policy impacting the USM through consultation with legislators and the Governor’s key advisors • Government and External Stakeholder Engagement: • Engages with key stakeholders, including the Governor, Maryland General Assembly, Maryland Congressional delegation, state and federal government agencies, key local officials, and significant higher education associations. • Fosters constructive relationships with state officials to enlighten them on higher education issues specific to the USM. • Assists the Chancellor and Board Chair with engagements within the broader regional and national higher education sectors and with national higher education associations. • Consults with the Governor and his key advisors on matters affecting USM, higher education policy, operations, and budget.