Officers

2025 SMSA Officers  

Darrell Lipscomb
President
MS in Accounting Candidate 

Gurleenkaur Bhatia
Executive Vice President of Operations
MS in Business Analytics Candidate 

Sameer Kumar
Executive Vice President of Administration 
MS in Information Systems Candidate

Afra Nawar
VP of Finance 
Master of Finance Candidate

Lavanya Malhotra
VP of Marketing & Communications 
MS in Marketing Analytics Candidate 

Rasika Pande
VP of Community and Professional Development
MS in Business Analytics Candidate

Prakruthi Kanganti Shivakumar
VP of Student Affairs
MS in Business Analytics Candidate

Abena Owusu-Brako
VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
MS in Business Analytics Candidate

Contact SMSA at: smith-club-smsa@umd.edu