Our Team

Hind Alaasemi

Sr.Salesforce Administrator, Terpengage

Hind joined the TerpEngage team in January 2019. She holds a master's degree in Information System Management with a concentration in Information Security and 4x Salesforce Certifications. Hind currently serves as the Sr. Salesforce Administrator and System Analyst for TerpEngage.

Sugandha Kumar Arora

Salesforce Architect

Sugandha joined the TerpEngage team in February 2020 after ten years of work experience as a Salesforce Developer/Tech Lead/Architect in various companies. She has a master's degree in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins Engineering School and a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Sugandha serves as Enterprise Architect for TerpEngage.

Meyana Thorne, DBA

Communications and Training Analyst

Meyana Thorne, DBA, has worked within the University System of Maryland since 2016 and joined the TerpEngage team in December 2022.  A fellow Terp, she completed her bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, and she completed her MBA and DBA from the University of Maryland Global Campus. Meyana maintains the TerpEngage website, training documentation, the TerpEngage Annual Report, and other stakeholder communications.

Sharon M. Goodall

Project Manager

Sharon Goodall joined the Office of Faculty Affairs in 2018 to manage the implementation of the faculty data reporting system. She also is a project manager on the TerpEngage team. She has a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and was previously involved in research in the CS department.

Jesam Ikpi

Business Analyst

Jesam has worked at UMD for five years. He has worked on a number of projects in the role of Business Analyst, focusing on requirements analysis, business processes, and process modernization. Originally from  Maryland, he received his bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

Jason DeSanto Jones

Assistant Director / Senior Project Manager - TerpEngage

Jason DeSanto Jones joined the TerpEngage team in November 2019 after fourteen years of work in academic advising and administration with the Robert H. Smith School of Business and the College of Arts & Humanities.  A two-time graduate of Indiana University (MS - Higher Education Administration; BA - Spanish & Biology), Jason supports the TerpEngage Advising Portal and all Salesforce Marketing Cloud initiatives, and he interfaces with a number of other Salesforce-based projects at UMD.

Sandeepa Konapala

IT Senior Engineer

Sandeepa joined the TerpEngage team in Jan 2022 and has since led the team in various projects. Her prior experience involves working as an ETL Informatica developer for six years before joining UMD and earning her master's degree in Computer Applications. She currently supports the TerpEngage team as an ETL Developer on multiple integrations.

Pradyumna (Kumar) Nandimandalam

IT Senior Engineer / Sr. Informatica ETL Developer

Kumar joined the TerpEngage team in April 2021 after ten years of work experience as the Sr. ETL Informatica/Data Warehouse Developer in various companies.  He holds a master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Technology and is a Certified Specialist in Informatica ETL and Big Data technologies.  Kumar serves as the Sr. Informatica ETL Developer for TerpEngage.

Krishnapriya (Priya) Sankar

IT System Analyst / Salesforce Administrator

Priya joined the TerpEngage team in 2022 as a Salesforce Administrator. She is a certified Salesforce Administrator and a Platform App builder. Priya holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and was previously involved in implementing Salesforce for a non-profit organization.

Ramith Wijesinghe

Beginner Salesforce Intern, Terpengage

Ramith is an undergraduate Information Science student within his Junior year. Ramith joined the TerpEngage team in January 2023 as an intern to learn and support TerpEngage (Salesforce).