Our Team

Hind Alaasemi

TerpEngage (Salesforce) Administrator

Hind is a systems analyst and Salesforce administrator for AMP. She holds a Master's degree in Information System Management with concentration in information Security and Salesforce Certified Advanced  Administrator.

Sugandha Kumar Arora

Salesforce Architect

Sugandha joined the Administrative Modernization Program in Feb 2020 after 10 years of work experience as Salesforce Developer/Tech Lead/Architect in various companies. She has a Masters in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins Engineering school and Bachelors of Computer Engineering from University of Maryland Baltimore County. Sugandha serves as Enterprise Architect for TerpEngage.

Amar Bhatia

Process Analyst

Amar joined the TerpEngage Team in December 2022. Amar completed his Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience Psychology for The Pennsylvania State University, where he also completed his one-year MBA. Amar is currently a graduate student in the Industrial Organizational Psychology program at the University of Maryland. Amar is currently serving as a process analyst focusing on business processes and effectiveness for Salesforce-based projects.

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 in the Administrative Modernization Program. 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 5 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

Acting Director / Senior Project Manager - TerpEngage

Jason DeSanto Jones joined the Administrative Modernization Program in November 2019 after fourteen years of work in academic advising and administration with the Robert H. Smith School of Business, as well as 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, all Salesforce Marketing Cloud initiatives, and interfaces with a number of other Salesforce-based projects at UMD.

Tim Miller

Sr. Salesforce Developer, TerpEngage

Tim joined the Administrative Modernization Program in November 2019. He has been working on the Salesforce platform since 2014 in various capacities and with a variety of organizations. He enjoys being involved in all phases of solution design and delivery - from business analysis and architecture to production support and training of end users. He has held technology leadership roles in the past but he most enjoys hands-on building of solutions to real-world business problems. Tim holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Rice University.

Pradyumna (Kumar) Nandimandalam

IT Senior Engineer / Sr. Informatica ETL Developer

Kumar joined the TerpEngage team in April 2021 after 10 years of work experience as Sr. ETL Informatica/Data Warehouse Developer in various companies.  He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration with concentration in information technology; and a certified Specialist in Informatica ETL & Big Data technologies.  Kumar serves as Sr. Informatica ETL Developer for TerpEngage.

Krishnapriya (Priya) Sankar

IT System Analyst / Salesforce Administrator

Priya joined the Administrative Modernization Program 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.

Meyana Thorne

Communications and Training Analyst

Meyana 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 from University of Maryland Global Campus. Meyana maintains the TerpEngage website, training documentation, the TerpEngage Annual Report, and other stakeholder communications.