COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The 2022-23 University of Maryland Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Executive Board has been announced. Rising senior soccer student-athlete Catherine DeRosa will serve as the SAAC President for the upcoming year.
“I’m so excited to be the SAAC President this year,” said DeRosa. “Our voices as student-athletes are so important and SAAC empowers all of us to use our voices and allows us to be heard. This is a great opportunity and I am so proud to represent Women’s Soccer in this role.”
The SAAC is a leadership group comprised of student-athlete representatives across every sport within Maryland Athletics. Members of SAAC serve the entire-athlete body through their dedication to acting as liaisons between student-athletes, the athletic administration and the NCAA along with building and strengthening campus-wide relationships. SAAC’s mission is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by cultivating skills and service initiatives, promoting student-athlete welfare, and enhancing the student-athlete voice.
|| 2022-23 SAAC Executive Board
President
Women’s Soccer
Director, Student-Athlete Engagement – Student Affairs
Football
Share The Shell Liaison – Community Partners
Field Hockey
Share The Shell Liaison – SAAC Initiatives
Field Hockey
Director, Student-Athlete Engagement – SGA
Softball
Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Track & Field
Director, Wellness
Track & Field
Also, the Maryland Made student-athlete development program announced its Executive Boards for the upcoming academic year. Maryland Made empowers student-athletes to explore their potential and pursue their passions.
Through comprehensive programming, the Student-Athlete Development team aims to facilitate an inclusive environment for student-athletes to refine their leadership, explore their professional possibilities, and enact change in their communities.
Maryland Made’s Pre-Health Terps is a student-athlete organization dedicated to preparing students to pursue careers in the health profession. Student-athletes work in collaboration with UMD’s Health Professions Advising Office (HPAO), local graduate school programs and administrators, student-athlete alumni and current healthcare professionals to deliver programming uniquely tailored for the…
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