Each May, the nation celebrates National Nurses Week, National Police Week and National Emergency Medical Services Week.  And throughout the month, University of Maryland Global campus has been recognizing some of its own first responders—nurses, EMTs, police officers and others—among its community of faculty members and alumni who are working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These UMGC Voices featured on the university’s social media channels during May, offer reflections on the current health crisis, words of wisdom and expressions of gratitude.

Sandra Alintah ‘19, M.S. in Health Informatics Management, works as a nursing coordinator with an affiliated agency of the Department of Disability Services.

Siti Banks ‘19, B.S. in Nursing, is a registered nurse who works in a neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.

Edward Maveric T. Canto ‘19, B.S. in Nursing and MBA, is a nurse at the Captain James Lowell FHCC VA Hospital, working hands-on in a COVID-19 Unit on the hospital’s Medical-Surgical floor. The patients received there are either COVID-positive, recovering, or suspected cases.

Rich Ehrlich, UMGC adjunct professor in Public Safety, is a police sergeant assigned to an Internal Affairs unit. 

John Haddaway ‘19, B.S. in Criminal Justice, a 19-year-veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department, is a corporal assigned as a Homeland Security team supervisor.

E.J. Hannig, UMGC adjunct associate professor in Public Safety, is a police sergeant with the Baltimore County Police Department.

Randall R. Jones, UMGC adjunct assistant professor in Criminal Justice, is an accreditation manager with the Fort Meyers, Florida, Police Department. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he serves on the Pandemic Response Team.

Juharia Magno ‘19, B.S. in Nursing, is a nurse case manager at an acute care hospital.

Karen McNulty ‘20, B.S. in Nursing, is a registered nurse at the University of Maryland Baltimore-Washington Medical Center.

Michelle Whittington Milam, UMGC adjunct professor in Criminal Justice and Investigative Forensics, is chief of police for the Maryland Department of Transportation/MVA Police Department. 

George Nichols, UMGC adjunct professor in Public Safety, is a deputy chief with the Prince George's County, Maryland, Police Department. He oversees the Bureau of Forensic Science and Intelligence. 

Dana Saddler ‘20, B.S. in Public Safety Administration, is an emergency communications supervisor for Fire Dispatch.

Ellen Sheridan, UMGC adjunct professor in Nursing, is the program coordinator for VIZIENT, the CNI Summer Program and Mentorship Program at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. 

Stephanie Somers-Roblero ‘20, B.S. in Nursing, is a nurse care manager.

Sandra Sund, UMGC adjunct professor in Nursing, is a family nurse practitioner.

Hector Velez, UMGC adjunct associate professor in Public Safety, is assistant chief of police for Prince George's County, Maryland, Police Department.

Kurt Wall, UMGC adjunct associate professor in Public Safety, is a sergeant with the Howard County, Maryland, Office of the Sheriff.

These voices represent a few of the many first responders in UMGC’s global community. To learn more, go to UMGC Voices.