Finance Board

 

The Finance Board is part of the SGA’s legislative branch.  We are a dynamic body that allocates funds to support student organization activities. The Finance Board consists of nine voting members: six at-large Finance Board Representatives, the Finance Board Secretary, the SGA Treasurer, and the SGA Vice President for Student Organizations. Members of the Finance Board will allocate $370,000 to student organizations over the course of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Finance Board Meetings

Our meetings are open to all UMBC students and take place

every Tuesday at 5:30 PM in Commons 318 

during fall and spring semester.

The majority of work is done at our weekly meetings, in which voting members partake in extensive discussions to determine if funding particular allocation requests effectively use the student dollar. We spend significant time working with a variety of student organizations on campus and increasing transparency between SGA and student organizations.

Each Finance Board Representative has two hours a week of Office Hours where they will be available for questions. All Finance Board representatives are assigned to different clubs/organizations. You should be receiving emails from them weekly with their updated contact information and how to find them for office hours.

 

Finance Board Membership

Rachel Pallipamula-Niranjeen

Chair of the Finance Board

Liaison for:
Agape Campus Christian Fellowship
Black Pre-Health Alliance
Black Student Union
Campus Disciples [CamDi]
Comics and Other Media
Cosplay Coalition
Crew/Rowing
Disability Advocate Union
Echo & Elevate
Entrepreneurs at UMBC
Environmental Task Force
Ethics Bowl
French Club
Kingdom Christian Fellowship
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)
Nepali Student Association
New Friends of Yours
Paintball Club
PAKSA (Pakistani Student Association)
Resident Student Association
Retriever Music Society
Sign of Life
Sikh Student Association
Speech and Debate
Student Media Center
Students for Justice in Palestine
Tabletop Gaming Club
Tae Kwon Do Club
Tau Beta Pi – Engineering Honor Society
UMBC Creative Writing Club
UMBC Men’s Volleyball
VITA Tax Preparation

Shrinidhi Gokulakrishnan

Vice Chair of the Finance Board

Liaison for:
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: Lambda Phi Chapter
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Ancient Studies Council
Anime Society
Anthropology Club
Arab Student Union
Association of Black Artists
Biomedical Engineering Society
Emergency Health Services Society (EHSS)
Greenpeace
HackUMBC
Hillel Student Organization
Hindu Students Council
Hispanic Latino Student Union
Honors College Council
Major Definition
Panhellenic Association
Persian Student Association
Phi Alpha Honor Society
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc
Phi Delta Epsilon
Phi Mu Fraternity for Women
Phi Sigma Sigma
Philosophers Anonymous
Photography Club
Stem PHD Society
The Art Life
The Neurodiversity Club
The Retriever
The Stilettos
UMBC Crafters
WMBC
Women’s Club Soccer

Treasurer

 

Maryada Bhattarai

Finance Board Secretary

 

Mirna Legesse

Vice President for Student Organizations

Nicolas Bartolomeo

Aidan Hunter

Finance Board Representative

Liaison for:
Adaa
Army ROTC Club
Caribbean Students Union
Catholic Retrievers
Charm City Connections
Chemistry/Biochemistry Council of Majors
Chess Club
Chew-MBC: The Cooking Club
Cru
CURL P.W.R
CWIT Student Council
Dagorhir
Dance Council of Majors
Fashion Club
Flow for All
Multicultural Greek Council
Pre-Dental Society
Pre-Law Society
Pre-Medical Society
Pre-Nursing Society
Pre-Pharmacy Society
Producing and Composing Club
Sistas in Medicine
Sisterhood: Women of Color Coalition
Sky Campus Happiness
Social Work Student Association (SWSA)
Society of Automotive Engineers – Baja
Student Service Members, Veterans & Families
Students of Applied Behavior Analysis Society (SABAS)
UMBC Men’s Club Soccer
UMBC Men’s Ultimate Frisbee
UMBC Raascals
UMBC: Magic the Gathering

Sophia Nasir

Finance Board Representative

Liaison for:

African Student Association
Ahlul-Bayt Student Association
Asian American Student Union
BCBA (Bioinformatics Computational Biology Association)
Cleftomaniacs
College Republicans
Cyberdawgs
Delta Phi Epsilon
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Design Movement
Dog-Collar Comedy Troupe
Economics Council
Engineers Without Borders
Ethiopian-Eritrean Club
Film Club
Humans vs. Zombies Club, UMBC
Men’s rugby
Mock Trial
Model UN
Musical Theatre Club
Muslim Student Association
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Society of Black Engineers
Neuroscience
Running Club
Russian Club
Ultimate Frisbee (Women’s)
UMBC Beauty Club
UMBC Women’s Rugby Club
Vietnamese Student Association
Women’s Club Volleyball
Wrestling
Young Life

Amariana “Mari” Crawley

Finance Board Representative

Liaison for:
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
Amateur Radio Club
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Red Cross Club
Club Sailing Team
Coptic Orthodox Club Association (COCA)
Disney Club
Gritty Kitties
Jujitsu Club
K-Pop Dance Club
Korean Student Association
Lambda Chi Alpha
Lambda Phi Epsilon
Lemon-Aide for the Children
Linux Users’ Group
Living Water Christian Fellowship
Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry
Mama’s Boys
Meditation at UMBC
Pokemon Fan Club
Reformed University Fellowship
Revvolution
SACNAS
Software Development and Administration Club
STARS Computing Corps
Swim Club
Turkic Student Association
UMBC Gaming and Esports
UMBC Gandharvas
UMBC Men’s Club Lacrosse
UMBC Women’s Club Lacrosse
Weightlifting Club
Wushu/Tai Chi Club

Sameera Chaudhry

Finance Board Representative

Liaison for:
Accounting Club
Astronomy Club
Badminton Club
bar·tle·by
Best Buddies
Bethel Campus Fellowship
Biology Council of Majors
Black Men’s Society
Bonsai Club
Cubers Club
Egyptian Student Association
Fencing
Filipino-American Student Association
First Love UMBC
Flourishing Fellowship
Geography and Environmental Systems Council of Majors
Global Brigades
Indigenous Peoples’ Union
Kappa Alpha Psi
Maryland Student Legislature
National Pan-Hellenic Council
Retriever Robotics
Rifle and Pistol Club
Rock Climbing Club, UMBC
Rotaract
Students for Life
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Sigma National Transfer Honor Society
The Garden
UMBC Design Club
UMBC Game Developers Club
UMBC Naval ROTC
Vegan Club

Zahra Nasir

Finance Board Representative

Liaison for:
alpha Kappa Delta Phi International Sorority, Inc.
Alpha Omega Campus Ministry
Alpha Sigma Alpha
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Chabad UMBC
Chinese Students Association
Club Tennis
College Students for Democracy
Hearts for the Homeless Baltimore
Ice Hockey Club
Information Systems Council of Majors (ISCOM)
Information Systems Security Association, UMBC Chapter
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Interfraternity Council
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Investing and Trading Club
Japanese Student Association
oSTEM
Pre-Physical Therapy Society
Pre-Physician Assistant Society
Pre-Veterinary Society
Psi Chi Honor Society (Psychology)
Public Health Council of Majors
QPOC
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Society of Physics Students
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
South Asian Student Association
Spanish Conversation Club
Stress-Less Club
The Sacred Sounds Club
UMBC Book Club
Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) – UMBC Student Chapter