The First Year Ambassador program, also known as FYA program, teaches students the structure of the Student Government Association (SGA) at UMBC. It is SGA’s year-long leadership development program that is open to freshmen and first year transfer students. Furthermore, it teaches students how to take advantage of the agency that they have on campus and how to properly navigate fixing any problem that they may identify. This program also introduces students to campus partners that can assist with programming, frames the historical context of initiatives launched by students, and elevates students to student leaders.
A key aspect of the program is the opportunity to shadow both elected and appointed officers in two bodies of the organization, the Legislative and Executive Branches. As a First Year Ambassador, you will have the opportunity to sit in on meetings, assist the officers in their work, and plan events that are large in scale.
Questions? Contact our Associate Director:
2022-23 First Year Ambassadors:
Aeon Kaplowitz
Aliza Waseem
Amariana Crawley
Anderson Berrios
Aya Saeid
Benjamin Ferdman
Bruke Tewodros
Chandana Rao
Christian Jassani
Destiny Deshields
Elle Poissant
Genesis Bonilla
Ileana Su
Jack Winkler
Jaden Farris
Jessica Nguyen
Joy Kanithi
Joyce Kabeya
Kamron Mason
Karina Anais Crespo
Kel Parks
Mena Saeid
Nicolas Bartolomeo
Nicole Fontanilla
Owen Tolbert
Sanu Janneh
Sebastian Zamora
Shanzay Fatimah
Shawn Bearam
Toby Okafor
Victor Huang
Vincent Murray