301-405-7360
Khodary@umd.edu

Ms. Elisabeth El'Khodary, Assistant Dean and Director of Student Affairs, is responsible for managing all facets of graduate students' involvement with the School of Public Policy, including the creation, execution and evaluation of a comprehensive marketing plan to prospective students; the recruitment and admission of students; orientation, academic advising and support services; counseling and student development; and all other areas of student services.

Ms. El'Khodary comes to SPP from the University of Maryland's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where she served as Graduate Director. Her academic background includes a Master's degree from Princeton University in Near Eastern Studies, a Fulbright Fellowship to Egypt, and a BA from Goucher College in Communications. Prior to coming to the University in 1997, she served as the Manager of Events and Special Projects for the American Heart Association, an assistant to the U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank, Senior Program Coordinator for The Washington Center, and an Employee Development Officer for the U.S. Information Agency.