Meet the Staff

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Associate Vice President
Alumni Affairs & Annual Giving 

Rebecca received her BA in 1986 and MA in 1988 both from the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences from UAB. Becky had been an active alumna for many years prior to joining the staff in 2003, and served as a volunteer to the Board of Directors for the National Alumni Society in many leadership capacities. Additionally, she formerly owned and operated Connections, Inc., a market research company located in Mountain Brook, Alabama. She is also co-founder of Voir Dire, a litigation research firm also located in Birmingham. 


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Executive Director
UAB National Alumni Society

Jennifer came to UAB in July 2000 to work with UAB Creative & Marketing Group before joining the Office of Alumni Affairs in September 2003. She graduated from Auburn University in August 1998 with a degree in Accounting and from UAB in December 2002 with a Masters in Business Administration. In May 2012, she received her PhD from UAB in Educational Leadership.





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Director of Operations


Yvette came to UAB in August of 1990 after working as a Purchase Order Coordinator for the Montgomery County Board of Education for twelve years. She graduated from the Washington School of Business in Washington, DC in 1975.







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Alumni House Manager

Andy joined the Alumni Affairs staff in the fall of 2007. A graduate of Auburn University, Andy has more than 20 years of professional experience with the UAB community including University Hospital and the School of Nursing.








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Alumni Affairs Specialist, Chapter Development
 
Jessica joined the Alumni Affairs staff in February 2012.  She received a B.A. in Communication from Purdue University in 2005 and has experience in alumni relations and fundraising.








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Alumni Affairs Specialist, Communications & Governmental Relations

Lori worked in this position from 2004-07 and returned in August 2011, after working in audio video sales and marketing. She graduated from UAB in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in English.







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Alumni Affairs Specialist, Alumni Relations

Merri joined the Office of Alumni Affairs in February 2012.  She comes to UAB after managing Wrapsody, Inc. of Hoover for the past four years and teaching kindergarten for the three years prior. She graduated from Samford University in 2004 with a degree in Education.







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Information Services

Loretta came to UAB in August 2004. She received an associate degree in Business in 1979 from Sawyer Business College in Hammond, IN and an associate degree in Computer Networking Technology in 2004 from Remington College in Colorado Springs, CO.







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Alumni Affairs Specialist, Membership

Tasha joined the Alumni Affairs staff in May 2012, after ten years in the banking industry. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from UAB in 2009.