We’re excited to welcome Annual Giving Manager Mary Mellown to UAB Advancement. In this role, she will work with the Annual Giving team to increase the number of donors and philanthropic dollars raised through online engagement and solicitation efforts, as well as work to improve current and developing new digital engagement and solicitation strategies.

We’re excited to welcome Senior Director of Development for the College of Arts and Sciences Julia Ann Starke to UAB Advancement. In this role, Julia Ann will serve as part of the Dean's Office Leadership Team and will partner with faculty and staff to build and manage a portfolio of major and principal gifts donors, including individuals, corporations, and foundations.

During the period the university is closed for the holidays, we want to ensure that any donor needing assistance with a year-end gift will have adequate information to allow them to contact a member of the Office of Advancement. Outlined below are the procedures we will follow for handling any year-end gifts. For more information regarding wiring instructions and stock transfers, please reach out to us at gifts@uab.edu.

We're excited to welcome Regional Giving Specialist Storey Gillen to UAB Advancement. In this role, she will develop a comprehensive giving program focused on securing mid-level gifts by maximizing relationships with alumni, parents and friends. She will also conduct outreach efforts and travel to make assessment and cultivation/solicitation visits to constituents.

Congratulations to Rebecca Rodamar who recently accepted the position of Program Manager – Gifts for the UAB School of Nursing. In her new role, Rebecca will be responsible for directing the financial and administrative operations for the Office of Development and Alumni Relations in the School of Nursing. She will ensure that the team maintains integrity of gift accounts and donor records.

We’re excited to welcome Erica Scott to UAB Advancement. Erica is joining us as Project Administrator for Heersink School of Medicine’s Constituent Engagement. In this role, she will coordinate administrative, personnel and logistical support for ongoing department projects, assist in scheduling, and create meeting agendas and materials.

We’re excited to welcome Ben Moffatt to UAB Advancement as the Assistant Director of Development for the School of Dentistry. In this role, he will work with Kerry Chesnut and Scott Huffman to secure mid-level gifts, focusing on young alumni from the SOD. He will also facilitate the class gift projects during alumni weekend.

We’re excited to welcome Annual Giving Manager Kate Hollingsworth to UAB Advancement. In this role, she will oversee the solicitation and marketing efforts of Benevolent Fund projects, including Blazers Against Hunger and the Benevolent Fund Spring Campaign, as well as other Annual Giving Ad Hoc campaigns. She will also manage the Annual Giving stewardship strategies and donor outreach.

We are excited to share that Lee O’Neil has been promoted to Senior Director of Advancement Operations Support for the newly formed Advancement Operations Support (AOS) team.

We are excited to share that Katie McDowell has been promoted to Executive Director of Advancement Communications and Donor Relations.

We’re excited to welcome Mary Katherine Smyth to UAB Advancement as a University Events Specialist. In this role, she will plan events hosted by the Department of Surgery and the Heersink School of Medicine Dean's office.

Congratulations to Tori Akins who recently accepted the position of Assistant Manager for the Grateful Patient Program. As Grateful Patient Assistant Manager, Tori will provide development officers with quality grateful patient suspects and manage pre-qualification moves for the Grateful Patient Program. She will also assist in key performance indicator reporting.