We’re thrilled to welcome Karen Hartless to the team as Director of Advancement Information Services and Analytics.

We're excited to welcome Lauren Cooper to UAB Advancement as Director of Communications.

We are excited to share that Ebony Harris has recently accepted the position of Senior Director of Development for the Collat School of Business. Ebony began her journey at UAB in 2020 as the Director of Development for the School of Public Health.

Congratulations to Alecia Beck who recently accepted the position of Information Specialist for the Advancement Information Services & Analytics (AISA) team.

We’re so excited to welcome Brandi Lamon-Pinkerton, Ph.D., to UAB Advancement. Brandi is joining the team as the Executive Director of Constituent Engagement for the UAB Medicine Advancement.

We are excited to share that Meredith Burns has been promoted to Senior Director of HSOM Alumni Affairs. Meredith is a 27-year UAB veteran and has been a pioneering leader of the Medical Alumni Association for more than 14 years.

Congratulations to Lauren Cicatiello on her recent promotion to Program Manager for the HSOM development team at the UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center after serving as a Program Coordinator since 2021.

Congratulations are in order to Mary Jane Gibson, who recently accepted the position of Associate Director of Development for the Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM ) development team after serving as the Corporate Development and Special Events Manager for the UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center since 2021.

Congratulations to Beth Eddings, who recently accepted the position of Director of HSOM Alumni Affairs after serving as the Assistant Director since February 2019.

We’re excited to welcome Kionna McCain to UAB Advancement. As a Development Coordinator, Kionna will assist Development Officers in in identifying and cultivating potential major gift prospects for the schools and units. She will also support the Development efforts of assigned areas in all aspects of donor engagement and solicitation.

We’re thrilled to welcome Clay Shannon to the team as the Director of Annual Giving. In this role, Clay will lead a three-person team in developing a comprehensive, centralized, multi-channel annual giving program.

We’re so excited to welcome Savannah Barrentine to UAB Advancement! Savannah is joining us as the Assistant Director of Development in the School of Education and Human Sciences. In this role, she will work closely with Dean Teresa Doughty and Lisa Pritchett to develop strategic fundraising priorities and strategies for the school.