The Benevolent Fund is governed by UAB employees representing all areas of the University including Academic Programs, Administrative areas, Callahan Eye Hospital, Health Services Foundation, Health System, UAB Hospital, and Viva Health. According to by-laws, voting membership is based on proportional representaion and members are selected to serve two year terms. The council is divided into standing committees: Blazer Kitchen, Community Impact, Designation Review, Employee Emergency Assistance, Grant Review, Habitat House, UAB Academic and Administrative Campaign and UAB Medicine Campaign. Ad hoc committees are formed as necessary to carry out the activities of the council.
| Executive Committee |
| President |
Phillip Bivens |
| Vice President |
Lynne Jarreau |
| Secretary |
Peggy Kain |
| Immediate Past President |
Kristin Chapleau |
| Campaign Chair: Academic & Administration |
vacant |
| Campaign Co-Chair: Academic & Administration |
vacant |
| Campaign Chair: UAB Medicine |
Martha Tankersley |
| Campaign Co -Chair: UAB Medicine |
Dawn Williams |
| Blazer Kitchen Chair |
Michelle Henry |
| Blazer Kitchen Co-Chair |
Stefanie Varghese |
| Community Impact Grant Chair |
Scott Sorenson |
| Community Impact Grant Co-Chair |
Tanesha Derico |
| Designation Review Chair |
Amy Badham |
| Designation Review Co-Chair |
Martha Griffin |
| EEAP Chair |
Cheryl Malone |
| EEAP Co-Chair |
Holly Holliday Jones |
| Grant Review Chair |
LaShell Cameron |
| Grant Review Co-Chair |
Andrew Sparks |
| Habitat House Chair |
Bryan Jones |
| Habitat House Co-Chair |
vacant |
| Benevolent Fund Council |
| Athletics |
vacant |
| Callahan Eye Hospital |
Shelby Smith |
| Amanda Swan |
| Collat School of Business |
Laura Tull |
| College of Arts and Sciences |
Antonio Goodman |
| Deborah Littleton |
| Development and Alumni |
Mary Jane Gibson |
| Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
Holly Holliday Jones |
| Finance and Administration |
Tanesha Derico |
| Matthew Finley |
| Paula Mitchell |
| Graduate School |
vacant |
| Health Services Foundation |
Nancy Lawrence |
| Brandon Patterson |
| Wendy Tissier |
| vacant |
| Health System |
Martha Griffin |
| Lynn Watson |
| Dawn Williams |
| Honors College |
Donna Andrews |
| Information Technology |
Scott Sorenson |
| Aman Khera |
| Office of the Provost |
Amy Badham |
| LaShell Cameron |
| Bryan Jones |
| Research |
Penny Whiteside |
| vacant |
| School of Dentistry |
Tiffany Brooks |
| Lynne Jarreau |
| School of Education |
vacant |
| School of Engineering |
Desland Robinson |
| Tomeka Wilson |
| School of Health Professions |
Kristin Chapleau |
| Shannon Houser |
| School of Medicine |
Valerie Lehman Paige |
| Ashley Allen |
| vacant |
| vacant |
| vacant |
| vacant |
| vacant |
| School of Nursing |
Karmie Johnson |
| Erin Clarkson |
| School of Optometry |
Stephanie Varghese |
| School of Public Health |
Michelle Henry |
| vacant |
| Student Affairs |
Phillip Bivens |
| Andrew Sparks |
| UAB Hospital |
Robyn Fleming |
| Jaclynn Gothard |
| Amy Jeffers |
| Matt Joiner |
| Cheryl Malone |
| Carson Phillips |
| Nikea Patterson |
| Ingrid Poindexter |
| Martha Tankersley |
| vacant |
| vacant |
| UAB Libraries |
Peggy Kain |
| University Relations |
Haley Herfurth |
| Viva |
Tiffany Nabors |
| vacant |
Staff:
Lisa Higginbotham, Benevolent Fund Manager
*Council members are nominated and elected by the faculty and staff of UAB to serve a two-year term. We will be accepting nominations for the 2020-2021 year through August 7, 2020. For a nomination form, please complete the
Council Member Nomination Form.