The Benevolent Fund is governed by 30 to 60 UAB employees representing all areas of the University including Academic Programs, University Hospital, Administrative areas, Health Services Foundation, UAB Highlands, VIVA, Callahan Eye Foundation, and the Health System. Voting members are selected to serve two year terms, renewable for no more than three terms. The council is divided into standing committees: the Agency Review Committee, the By-Laws Committee, the Campaign Committee, the Employee Emergency Assistance Committee, and the Awareness Committee. Ad hoc committees are formed as necessary to carry out the activities of the council.
| Executive Committee |
| President |
Kristin Chapleau |
| Vice President |
Phillip Bivens |
| Secretary |
Peggy Kain |
| Treasurer |
Karen Icolano |
| Immediate Past President |
Steve Murray |
| Campaign Chair: Academic & Administration |
Lynne Jarreau |
| 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 |
Steve Murray |
| Community Impact Grant Co-Chair |
Scott Sorenson |
| Designation Review Chair |
Amy Badham |
| Designation Review Co-Chair |
Martha Griffin |
| EEAP Chair |
Cheryl Malone |
| EEAP Co-Chair |
Holly Holliday Jones |
| Faculty Senate Representative |
Elizabeth Pellathy |
| Grant Review Chair |
LaShell Cameron |
| Grant Review Co-Chair |
Andrew Sparks |
| Habitat House Chair |
Bryan Jones |
| Habitat House Co-Chair |
Jenny Hayes |
| Benevolent Fund Council |
| Athletics |
vacant |
| Callahan Eye Hospital |
Anna Hamel |
| Autumn Massey |
| Collat School of Business |
Laura Tull |
| College of Arts and Scences |
Erika Hille Rinker |
| Deborah Littleton |
| Development and Alumni |
Mary Jane Gibson |
| Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
Holly Holliday Jones |
| Finance and Administration |
Tanesha Derico |
| Anne Graham |
| Paula Mitchell |
| Stephen Murray |
| Graduate School |
vacant |
| Health Services Foundation |
Nancy Lawrence |
| vacant |
| Health System |
Martha Griffin |
| Lynn Watson |
| Dawn Williams |
| Honors College |
Donna Andrews |
| Information Technology |
Scott Sorenson |
| vacant |
| Institute for Innovation |
vacant |
| Office of the Provost |
Amy Badham |
| LaShell Cameron |
| Bryan Jones |
| Research |
Penny Whiteside |
| vacant |
| School of Dentistry |
Lynne Jarreau |
| vacant |
| School of Education |
vacant |
| School of Engineering |
vacant |
| School of Health Professions |
Kristin Chapleau |
| Shannon Houser |
| School of Medicine |
Valerie Lehman Paige |
| vacant |
| School of Nursing |
Karmie Johnson |
| vacant |
| School of Optometry |
Stephanie Varghese |
| vacant |
| School of Public Health |
Michelle Henry |
| vacant |
| Student Affairs |
Phillip Bivens |
| Andrew Sparks |
| UAB Hospital |
Cheryl Malone |
| John Brad Morrow |
| Chris Cumbest |
| Zak Dorsey |
| Jenny Hayes |
| Matt Joiner |
| Martha Tankersley |
| Ingrid Poindexter |
| vacant |
| UAB Libraries |
Peggy Kain |
| University Relations |
Matt Cuthbert |
| Viva |
Mike Rovnac |
| 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 2019-2020 year through August 9, 2019. For a nomination form, please complete the
Council Member Nomination Form.
