Advancement Announcements

Congratulations to Robert Blakley on being named the Senior Director of Development for the Collat School of Business.

We are excited to welcome Alan Litsey to the UAB Advancement team! Alan is a part-time Program Coordinator I for the Benevolent Fund. In this role, he will work with employees facing emergency financial crises and seeking assistance from the Benevolent Fund. He will meet with each employee to listen to their situation and gather relevant documentation, before presenting the case to the Benevolent Fund Council for consideration.

We are excited to welcome Alumni Officer for Engagement Sadie Richardson to UAB Advancement. In this role, Sadie will work with the alumni regional networks and engage with alumni all around the country. Her goal will be to help connect alumni to their areas of interest at UAB.

UAB Advancement is excited to welcome Development Coordinator for the Heersink School of Medicine Katie Beth Linder. In this role, Katie Beth will assist the Heersink School of Medicine team with various tasks, including the Grateful Patient Program.

UAB Advancement is excited to welcome Catherine Cullom as an assistant director of development in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine. As a part of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center development team, Catherine will be organizing the annual ArtBLINK fundraiser and managing the cancer center’s Young Supporters Board.

We are excited to welcome Lynnmarie Flowers to UAB Advancement! She is joining the UAB Medicine/Heersink School of Medicine Advancement team as a development writer. In her role, Lynnmarie will produce proposals, stewardship reports, and digital content for current and prospective donors.

We’re excited to welcome Mary Katherine Cleveland to UAB Advancement. Mary Katherine is joining us as a Project Administrator. In this role, she will be assisting Advancement Careers and Advancement Services with daily tasks.

We’re excited to welcome Lucas Hoffman to UAB Advancement! Lucas is joining us as part-time Program Coordinator I for the Benevolent Fund.

Congratulations to Stacy Fookes who recently accepted the position of Alumni Officer for data and scholarships.

Congratulations to Kate Harris, who was recently promoted to Director of Prospect Research.

We’re excited to welcome Steven Ashton to UAB Advancement. He’s joining our team as a Records Management Specialist II.

We’re excited to welcome Austin Mitchell to UAB Advancement! Austin is joining us as a Regional Giving Specialist, where he will be qualifying donors and cultivating mid-level gifts for the Huntsville, Nashville, and Houston, Texas, regions.