Ambassadors
Our Graduate Program Ambassadors are dedicated alumni volunteers who go above and beyond to spread the word about the IEM program and recruit new students. They're passionate about sharing their success stories, connecting prospective students, current students, and alumni, and offering real-world insights. These ambassadors are committed to helping others experience the same growth and career transformation they did.
Sandria Elrod-Iqbal, EdD, MBA, MEng
Director of Clinical and Commercial Logistics Oversight, Veru Inc.
Kimberly Bennett, MEng
Senior Technical Project Manager,
Carelon Technology PMO, Elevance Health
Berdis Adair Blanding III
Senior Environmental Specialist
Mark Brunner, MEng, MBA, LSSGB
Senior Engineer
LONZA Corp
Shayrea Cade, MEng
Owner, Professional Enterprises
IT Project Manager, US Department of the Treasury
Cassidy Cash
KD Coleman
Jessica Dukes
Systems Analyst
Altec
Suzanne Dunlin, MEng
Kinnya Fisher, MEng
Claim Specialist
Social Security Administration
Curtis Franklin
Erica Gadson, MEng
Insurance Underwriter/Analyst
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
David George, MEng
Adjunct Instructor, UAB IEM, and
Information Technology Manager, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
Bennie Griggs, III, MEng
Program Functional Lead/E5
Kord
Danielle Harbin, MEng
Semiconductor Quality Lead Engineer, Micron Technology, Inc.
Carlin Hatcher, MEng
Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager
Valmet
Mikal Hayes, BSME, MEng
General Engineer, Internal Revenue Service
Helen Hays, MEng
Public Information Officer, Jefferson County Commission
Julianna Hill
T. Alan Hill, MEng
Adjunct Instructor, UAB IEM, and
Executive Director, Alabama Productivity Center, University of Alabama
Thai Hoang, MEng
Software Engineer, Specialist, L3Harris Technologies
Janiece Holloway, MEng
Senior Manager of Operations Systems, Girls Inc.
Reginald "Reggie" D. Holmes, MEng, CSEP, PMP, CSM
Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman
Kevin Houston
Solutions Engineer
Yahoo Inc.
Dominic Island, MEng
Engineer, Powertrain Battery
Toyota
Kelechi Iwuaba, MEng
Distributed Generation Interconnection Engineer, Georgia Power Company
Denise Jeffries, MEng
Data Innovation
Tamara Johnson, MEng
Senior Cell Construction Engineer, Verizon
Gregory Knight, MEng
Computer Science Instructor, Wallace State Community College
Cam Koorangi, MEng
Business Development Manager
Salient
Trent Lesley, MEng
Senior Manager, Technical Services
Universal Orlando Resort
Millicent Lindsay, MEng
SaaS Implementation/Incentive Design,
BBVA
Solomon Madadha, MEng
SVP - Data Analytics & Governance, Regions Wealth Management
Michael Mayhew, MEng
DevOps Team Lead
Blackbaud
Thad Minor, MEng
Cloud Support Engineer
Accenture
Crystal Olds, MEng
Building and Systems Engineering Supervisor, UPS
Ashley Parker, MEng
Continuous Improvement Manager/Industrial Engineer
Great Dane
Smita Patil, MEng
Lead Product Coach, Kroger
Justin Perkins, MEng
Human Resources Specialist
US Army
Daniel Retzer, MEng
Global Head of R&D
Hitachi Energy
Christine Riney, MEng
Eric Robinson, MEng
Application Engineer
Altec
Larry Robinson, MEng
Financial Systems Analyst
ServisFirst Bank
Jonathan Sargent
Engineer 2
Alabama Power Company
Matt Sparks, MEng
Senior Developer
Altec
Scott Standish, MEng
Staff Manufacturing Engineer
Altec
Deyshonique Stevenson, MEng
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst - Cyber PMO,
Home Depot
James Wallace, MEng
VP Customer Onboarding
COMPLY
Ben Whorton, MEng
Senior Systems Architech
Altec
Will Winslett, MEng
VP/Branch Manager
Tom Barrow Company
Sharifa Wip, MEng
Associate Dean of Students and Director of Black Student Empowerment, Cornell University