R. James Kelly LEAD Program

Leveraging Engagement to Advance Development

Leveling up

R. James Kelly LEAD Program Ambassadors are passionate, high-achieving Culverhouse students who serve as the face of the Kelly LEAD professional development program. These leaders play a vital role in connecting their peers with career-building opportunities, promoting events, and sharing resources. Through hands-on experience, networking, and leadership development, Kelly LEAD Ambassadors grow both personally and professionally, while helping others do the same.

Applications

Applications open mid fall and mid spring semester. Students can keep up with us on R. James Kelly LEAD Program LEAD LinkedIn and R. James Kelly LEAD Program Instagram.

Kelly LEAD Ambassadors

Walker Davis

President
Major: Accounting
Minor: Italian
Hometown: Brandon, MS

Annalisa Pusateri

Vice President
Major: Marketing and Management
Minor: Sales
Hometown: Pensacola, FL

Thomas Simkiss III

Treasurer
Majors: Accounting and Finance
Hometown: Doylestown, PA

Carter Rawson

Director of Communications
Majors: Finance and Real Estate
Hometown: San Diego, CA

Catalina Reis

Advisory Board Member
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Cumming, GA

Kurt Ruedy

Advisory Board Member
Major: Finance
Minors: Political Science and Real Estate
Hometown: Simi Valley, CA

Meghan Kellem

Advisory Board Member
Majors: Management and Marketing
Hometown: Brunswick, OH

Akila Maxwell

Major: Business Statistics
Hometown: Helena, AL

Amelia Gehring

Major: General Business
Minor: APR and Management Communications
Hometown: Metuchen, NJ

Briana Harvey

Major: Marketing
Minor: Sports Media
Hometown: Hoover, AL

Brooke Meixner

Major: Marketing
Minor: Sales
Hometown: Boca Raton, FL

Carl Bitney

Major: Business Management
Hometown: Somers, MT

Charles Makobongo

Majors: Finance and Accounting
Hometown: Lewis Center, OH

Chase Rotondo

Major: Finance and Real Estate
Minor: Risk Management and Insurance
Hometown: Eagleville, PA

Craig Fields

Major: Business Cyber Security
Hometown: Chatom, AL

Ejesh Dovranova

Major: Finance
Hometown: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Emmy Phung

Major: Operations Management
Hometown: Montgomery, AL

Gabi Slevin

Major: General Business (Pre-Law)
Hometown: Chicago, IL

Gavin West

Major: Marketing and Management
Hometown: Haleyville, AL

Hadley Snell

Major: Marketing
Hometown: Lexington, SC

Jamie McGuire

Major: Economics
Hometown: Montgomery, AL

Jamille Winters

Major: Economics
Minor: Political Science
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL

John McKinney

Major: Accounting and MIS
Hometown: Huntsville, AL

JT Gilbert

Major: Finance
Minor: Accounting
Hometown: Haleyville, AL

Kelcy O’Quinn

Major: Marketing and Sales
Hometown: Ormond Beach, FL

Lachlan Campbell

Major: Economics and Finance
Hometown: Maplewood, NJ

Leah McKay

Major: Economics
Hometown: Carmel, IN

Phillip Gorokhovich

Major: Finance and Accounting
Minor: Value Investing
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ

Rowdy Christensen

Major: Management
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL

Sofia Nash

Major: Business Management and Finance
Hometown: Franklin, TN

Stella Murry

Major: Management-Healthcare Analytics
Minor: Public Policy, Pre-Law
Hometown: Red Bud, IL

Zoey Tran

Major: Finance and Public Relations
Hometown: Strongsville, OH

Zoya Waheed

Major: Business Cybersecurity
Minor: International Business
Hometown: Cumming, GA