Young Alumni Council Members

College of Liberal Arts

Brian Pultro is a financial advisor with LPL Financial and a U.S. Navy staff officer for Submarine Group 7 out of Ventura County, California. In 10 of active duty he served on three different classes of ship, deploying twice to the Persian Gulf and once to Southeast Asia. As an instructor of Naval Science at Villanova University, Pultro was honored with the 2013 “Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.” He returned to active duty in 2018, and in 2022 was promoted to the rank of Commander.

College of Liberal Arts

Madison Clark is the manager of constituent relations for the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education, as well as co-president of the Western Pennsylvania Auburn Alumni Affiliate Group. Clark is the volunteer recruitment coordinator for Sigma Kappa Sorority, the finance advisor for the Sigma Kappa Theta Xi chapter at Auburn, and is the nominating director on the Junior League of Pittsburgh’s board of directors.

College of Liberal Arts

Hakeem Lipscomb currently works in software engineering as a senior scrum master at business-to-business distribution and logistics company Wesco. Lipscomb is a former resident of Nashville where he served as a member of the board of directors for the Greater Nashville Auburn Club, assisting in event planning and young alumni engagement through intramural sports.

College of Liberal Arts

Dillan Brewer is a manager of clinical programs for Children’s Health, the largest pediatric healthcare provider in North Texas. A former employee of Auburn Athletics, Brewer earned Master of Healthcare Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He is a board member for the Young Texans of the American Cancer Society, the Auburn DFW Alumni Club, and the American College of Healthcare Executives North Texas Mentorship Committee.

College of Liberal Arts

Jenna Mayo is a special agent for the Department of Justice and former member of the Auburn Alumni Association Board of Directors from 2018-2022. She previously worked as an operations producer for ESPN’s College Gameday, multiple bowl games, and CFP National Championship games. Mayo was the president and scholarship chair for the Charlotte Auburn Club, where she helped create an endowment scholarship, and wrote an Auburn Baseball children’s book.

College of Liberal Arts & PhD

Ashley Norwood-Strickland is a behavior medicine specialist and faculty member in the Family Medicine Residency Program at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala. Licensed in Alabama, Iowa and Mississippi, she is passionate about bridging the gap in mental healthcare within rural populations. The first female head drum major in the Auburn University Marching Band’s history, she currently serves on the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Rural Health and is president of the Alabama Psychological Association.

College of Liberal Arts

Cody Bass is a content marketing manager at Cox Automotive, an automotive technology company based in Atlanta, Ga. Bass is also co-owner of Les Jumeaux, a fashion consulting company offering styling services for men and women. Bass previously worked as a communications manager at Jackson Spalding, contributing digital marketing and public relations expertise for notable brands such as Chick-fil-A and Orkin Pest Control.

College of Human Sciences

Madison Birckhead Hickman currently serves in higher education at the University of West Florida in career development. A former Miss Homecoming and panhellenic president during her senior year at Auburn, she most recently earned her master’s degree in college student affairs administration at the University of Georgia in May of 2023.

College of Human Sciences

Kasey Bodine is the director of community engagement for RxBenefits, and previously served as director of the American Heart Association in Alabama. She also owns and operates Magic City Movies, which rents large screen movie set-ups for parties and events, and The Edge Travel, a full-service boutique travel agency. Bodine is a current board member of the American Cancer Society and the Samford Legacy League.

Kelsey Cardinal is a nurse practitioner in the generalist OB/GYN division at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pregnancy management and long-acting reversible contraception, and is seeing patients in both UT Southwestern’s Las Colinas and Park Cities clinics. Cardinal is a member of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Previously a registered nurse for seven years in Labor & Delivery and Women’s OR at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital, she holds dual certifications as an inpatient obstetric nurse and a women’s health nurse practitioner and also works as a Harm Prevention Program facilitator for Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

Raymond J. Harbert College of Business

Olivia Bryant ’20- Olivia is from Nashville, TN and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia where she works as a Supplier Management Specialist for Chick-fil-A in their Financial Services Department. At Chick-fil-A she manages strategic relationships and interactions with third parties. Olivia graduated from Auburn University’s Raymond J. Harbert College of Business in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management and minor in Finance. During Olivia’s time at Auburn, she served as an executive member of Student Government Association, executive board member of Chi Omega, and worked in the Harbert College Office of Advancement.

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

Julius Hammond is from Daleville, AL. He received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Auburn University in 2019. Currently, Julius is a 3L at the University of Alabama School of Law. While attending law school he founded the Tuscaloosa Civil Rights and Reconciliation Student Organization. He is a published author of the Journal of Legal Profession and serves as a Senior Editor. Julius is a member of the Pi Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. He is a big advocate of childhood education as he spent most of his time tutoring elementary and high school students. In life, he has always been passionate about helping others through his work in mortuary services. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and sampling music.

Raymond J. Harbert College of Business

I love traveling, being outside and sipping whiskey. The best is when I can combine those three things and do them with people I love. In my job I get to advise companies from around the world on how to grow their businesses through the economic development / site selection and start-up processes. Thankfully, that gives me plenty of opportunities to do the things I love with people I love.

College of Liberal Arts

Jordan Holladay works for the Auburn University Harbert College of Business as the director of graduate recruiting and as the co-chair of its Community Engagement Council. A three-time alumnus of Auburn University, Holladay serves as the co-chairman for the Lee County Distinguished Young Women program and volunteers in the preschool ministry at First Baptist Church of Opelika.

College of Liberal Arts

Victoria Hughes currently works at Auburn University as the campus and community events coordinator for the Brown-Kopel Student Engineering Achievement Center in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. She recently earned her master’s in higher education administration from Auburn in May 2022.

Raymond J. Harbert College of Business

Matt currently resides in Atlanta, GA and works for Surgical Care Affiliates as a Group Vice President of Corporate Development responsible for mergers and acquisition activity across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Matt graduated from Auburn in 2008 with a degree in finance and earned his Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

College of Liberal Arts

Allison Johnston Frizzo is the managing partner and cofounder of Hart Commercial, a commercial real estate brokerage firm based in Dallas, Texas. Frizzo also serves on the M2G Mental Health Initiative Impact Board, The Real Estate Council Board of Directors and is passionate about animal rescue causes. A strong animal rights advocate, she helped found The Barking Project in the spring of 2022, which continues to be Dallas’ largest dog adoption event.

College of Science & Mathematics

Kathryn Jones ‘14 is originally from Montevallo, Alabama and attended Auburn University majoring in Biomedical Sciences (Pre-Pharmacy) before attending pharmacy school in North Carolina. During her time at Auburn Kathryn was involved as a student recruiter, in various SGA initiatives, and with her sorority Alpha Chi Omega. While in North Carolina for pharmacy school she was the Co-President of the Triangle Area Auburn Club and was awarded Club Leader of the Year from the Auburn Alumni Association. Kathryn currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband and Airedale Terrier, Scout, where works as an oncology and internal medicine pharmacist.

College of Liberal Arts

Alex Le currently serves as assistant vice president of hospital operations at Ochsner Baptist Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. A member of the Auburn University Marching Band and University Program Council, he received his Master of Health Administration from Tulane University.

College of Human Sciences

Sarah Jane Levine resides in Auburn, Alabama, where she owns her jewelry, gift, and accessory store, Lily Jane Boutique. Sarah Jane graduated from Auburn University in 2021 with a degree in Apparel Merchandising and a double minor in Business and Agriculture Business. Sarah Jane spends her free time advising Auburn University’s Chi Omega Alpha Beta sorority, serving on the Auburn University Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Council, an Auburn Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals member, working out at Orange Theory Fitness, and attending Auburn Community Church.

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

Kristin McGhee currently resides in Nashville, TN where she works as a regional sales support engineer at Schneider Electric and serves as a board member with the Greater Nashville Auburn Club. She earned her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2018 and her master’s degree in materials engineering in 2020. While at Auburn she was a member of the Auburn University Marching Band, president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and a member of Tri Delta Sorority.

College of Education

Meet Churmell Mitchell ’16 Alabama Head Start Association’s Executive Director, international speaker, Author, Personal Development Coach, and devoted single father, and founder of “A Father’s Voice Matters.” Passionate about empowering families and fathers and overcoming adversity.

Raymond J. Harbert College of Business

Quenton Moore is a program manager at Honeywell’s Federal Manufacturing & Technologies facility in Kansas City while also pursuing his MBA at Auburn. A commissioned officer in the United States Army, Moore has traveled overseas often and had the opportunity to live in Oklahoma, Colorado and North Carolina during his 8 years of active-duty service.

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

Danny Nocharli was born in Beirut, Lebanon and spent the first 13 years of his life in the Middle East before moving to Atlanta, GA at the start of his freshman year of high school. He enrolled at Auburn University in the fall of 2013 and graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Business Administration. During Danny’s time at Auburn, he participated in the Auburn Cooperative Education Program and served in leadership roles in several campus organizations, including the War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen, Cupola Engineering Ambassadors, and the Interfraternity Council executive team. Danny currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia where he works as a project manager for Brasfield and Gorrie, LLC in their healthcare group.

College of Education

Alicia Clark is the associate dean of students at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida. She has held numerous higher education positions in wellness services, recreation, counseling and psychological services, and has worked in health promotion and wellness for the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center and General Electric Aviation.

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

Ian Slagle is director of digital manufacturing at global aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. After graduating, Slagle and his wife moved to Virginia, where he earned his Master of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary and spent 12 years delivering aircraft carriers and submarines at Newport News Shipbuilding.

College of Liberal Arts

I am Caroline Catchpole Spradlin. I am a commercial litigation associate at Phelps Dunbar and the President of the Tampa Bay Auburn Club. I live in Tampa, Florida with my husband (Kollan Spradlin ’11) our three dogs (Maggie, Julep, and Cooper) our porch cat (Binx) two saltwater aquariums, and an ever-growing collection of orchids. My fun fact is that I make pizzas from scratch and own an outdoor pizza oven.

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

Jerron Spraggins was born and raised in Montgomery, AL and graduated with a bachelor’s in computer science and currently am working as an IT Professional Recruiter for Insight Global. I have gained hands-on sales and account management experience and have thoroughly enjoyed it. My favorite Auburn memory would be the 2019 Iron Bowl game because the energy in Jordan Hare that night was amazing. My interesting fact would be that Jhene Aiko is a distant cousin of mine. I look forward to meeting you all!