Two staff members from the Department of PM&R, Residency Education Administrator Savannah Tinsley and Communications Specialist Natalie Garcia, were among 22 UAB employees who recently graduated from the Emerging Leaders Series (ELS) fall 2024 leadership development program. The program recognized its second cohort of graduates at a ceremony on Nov. 7.

“Our participants were highly engaged in the content of all three sessions, which underscores the importance of developing and discussing leadership skills as a cohort,” said Kellie Carter, Ph.D., Senior Leadership Development Specialist.

The purpose of ELS is to offer a leadership development opportunity for a cohort of emerging leaders at a manager, director, or similar level.

The ELS fall 2024 graduates include:

Kayla N. Barton, PACU
Derek L. Cardwell, Perioperative Services
Zenoria Causey Pruitt, MED-Infectious Diseases
Heather A. Cowart, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Bryan Duke, Department of Medicine
Antionette Davis Floyd, Clinical Network Development
Natalie K. Garcia, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clarence Hwang, UAB Highlands
A.J. Jarman, Russell Medical Center
Lisa A. Jinright, UAB Medicine
Angelia Johnson, Department of Medicine
Bailey C. Marks, UAB Medicine
René P. Myers, Department of Surgery
Troy Nelson, Alabama Rural Health Collaborative
Sarah M. Oliver, Care Management
Debbie M. Owen, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Neil T. Pfister, Department of Radiation Oncology, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jade-Isis Porter, UAB Medicine
Morgan M. Quarles, Office of Advancement
Kaneshia A. Robinson, PED Allergy/Immunology
Keri M. Thomas, Department of Neurology
Savannah Tinsley, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation