UA Miracle is led by an incredible group of committed students here at the Capstone.
Read here to learn more about our current leadership team and ways to contact specific positions.
Anna Claire Kinsey
ackinsey@crimson.ua.edu
The Vice President of Advancement will work year-round to promote and secure partnerships, in-kind donations, and BAMAthon specific items. This position will head up the sponsorship drive throughout the earlier part of the UA Miracle year. This position will work closely with the Director of Community Outreach to secure a variety of partnerships including sponsorships and in-kind donations within the local Tuscaloosa community. This position will also work closely with the Director of Business Partnerships to apply for grants and sponsorships at the corporate level. Sponsorships and our overall business relations is a pivotal aspect of UA Dance Marathon’s foundation and this position is crucial in starting and maintaining these business partnerships.
Briana Jackson
bbjackson2@crimson.ua.edu
This position will work closely with the President and Center for Service and Leadership Social Media Team Leader in creating a cohesive brand for UA Miracle. The Vice President of Communication will oversee all directors and work closely with everyone in this sector as well as the Executive Council as a whole. This position will also work specifically with the Director of Merchandise and JnJ to have a complete calendar of merchandise for all events. This position will work towards an internal merchandise line including staff shirts and other fun apparel that is intentional and deliberate when connecting back to the overall cohesive brand. This position is also responsible for working with the President and Strategic Communications throughout the year for articles about UA Miracle which are included in the Presidents Newsletter and online sources. Lastly, this position will work specifically with the Director of Public Relations to ensure that the brand presented throughout the year is accurately conveyed on all social media platforms including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Tik Tok.
Kaylea Hudson
kahudson3@crimson.ua.edu
The Vice President of External Operations is responsible for all external recruitment and engagement, and tabling on push days throughout the UA Miracle year. This position will work with the Director of Miracle Maker Relations and Director of Recruitment throughout the early part of the UA Miracle year to strategically onboard miracle makers. From here this position will work with the Director of Recruitment and Director of Logistics to have a seamless tabling plan for each push day and for special events. This position will also work with the VP of Special Events and other executive council members to have bulk wristbands and external engagement at all UA Miracle Events.
Chad Wright Jr.
cwwright1@crimson.ua.edu
The Vice President of Finance and Fundraising is responsible for working closely with National Advisors, Campus Advisors, and the President to track and analyze all accounts receivable and payable. This position will set a budget for each sector at the beginning of the year, working with the entire executive committee for proportions, but this position will not be in charge of monitoring spending of these budgets once assigned. All money spent will be brought to the Executive Council meeting for approval before purchases, but will be up for discussion by the entire board before approval. This position will work closely with the Director of Fundraising to produce fun and creative ideas for fundraising aspects on push days as well as any other fundraising centered things throughout the year. This position will also work closely in cross communication with the VP of Special Events and their directors for fundraising specific events. Lastly, this position will work with the Director of Data Tracking for tracking throughout the year especially on push days and the main event.
Riley Adam
rcadam@crimson.ua.edu
The Vice President of Internal Operations will be responsible for monitoring, tracking, and engaging all internal staff. This position will take minutes at all Executive Council meetings and will be responsible for sending weekly emails to Full Staff, BoD, and exec. This position will work closely with the Next Gen to engage freshman students and have an all-encompassing Next Gen curriculum that sets freshman up for success within this program. This position will work with the Director of Membership to host fun staff bonding events throughout the year as well as alumni events. Alumni is a key element for our organization and throughout the next year we would love to create an advisory board and better overall relations with this section of UA Miracle through this director and executive council position. Finally, this position will be in charge of tracking all attendance throughout the year for meetings and events in addition to helping to create an overall engaging and exciting environment for all internal staff.
Jenna Hartzler
jekartzler@crimson.ua.edu
The Vice President of Miracles will be responsible for all communications with the hospital and miracle families. This position will work throughout the year to advocate for the hospital year-round throughout all events and environments. This position will gather relevant facts and information throughout the year that can be used for fun events and facts during events. This position will also work to give all staff members and as many teams as possible an opportunity to tour Children’s of Alabama throughout the year. This position will work closely with the Director of Miracle Family Events to open miracle kid applications in the spring and have a media day in the early fall, with a catered dinner. From here this position will work to have as many miracle family events throughout the year where families can meet and mingle with each other. This position will be the main contact for all the families that are a part of our miracle kid program.
Maddie Nix
mrnix@crimson.ua.edu
The Vice President of Programming will be responsible for overseeing and helping with all BAMAthon and Mini Marathon preparations. This position will work with the Director of BAMAthon throughout the entire year to have a meaningful and impactful main event that engages staff, miracle makers, and miracle families. This position is also responsible for helping to create the entire BAMAthon schedule including special guests and specific details within the event. This position will also work with the Director of Mini Marathons to promote and pitch this experience to new high schools while working with our existing minis to become bigger and better than ever before. This position will work with the Mini Marathon director to create a slide deck for these pitches and will handle all communication with these external high schools.
Ashley McGrath
aemcgrath@crimson.ua.edu
The Vice President of Special Events will be involved in outreach and fundraising events. The goal for UA Miracle is to create intentional and meaningful key events throughout the year in these sectors that will appeal to the student body. This position will work with the Director of Outreach Events to plan events throughout the year specifically tailored to recruitment and advocacy of Children’s of Alabama. These events will be accessible for all students and designed to promote the overall UA Miracle experience outside of fundraising. This position will also work closely with the Director of Fundraising Events to plan events throughout the year that focuses on our mission with fundraising elements incorporated. This will include taking existing events and improving them throughout the year while also incorporating new and exciting ideas.
