Young Alumni Council Members
Young Alumni Council Executive Committee
Brian Robert Pultro '06
Chair
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.
Madison Clark '14
Vice Chair
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.
Hakeem Lipscomb '14
Executive Secretary
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.
Dillan Brewer ‘15
Operations Secretary
Jenna Mayo ‘06
Team Blue Lead
Ashley Norwood-Strickland ‘07
Team Orange Lead
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.
Young Alumni Council Members
Cody Bass '17
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.
Madison Birckhead Hickman ’21
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.
Kelsey Cardinal ’14, ‘16
Kasey Lee Bodine '12
Monroe Clayton ‘20
Monroe Clayton is currently enrolled at the University of Alabama School of Law after working with entrepreneurial accelerator Techstars, and as an intern with Auburn’s technology transfer office, The IP Exchange. In his senior year Clayton founded My Vote Matters Merchandising, a clothing company specializing in voting-themed apparel and education that was part of the “A Voteless People is a Hopeless People” campaign.
Olivia Dobbs ‘20
Olivia Dobbs ’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.
Julius Allen Hammond ‘19
Matthew Hinshaw ‘07
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.
Jordan Holladay '12
Jordan Holladay works for the Auburn University Harbert College of Business as the director of graduate recruiting and as the co-chair of its Diversity and Inclusion 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.
Victoria Hughes ’16
Matt Jenkins ‘08
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.
Allison Johnston Frizzo '09
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.
Kathryn Jones ‘14
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.
Alex Le ’11
Sarah Jane Levine '21
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.
Kristin Mcghee '19
Churmell Mitchell ’10
Quenton Moore ’13
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.
Danny Nocharli '18
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.
Alicia Pugh '09
Alicia Pugh 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.
Cody Sanders ‘14
Ian Slagle ’09
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.
Caroline Spradlin ‘13
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.
Jerron Spraggins ‘20
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!