BRIDGE Builders & Leadership Teams

BRIDGE Builders

The BRIDGE Builders are a leadership team of undergraduate men who help first-year BRIDGE men construct their academic path at UA. The Builders have a primary role of providing academic support, connecting participants to the UA student experience, and facilitating activities & dialogue among participants during the BRIDGE August Kickoff event and academic year. For more information on how to be a BRIDGE Builder or to connect with someone on the Team, email Dr. Kiara S. Summerville at kssummerville@ua.edu.


Meet the BRIDGE Builder Team Leads

These two student leaders are senior-level Builders, appointed by professional staff members, who exemplify the spirit of the BRIDGE program. The Team Leads support our community by recruiting prospective students to BRIDGE, representing the program at internal and external UA events, developing meaningful relationships with their peers and facilitating the August Kickoff.

Kamaron Haynes

Norcross, GA
Senior, Mechanical Engineering

Carri Roper

Bessemer, AL
Senior, Marketing

BEAM Team

The BRIDGE Engagement & Academic Mentors (BEAM) Program provides first-year BRIDGE men access to resources tailored towards academic success and community involvement. Students are paired in groups with upper-level BRIDGE mentors, meeting regularly to understand the academic expectations of college and how to become a campus leader. During our weekly study halls, we present vital topics, from networking to mental health. By collaborating with various offices on campus, BEAM aims to develop a scholarly community of undergraduate men at The University of Alabama.

Meet the BEAM Managers

These two student leaders prepare the BEAM curriculum every week, communicate regularly with the upper-level mentors, and send helpful information to all of the first-year BRIDGE students.

Yonathan J.

Kingsport, TN
Senior, Microbiology (Pre-Medical)
Campus Involvement: Anderson Society, Academic Peer Tutor, Honors College, President of the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students, Research Ambassador, Research Assistant, Resident Advisor

Nick C.

Trophy Club, TX
Sophomore, Kinesiology (Pre-Medical)
Campus Involvement: Supplemental Instruction Tutor, Honors College, Treasurer of the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students, Undergraduate Research, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders UA Chapter)


BRIDGE Committee

These UA faculty and staff members support The Office of Student Academic Engagement and Advocacy by serving on the BRIDGE committee. They dedicate their time and talent to the success of the program.

Dr. Kiara Summerville

Director
Student Academic Engagement & Advocacy

Kiara Summerville, Director
Isaiah Kyles

Coordinator
Student Academic Engagement & Advocacy

Dr. Andre Denham

Associate Professor

Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs

Joe Hawley

Coordinator of Career & Leadership Development
Alabama Athletics

Jerran Hill

Director
Blackburn Institute

Dr. Utz McKnight

Associate Dean, Chair of Department of Gender & Race Studies
Professor of Political Science


MEET THE BRIDGE BUILDERS

TJ Carter

Tuscaloosa, AL
B21 Cohort, Creative Media

Lamont Davis, II

Huntsville, AL
B21 Cohort, Business Cyber Security

Braylan Hurst

Atlanta, GA
B21 Cohort, News Media

Jahshua Jackson

Phenix City, AL
B21 Cohort, Finance

EJ Jones

Gallion, AL
B21 Cohort, Cyber Security

Josiah King-Rogers

Montgomery, AL
B21 Cohort, Marketing

Cameron Morgan

Butler, AL
B21 Cohort, Management Information Systems

Charles Adams, III

Birmingham, AL
B22 Cohort, Spanish

Zay Amantine

Murrieta, CA
B22 Cohort,, Finance

Xavier Bentley

Atlanta, GA
B22 Cohort, Finance

Malik Cooper

Monroeville, AL
B22 Cohort, Public Health

Tyree James

Butler, AL
B22 Cohort, Management Information Systems

Zaraph Greene

Huntsville, AL
B22 Cohort, Political Science

John McConnico, II

Camden, AL
B22 Cohort, Operations Management

Marshall Gulley

Birmingham, AL
B22 Cohort, Public Health

Elijah Mitchell

Pelham, AL
B22 Cohort, Management Information Systems

Shabezz Peoples

Marion, AL
B22 Cohort, Civil Engineering

Kenny Waweru

Pelham, AL
B22 Cohort, Chemical Engineering

Jacob Banegas

El Paso, TX
B23 Cohort, Biology

Deuce Stringer

Birmingham, AL
B22 Cohort, Accounting

Javen Bies-Dupree

Birmingham, AL
B23 Cohort, Electrical Engineering

Kamerion Chambers

Mobile, AL
B23 Cohort, Mechanical Engineering

Stephen Farmer

Woodstock, GA
B23 Cohort, Mechanical Engineering

Kylin Fears

Opelika, AL
B23 Cohort, Mechanical Engineering

Kanil Jones

Dothan, AL
B23 Cohort, Psychology

Deuce Miles

McCalla, AL
B23 Cohort, Marketing

Kenneth Peters

Tampa, FL
B23 Cohort, Marketing

Jayden Ragland

Gadsden, AL
B23 Cohort, Accounting