Graduate Advisory Council

Dr. Campbell’s over 30-year successful career in higher education fundraising began in 1992 when she worked to establish a community college foundation in central Texas.  In 1998, she began her career with Auburn University and in 1999 she established Auburn University’s first Office of Corporate and Foundations Relations in the Office of Development. In 2004, she was named senior director of regional campaigns for the university’s $500 million “It Begins at Auburn” campaign. She later led the fundraising efforts at Auburn University at Montgomery and led the university in its first comprehensive fundraising campaign raising over $20 Million. In 2016, while a graduate student at Auburn, she was awarded the Fulbright International Administrator Award to Germany. After 22 years in the Auburn system, Dr. Campbell served 4 years as Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement in Pennsylvania. Under her leadership, the college had its most successful fundraising year in its 250-year history and secured the largest gift in its history of nearly $60 million.  

Dr. Campbell holds a master’s and doctoral degree in Administration of Higher Education from Auburn University and a Master of Science in Management from Faulkner University. Additionally, Dr. Campbell is an Executive Leadership Academy Fellow of the University of California at Berkley and has completed the Harvard Institute of Educational Management Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She currently serves as a member and Treasurer for the Southwest Pennsylvania Fulbright Association Board of Directors. Dr. Campbell is the founder and CEO of her own consulting firm which assists higher education, non-profits, and professionals in reaching their resource development and career goals. She is the proud mother of three, one of which is an Auburn graduate. She resides in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania. 

Based in Austin, Texas as Senior Vice President for SAP with global responsibility for SAP Leonardo, a portfolio of software products focused on Analytics, Machine Learning, Blockchain, and the Internet of Things. Previously, Mike was VP/GM of the Data & Analytics Software Group at Cisco Systems. While at Cisco, he co-founded the ChallengeUp startup accelerator and remains engaged with start-ups as a board member, angel investor, and mentor. Mike is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow and serves on multiple Board of Directors. Mike attended The University of Texas at San Antonio before earning his MBA from Auburn University, where he is a guest lecturer and serves on advisory boards for the College of Business and Graduate School. Mike also serves on the Advisory Council for McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.

Pam Hammond currently serves as a Research Consultant for Community Investment Management (CIM), an institutional impact investment manager that provides debt funding for responsible innovation in lending to U.S. small businesses and underserved borrowers. In her role at CIM, Pam provides research expertise and due diligence for potential investments as well as ongoing monitoring of current investments. Prior to CIM, Pam was a Senior Underwriter at Able Lending, a commercial lending start-up focused on providing capital to underserved markets, which was acquired in late 2017. Pam began her career at Deloitte as an auditor where she focused on governmental entities. She is a licensed Texas Certified Public Accountant. She holds a B.S. in Accounting, a B.A. in Public Administration, and a Master of Accountancy from Auburn University and served as the Lila White Fellow for 2014-2015. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and two dogs.

Rich is currently assigned to the Alabama National Guard Joint Force Headquarters as the Director of Operations for the Alabama Air National Guard. Colonel Hughey was commissioned through the U.S. Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School in 1986 where he was the school’s Indoctrination Commander. Upon graduation from U.S. Navy flight training, he flew the F-14 in combat during Operation DESERT STORM from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. America. He was one of five U.S. Navy Model Managers, an Adversary Instructor, has held many additional instructor positions flying several types of fighter aircraft and is a graduate of the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN). Colonel Hughey transitioned to the Alabama Air National Guard in 1996 where, as a reservist, he was a F-16 four ship flight lead and flew combat missions as part of Operation NORTHERN WATCH from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, enforcing the no-fly zone over northern Iraq. In 2000, he transitioned out of the F-16 cockpit and served 2 years as Senior Wargame Controller while assigned to the Air Force Wargaming Institute and also served 4 years as an Air Warfare Doctrine Analyst at the Headquarters Air Force Doctrine Center, Maxwell AFB. In 2007, Col. Hughey graduated from Air War College in residence and then joined the 953d Reserve Support Squadron in Norfolk, VA as the Operations Chief providing direct support to U.S. Joint Forces Command Joint Deployable Team. In 2009, he was assigned as the Director, Air Component Coordination Element to the Commander, Joint Task Force National Capital Region until July 2010. He was then assigned commander, 953d Reserve Support Squadron commanding over 90 highly specialized Airmen organized, trained and equipped for rapid joint task force formation providing direct support to U.S. Joint Forces Command, U.S. Transportation Command. From 2013 to 2016, he was assigned to 1st AF as the Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer to the state Tennessee, the state of Alabama. Colonel Hughey is a command pilot with over 2300 hours in military aircraft including the F-5, F-14, F-16 and F-18. In his civilian occupation, he is a pilot with FedEx Express.

Curtis graduated from Auburn University in 1970 before earning a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law. In 1977, he became a shareholder of the Birmingham, AL firm Markstein, Morris & Liles, P.C., which merged with Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. in 1987. Mr. Liles went on to co-found Liles & Rushin, LLC, where he focuses on federal and state taxation. He is a member of the Alabama Law Institute and sits on the Standing Committee on Business Entities, which is studying a revision to all business entity statutes in Alabama. He is a trustee of the Alabama Law School Foundation, a member of the President’s Cabinet of Birmingham-Southern College, and was actively involved in Auburn University’s last capital campaign. He and his wife Jean reside in Birmingham.

Maureen Marshall serves as Project Director at HNTB on the Sustainable Energy Solutions team.  Before joining HNTB, Maureen served as CALSTART’s Midwest Regional Senior Director.  There she was responsible for the Midwest operations and all advanced transportation related projects for the region, as well as national activities focused on advanced transportation technologies.  She is a veteran in the automotive industry and brings a wealth of technical experience and knowledge in vehicle electronics, powertrain systems, electrification, and advanced connectivity and automation.  She has held engineering positions with both Ford and Chrysler (DaimlerChrysler), where she played a leading role on Chrysler’s electric vehicle program in the 1990’s, designed and developed vehicle electrical/electronic systems, and worked on advanced global powertrains, and led manufacturing end of line testing and vehicle diagnostics.  Her work in advanced vehicle and transportation technologies began over 20 years ago when she worked at Siemens, HARMAN, and Booz Allen Hamilton, where she led work with the U.S. Army at TARDEC (Ground Vehicle Systems Center) that shaped their ground vehicle and connected vehicle strategies, as well as supported the Department of Transportation (DOT) on Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DRSC) standard development and V2V and V2I infrastructure development.  Maureen holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Auburn University, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University, as well as a certificate in Strategy and Innovation from MIT.

Mary is a highly trained leadership expert, with a focus on strategies for more effective communication. Mary is the founder of Ottman Premier Services providing corporate-style executive and business coaching, high-performance leadership and speaker performance coaching and training to small businesses. Mary retired as an executive leader from a 27-year career in Army Civil Service. She previously served as Associate Director of the Sensors, Guidance & Electronics Division of the Weapons Development & Integration (WDI) Directorate of the Army Aviation & Missile Research Development & Engineering Center (AMRDEC) where she provided management, oversight and direction of the research and development of new missile technologies and program support of existing missile technologies to include infrared & electrooptical, navigation & control, RF, image & signal processing, electronics and computer technology, along with system design and integration. Mary previously served five years in Army PM Unmanned Aircraft Systems as the Deputy Product Director and Dept. of Defense lead of Ground Based Sense And Avoid (GBSAA), i.e. a ground-based radar system, coordinating with Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. Mary served on the Board of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems Huntsville Pathfinder Chapter from 2012-2015. She is a graduate of the Leadership Huntsville Focus program. Mary holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from University of Alabama in Huntsville (‘91), an MBA from Auburn University (‘06) and an M.A. in Leadership and Management from Webster University (‘10). She is a Defense Acquisition University Senior Service College Fellow (‘10). Mary is a sponsor and volunteer of Water To Thrive, a non-profit focused on providing clean, accessible water to small, rural villages in East Africa who otherwise would not receive water for many years due to their villages’ remoteness and small size. Mary also supports Water To Thrive with social media marketing and copywriting services which resulted in their 2018 Silent Auction gross revenue increasing 269% over 2017.

Margaret “Maggie” is a 2006 International Finance / Political Science graduate of Auburn University. Since graduating at Auburn, Maggie has worked with Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta for 12 years holding the positions of Collateral Coordinator, Collateral Analyst, and currently Bank Officer, Senior Collateral Relationship Specialist in the Collateral department. In her current role, Maggie assists shareholders in Georgia and Florida to assess their ability to obtain additional liquidity with Federal Home Loan Bank. In addition to her duties, Maggie offers and performs collateral training on eligibility and reporting to Federal Home Loan Bank. Maggie is also involved with the Junior League of Atlanta and Friends of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) Sandy Springs. Maggie and her family currently resides in the Atlanta area.

Todd Shackett is the President of Southern Union State Community College. Prior to that he was the Director of Program Management at Baxter International in Opelika, a company specializing in Kidney Dialysis technology and products. Todd received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University (formerly known as GMI Engineering & Management Institute) in 1989 and also has a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (1993) and a Master of Science in Operations Management (1999) both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to moving to Auburn with his family in 2010, Todd ran operations in North Carolina and Connecticut in facilities that manufacture products used in bioscience research and drug delivery. In addition to his professional career, Todd has also served in leadership and advisory capacities with the American Red Cross, the March of Dimes, North Carolina A&T State University and the Opelika Chamber of Commerce.

Jim is a 1983 Health Administration/Political Science graduate of Auburn University. A native of Lamar County, Alabama, he works with his sisters in the management of their family business, Spearman and Associates, a commercial property management and development company founded by their parents. Jim’s background includes work in the management team of a nursing home group, a multi-store supermarket group and as executive director of Conservation Alabama. He has served as the chairman of the board of Citizens State Bank, a community bank located in Vernon, Alabama. Since his graduation from Auburn, he has a long background in the political arena. Jim has worked on all levels of local to national political campaigns. He served for seven years as the executive director of the Alabama Democratic Party and for over 14 years as a state vice chair for the party. He has served on several non-profit boards and chaired fundraising campaigns for the Lamar County Cancer Society and the Lamar County Boy Scouts of America. Jim also served as the president of the Northwest Alabama Auburn Club. Currently he serves on the board of Birmingham Aids Outreach, Equality Alabama and as a member of the executive board of the Alabama Democratic Party. He is a member of the First United Methodist Church of Vernon, Alabama.

Gordon Sumner, PhD, is the founder of Gordon Sumner Consulting, a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and American Indian Small Business.  He was recently the President and CEO of Veterans Moving Forward, a nonprofit providing service and emotional support dogs to veterans dealing with mental and/or physical challenges at no cost to the veteran or their family.  He has served as a presidential appointee under Presidents Bush and Obama.  He is a member of the Senior Executive Service at the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense level and served as the National Director for the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). A retired Colonel select, US Army and decorated combat veteran, he was awarded the Legion of Merit (OLC), Bronze Star Medal (Valor), Purple Heart Medal and the Air Medal. He holds the Army Master Aviator Badge, Master Parachutist Badge and Army Ranger Tab. He was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Medal (Member) by HM Queen Elizabeth II as well as many other US and Foreign awards and decorations. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Adult Education from Madison University, a Master of Business Administration from Auburn University, a Master of Education from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Performance and Music Education, Jacksonville State University. He is also a graduate at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.