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Keri Burnett
Executive Director
Keri Burnett oversees Auburn University at Montgomery’s Office of University Marketing. Her responsibilities include the university’s marketing, branding, digital and traditional advertising, and creative.
Before joining AUM in September 2018, she served as Vice President of Marketing and New Program Development for South College. Prior to that, Burnett served as Executive Director of Emerging Brands for Education Corporation of America. There Burnett marketed colleges across the United States including online, destination, and on-campus modalities. Burnett has opened more than 20 higher education locations and 40 new programs/career paths. Previous to higher education, Burnett served as Director of Consumer Analytics, Mailsouth/MSpark; Director of Advertising and Media, Havertys Furniture; Director of Franchise Marketing, Tire Pros; and Owner/VP of Marketing for 10 golf and country clubs and Miami Golf Pass.
Burnett holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of West Florida and a master’s degree from South College.
Burnett has served on the executive board for Oak Mountain Athletics , received numerous awards including Birmingham’s Top 40 under 40 by Birmingham Business Journal, the Tiffany Leadership Award, and Team Player of the Year. She is a member of the American Marketing Association.
Tonya Dupree
Senior Director, Human Resources & Compliance, Interim Diversity Officer
Tonya Dupree
Senior Director, Human Resources & Compliance, Interim Diversity Officer
Troy Johnson
Executive Director
Troy Johnson oversees Auburn University at Montgomery’s Office of University Communications. His responsibilities include management of the university’ public relations, media relations, social media and internal and external communications initiatives.
Before joining AUM in September 2018, he served as Director of Communications and Marketing for Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business and its College of Education. Over the course of his career in higher education public relations, Johnson has earned more than 40 awards from the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) and Public Relations Council of Alabama (PRCA), including SPRF’s William A. Taylor Best of Show Award in 2018. He earned Senior Practitioner status from SPRF in 2019, a distinction conferred by the organization on veteran practitioners who exhibit high ethical standards.
Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree from Troy University and a master’s degree from Auburn University.
He currently serves as a board member for PRCA’s Capital City chapter and previously served on PRCA’s state board as vice president of finance. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. He is also a former board member for Auburn Opelika Habitat for Humanity.
Tobias Mense
Chief Information Officer
Sameer Pande
Associate Provost of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs
Sameer Pande
Associate Provost of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs
Scott Parsons
Vice Chancellor
Matthew Ragland
Associate Provost-Professor
Carl Stockton
Chancellor
Catie Straube
Asst. Dean of Student Life, Interim Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Catie Straube
Asst. Dean of Student Life, Interim Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Mrinal Varma
Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor
Shanta Varma
Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Distance Ed & Collaborative Partnerships; Associate Professor
Shanta Varma
Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Distance Ed & Collaborative Partnerships; Associate Professor | College of Education