Alabama Chapter of the Fulbright Association

About Us

The mission of the Fulbright Association is to advocate for the Fulbright Program and promote international education. Our vision is a world where international exchange is widely recognized as a force for peace.

Alabama Chapter of the Fulbright Association

The Alabama Chapter of the Fulbright Association is a statewide chapter serving Fulbright alumni and friends of international exchange. The chapter is focused on hosting engaging programs and events for Fulbright alumni and visiting Fulbright students and scholars throughout Alabama. The chapter primarily hosts events in Auburn and Montgomery.

PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

Leadership

PRESIDENT

Dr. Chippewa M. Thomas

Dr. Chippewa M. Thomas directs the Office of Faculty Engagement, a division of the Vice President’s Office for University Outreach at Auburn University. She is also a full professor of Counselor Education (Clinical Mental Health) programs in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, Counseling/School Psychology in the College of Education. She conducts research, and is engaged in outreach activities locally and abroad that have allowed her to produce community engaged scholarship.

VICE PRESIDENT

Dr. Leslie Ann Cordie

Dr. Leslie Cordie is an Associate Professor in Adult Education at Auburn University. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and a PhD in Adult Education and Technical Communication from Colorado State University. Her specialties include instructional and curricula design, professional development, and distance learning. Dr. Cordie has active international collaborations in the West Indies, Ireland, the UK and Asia.
BOARD MEMBER
Dr. Ashley Brown
Dr. Brown attended Auburn University where she earned degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, minoring in Human Development of Family Studies, a Master of Education with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision. She is an Associate Licensed Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor through the National Board for Certified Counselors. She is one of the Co-founders of the Lee County Remembrance Project in partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative. This project is a community driven initiative working to reconcile the racial terror, violence and trauma which occurred in Lee County, Alabama.
BOARD MEMBER
Dr. Steven L. Jones, Jr.
Dr. Jones serves as Interim Executive Director of the Alabama Transportation Institute and leads its Transportation Policy Research Center. Steven has some 30 years of transportation engineering and planning experience spanning both academic and private sector consulting appointments in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Steven spent 2019 teaching and conducting transportation research as a Fulbright Scholar at the Namibia University of Science and Technology and was appointed as a Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador in 2021.
BOARD MEMBER
Ms. Jilisa Milton, JD