Meet our 2024-2025 Executive Board


PRESIDENT

Kyle Porter 

bamaaedpresident@gmail.com

Hello! My name is Kyle Porter! I am a junior from Washington, D.C. I am double majoring in chemistry and public health with a minor in Japanese. My favorite classes are cell biology and chemistry.

As the president of AED for the 2024-2025 school year, I will oversee the AED executive board and all of the events and opportunities that we offer as an organization. I plan to incorporate a wide variety of speakers into our meetings that will provide useful insights, advice, and opportunities to help guide you all through your journey as pre-health students. I also hope to foster a sense of community among everyone in AED so that each student may form close relationships with other pre-health students during their time at the university. I am always happy to answer any questions that anyone may have, so feel free to email me or stop in on my office hours! I am excited to serve as your president this year, and I look forward to getting to know all of you this year! Roll Tide! 

VICE PRESIDENT

Madison Rogers

bamaaedvicepresident@gmail.com

Hi everyone! My name is Madison Rogers, and I am so excited to be your AED Vice President for the 2024-2025 school year! I am a senior from Grand Haven, Michigan double majoring in Spanish and biology. My favorite classes include Spanish for Healthcare professionals and microbiology.

As the Vice President for this school year, I will be in charge of the Initiative Directors and providing you all with resources to make your pre-med years worthwhile. I am so excited to work alongside our Executive Board this year and if you have any suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out! RTR! 

SECRETARY

Carley Simer

bamaaedsecretary@gmail.com  

bamaaedinductions@gmail.com

Hi! My name is Carley Simer, and I am a junior majoring in biology. I am from Artesia, NM. My favorite classes are those relating to developmental biology.

As the Secretary for the 2023–2024 school year, I will be accountable for tracking meeting attendance, and recording initiation points. I am also in charge of our Student of the Week initiative where we recognize a student doing great things on campus.  

I strive to be an approachable and easily accessible resource for individuals with questions about meetings, membership, and the pre-health journey in general, so feel free to email me at any time. I am honored to serve alongside the other executive board members, and I am looking forward to a great year! Roll tide! 

TREASURER

Mackenzie Dinel

bamaaedtreasurer@gmail.com

Hello, my name is Mackenzie Dinel! I’m a senior from Niagara Falls, Ontario majoring in biology and minoring in French and interdisciplinary studies in medicine. My favorite classes are genetics and medical ethics.

As Treasurer, I will be responsible for leading our fundraising efforts including facilitating the distribution of t-shirts and providing supplies for different events we will hold throughout the year. I would love to answer any questions so don’t hesitate to email me. I’m looking forward to a great year! Roll Tide! 

HISTORIAN

Liliana Geier

bamaaednews@gmail.com

Hi everyone! My name is Liliana Geier, and I am a junior from Dadeville, AL. I am majoring in public health with a minor in biology. My favorite classes include public health systems & policy and cell biology.

As the Historian for this school year, I will be accountable for keeping all of the members informed with our events, meetings and volunteer activities throughout the year. All of this information will be available throughout the social media platforms that I manage, including our website and our instagram page! I am so excited for this upcoming year and if you have any questions at all please don’t hesitate to ask! ROLL TIDE!

ADVISOR

Marian Denham

marian.denham@ua.edu

Marian Denham is the Director of Health Professions Advising for The University of Alabama. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science from Oakwood University and a Master of Public Health degree from A.T. Still University of Health Sciences. She has been at the University of Alabama since 2012 and in the role of Director since 2014. She enjoys working with pre-health students and learning more about ways to better prepare UA students for their health profession school of choice. ROLL TIDE ROLL!