Black Faculty and Staff Association Leadership
2024-2026 Executive Board Members
Marcus Cotton
BFSA President/ Executive Board Member
Assistant Director, Law School Admissions
Email: mcotton@law.ua.edu
BFSA Email: blackfsa@ua.edu
Vonda James
BFSA Vice President/ Executive Board Member
Protocol Analyst I, Research Compliance
Email: james068@ua.edu
BFSA Email: blackfsa@ua.edu
Lyndell McDonald
BFSA Treasurer/Executive Board Member
Assistant Professor
Technical Supervisor of Dance, Theatre and Dance
Email: ltmcdonald@ua.edu
BFSA Email: blackfsa@ua.edu
Jasmine Thomas
BFSA Secretary/ Executive Board Member
Student Success Program Manager, Culverhouse College of Business
Adjunct Instructor College of Communications & Information Sciences
Email: jthomas29@ua.edu
BFSA Email: blackfsa@ua.edu
Leslie Yow
BFSA Parliamentarian/Executive Board Member
Institutional Effectiveness Specialist/ Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email: layow@ua.edu
BFSA Email: blackfsa@ua.edu
BSFA Committee Chairs
Campus and Community Outreach- Jasmine Thomas
Ambassadors- Jasmine Thomas and Leslie Yow
Finance: Lyndell McDonald
Program: Cynthia Moore
Faculty and Staff Development: Leslie Yow
Advocacy: Marcus Cotton
Social Media and Communications: Leslie Yow