As part of a fellowship 60,000-strong, these alumni are advocates for our programs and help shepherd future students our way. They serve as mentors and sounding boards. And they challenge convention and urge on change.
Each of our alumni has charted a unique course on their way to success. Some are in the early stages of their careers or have made an imprint over the course of many decades. The common bond is a deep level of respect from their colleagues and fellow alumni that has been earned through demonstrated hard work, devotion to the things that matter, and commitment to their alma mater.
And they are also ours. Let us share in celebrating these exceptional alumni of the Culverhouse College of Business.
Lana English Sellers has been president of Advanced Labelworx, Inc. since 1999 and later purchased a controlling stock interest in the company in 2005. Advanced Labelworx is a manufacturer of industrial durable pressure-sensitive labels sold to international customers, including Rheem, Lennox, Schneider Electric, Eaton Corporation, John Deere, Denso, and Bosch.
She started as an accountant with Ernst & Young in 1974 and later joined the accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand. In 1985, she formed The Remington Fund, Inc., a venture capital fund, and served as its president until 1990, when she formed a second venture fund, Jefferson Capital Fund, Ltd., and served as managing director until its dissolution in 2003.
A member of The University of Alabama Culverhouse Board of Visitors, Sellers graduated from UA in 1974 with a degree in accounting and received that year’s Austin Cup, awarded to the most outstanding graduate of the college.
She has served on the board of directors for several companies and on numerous advisory boards, including UA.
She and her husband, Charles, a 1973 graduate of Culverhouse, live in Birmingham.
David Turner recently retired as Regions’ chief financial officer and was a member of the Regions Executive Leadership Team. He led all finance operations, including financial systems, investor relations, corporate treasury, corporate tax, management planning and reporting, accounting, and mergers and acquisitions.
Turner joined Regions in 2005 and led the Internal Audit Division before being named chief financial officer in 2010. The company’s stock price grew by approximately 320% during his tenure. Prior to joining Regions, Turner served as an audit partner at KPMG LLP and previously held several positions at Arthur Andersen, including audit partner, audit manager, senior auditor, and staff auditor.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Culverhouse in 1987 and a master’s degree from Wake Forest.
Turner has served on numerous boards of directors and executive committees and is a member of the President’s Cabinet of the University of Alabama.
He and his wife, Karla, also a Culverhouse graduate in accounting, live in Birmingham and have three children who all graduated from Alabama.
Cade Warner is CEO of The Westervelt Company in Tuscaloosa, an industry leader in land management, wood products manufacturing, and environmental mitigation. He has held several leadership roles at Westervelt, including COO and chief sustainability officer, overseeing operations across forestry, wood products, ecological services, real estate, and international business.
Before joining Westervelt in 2017, he spent two and a half years with Conservation Resources as an investment analyst for acquisitions and dispositions. He also completed internships in forestry and public policy.
Warner graduated from Alabama in 2012 with a degree in commerce and business administration and earned his master’s in business administration in 2022. He also received a master’s degree from the University of Georgia in 2015.
He holds several professional certifications, including Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA), and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
Warner and his wife, April, also a Culverhouse graduate, have two children and enjoy exploring nature together. He actively supports his community and industry through various leadership roles and serves on several boards.
Evie Koslosky is a global investment research associate at Goldman Sachs. She serves as a lead covering analyst for the Life Science Tools & Diagnostics team within the firm’s Global Investment Research division.
She interned at Vulcan Value Partners in Birmingham and later at Goldman Sachs, where she ultimately accepted a full-time offer in New York City after graduation.
Her research primarily covers the medical and life sciences sectors, including companies such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, Agilent Technologies, and Danaher. She previously spent two years as a global investment research associate at Goldman Sachs before taking on her current role.
Koslosky graduated from Culverhouse in 2021 with a degree in finance, specializing in financial engineering. During her time at UA, she held leadership positions in the Culverhouse Investment Management Group and the Investment Banking Academy—experiences that helped shape her career in equity research.
Koslosky lives in Akron, Ohio.
Arie Kouandjio is a senior business rotation professional at NextEra Energy, Inc., the world’s largest producer of wind and solar energy. In this role, he works on various strategic projects across the company’s business units, applying analytical skills, leadership abilities, and industry knowledge to drive growth and innovation.
Before joining NextEra Energy, he interned at NGP Capital, a growth-stage venture capital firm, and Blue Origin, a leading space company.
Kouandjio graduated with a finance degree in 2013 and received his master’s in economics from UA in 2014. He earned a master’s from the Wharton School of Business in 2023.
Kouandjio, an offensive lineman for the Crimson Tide football team, was part of the 2011 and 2012 national championship teams and an All-American for the 2014 season. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Washington Commanders and played five seasons with Washington.
Kouandjio and his wife, Brittany, a former Crimson Tide volleyball player who earned a bachelor’s and master’s in marketing from Culverhouse, live in Wellington, Florida, with their two young sons.
Amy Brachio was named CEO of Carbon Measures in September 2025 after nearly three decades at Ernst & Young (EY). At Carbon Measures, she leads a coalition of major corporations, including BlackRock, ExxonMobil, Santander, BASF, Linde, and Mitsui, in a campaign advancing the evolution of how global organizations navigate the complex intersection of climate action, business resilience, and the urgent need for accurate, verifiable data to support strong decision-making.
In her previous role as partner and global vice chair for sustainability at EY, she drove EY’s offerings to help thousands of global clients achieve their sustainability goals, led the company’s ambitious 40% carbon emission reduction by 2025, and established EY as a global leader in sustainability services.
Brachio graduated from UA with an accounting degree in 1995 and received her Master of Accountancy in 1996. She recently earned her master’s degree in sustainability from Hult International Business School. Brachio and her husband, Ben, have three daughters, and she is an active member of her community in Burnsville, Minnesota.
Alex Flachsbart is the founder and CEO of Opportunity Alabama, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization focused on generating economic development in Alabama’s distressed communities. Under his direction, OPAL has helped close $100 million in Opportunity Zone projects across Alabama and has been recognized by Forbes as the best statewide OZ community development organization in the U.S.
Prior to OPAL, Flachsbart’s professional career spanned from practicing tax and economic development law at Balch & Bingham LLP to teaching high school geometry in Mosses, Alabama, through Teach For America.
He received a bachelor’s degree in economics in 2009 and a master’s degree in economics in 2010 from Culverhouse. He also earned a J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law.
Flachsbart serves on the board of Main Street Alabama and the PARCA Roundtable, is a fellow in the Blackburn Institute and the Alabama Leadership Initiative, and is a member of the Birmingham Rotary Club. He was recently named one of the top 100 national influencers in commercial real estate by the Business Journals of America.
Flachsbart and his wife, Elizabeth, also a graduate of Culverhouse, reside in Birmingham.
Daniel Rodda is a partner with Meridian Compensation Partners and a trusted advisor to corporate boards and executive leadership teams on matters of executive and director compensation. Over the past two decades, he has helped shape compensation strategies for companies ranging from small-cap organizations to Fortune 50 enterprises, guiding leaders through complex governance, regulatory, and shareholder environments.
Rodda’s work centers on aligning executive pay with long-term performance, strengthening governance practices, and helping organizations navigate evolving expectations from investors and regulators. He has advised companies across a wide variety of industries and is particularly recognized for his leadership within the financial services sector. He serves on Meridian’s Executive Committee and provides leadership to the firm’s Atlanta office and Banking Industry team.
Rodda earned his bachelor’s degree in commerce and business administration in 2001 from Culverhouse before completing his MBA at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Rodda and his wife, Angela, reside in Dunwoody, Georgia, with their three children. They are active members of Dunwoody Baptist Church and are committed to supporting children and families involved in the foster care system.
Neil Duthie is vice president of category management for Mars Petcare. He is widely recognized as a category management and shopper insights leader and a respected authority on strategic business planning, organizational design, and analytics.
He is a champion of process enhancements, programs, and training initiatives that optimize organizations and strengthen internal and external customer relationships.
Prior to joining Mars in 2011, Duthie served in a variety of category management positions at Kellogg Company, including senior director of category management and shopper insights for Walmart and Sam’s Club. In that role, he gained captaincy for five categories and established strategic thought leadership for assortment and shelf space management that delivered growth across six categories.
He earned a degree in commerce and business administration from Culverhouse in 1994 and a master’s degree in business administration from UA in 1996.
Duthie is a member of the board of directors of the Category Management Association (CMA) and is also a member of the Shopper Insights Management Association (SIMA) and the Digital E-Commerce Category Association (DECA).
Duthie and his wife, Rachel, live in Franklin, Tennessee.