Lisa Meddock will join UAB Human Resources as Assistant Vice President, Benefits & Wellbeing, effective January 12, 2026.

Meddock has more than 15 years of leadership experience, during which time she has gained a deep understanding of the design and management of benefits and wellbeing strategies for healthcare, academic and corporate environments. Most recently, Meddock served as assistant vice president of Total Rewards at Nemours Children’s Health, where she led large-scale plan design initiatives in health, welfare and retirement; drove vendor negotiations to improve cost efficiency; and implemented analytics dashboards that informed senior leadership decisions.

Meddock is an alumnus of Ohio State University and earned a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from Franklin University in Ohio.

The search was conducted by LeadExec’s CEO Lisa Marks, who brought forth candidates from across the nation, and the search committee was chaired by Daron Drew-Jelks, Heersink School of Medicine Executive Director Human Resources.

Read more in the UAB Reporter.

— Published December 3, 2025