August 1, 2007
Albert D. Herbert Jr., Ph.D., Chief of Staff for the Mayor of the City of Birmingham, will be the new Executive Director of Supplier Diversity at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He will join UAB October 15, 2007.
In his role at UAB, Herbert will develop and oversee activities intended to increase supplier diversity including department outreach strategies. Additionally, he will oversee established programs such as the Federal Small Business Plan development and the Mentor Protégé Program.
“Working with the City of Birmingham, Dr. Herbert understands the value associated with a very broad and diverse pool of vendors for large organizations,” said Dr. Louis Dale, UAB Vice President for Equity and Diversity. “Also, his experience within higher education is valuable for grasping the unique challenges associated with such institutions and supplier diversity.”
Herbert has been with the City of Birmingham since 1999. He has been responsible for the daily operation management, as well as the capital budgets.
Prior to joining the city, Herbert was the director of the School of Radiography at the Atlantic City Medical Center in New Jersey. He oversaw all planning budgets, purchasing and human resource issues for multiple units.
Herbert also has served as the Chairman of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Special Assistant to the Dean for Minority and International Affairs at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Additionally, Herbert has served as division director of medical imaging and therapy at UAB, assistant professor at Tuskegee University and department chairman of Diagnostic Medical Imaging at the Imperial Medical Center of Iran in Tehran.
Herbert earned his bachelor’s degree in community health education from State University of New York Empire State College; a master’s degree in health services administration from State University of New York at Stony Brook and his doctorate in public administration from Middleham University of the United Kingdom in Yorkshire, England.