August 3, 2009

Jeanetta C. Keller. Download image.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Jeanetta C. Keller, Ph.D., has joined the UAB Health System (UABHS) as chief learning and system support officer, effective Aug. 1.

Keller's position combines the duties of chief learning officer with the system support functions of the UAB Health System corporate secretary.

"As chief learning officer, Jeanetta Keller will help enhance the UABHS culture of providing excellence in everything we do, and will oversee our talent management and succession programs," said UAB Health System CEO William Ferniany, Ph.D. "In the role of system support officer she will coordinate all UABHS operating entity and affiliate boards and lead system-wide and UAB Medicine programs and special projects - responsibilities previously fulfilled by Bart Kelly, who now directs the Neurosciences Service Line."

Keller, who earned a Master of Science in social work and a Ph.D. in higher education administration at the University of Alabama, most recently was executive vice president and editorial director at Southern Progress Corporation (SPC). She directed all of the company's editorial operations, overseeing seven magazines. Before stepping into that role, she worked in several of the company's central positions, helping shape corporate culture by creating a human resources department, management training programs and an innovative benefits program that focused on helping employees balance work and professional responsibilities.

Until accepting her current position with the UABHS, Keller was chair of the Brookwood Medical Center Board of Directors. She currently serves as vice chair of the University of Montevallo Board of Trustees, as a member of the board of trustees of American Village, Montevallo, and in leading roles in several other local organizations.

About the UAB Health System

The UAB Health System includes all of the University of Alabama at Birmingham's patient care activities, including UAB Hospital, the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital and The Kirklin Clinic. UAB is the state of Alabama's largest employer and an internationally renowned research university and academic health center whose professional schools and specialty patient care programs are consistently ranked as among the nation's top 50; find more information at www.uab.edu and www.uabhealth.org.