Ali serves as a frontline fundraiser raising financial support for university-wide priorities as well as the priorities for each of the 17 schools, colleges and units. He is primarily focused on securing annual leadership level gifts of at least $1,500 while also qualifying major gift prospects.

Raised in Americus, Georgia, Ali joins DAR from the Clarke County Mentor Program (CCMP) where he worked as Program Coordinator. Ali is a 2020 graduate of the University of Georgia and holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science, History, and Religion.