About Us
Leadership Alabama gives established leaders across Alabama exposure to the broader fabric of the state. It develops a network of relationships and provides a structure for this network to seek mutual understanding of problems and priorities for Alabama’s future. Leadership Alabama encourages its members to act, individually and in concert, to move Alabama forward to help our state reach its full potential.
Since its founding in 1989, over 1700 citizen leaders in Alabama have participated in the Leadership Alabama program. These members are selected based on their leadership abilities, career accomplishments, volunteer activities, contributions to their communities and commitment to help shape a better Alabama. They do not share a common age, gender, lifestyle, career or hometown. What they do share is a vision of what Alabama can and must be as we move into the 21st century. And they share the ability to lead our state to that visionary future.
Nominations for Leadership Alabama are accepted in January and February of each year for consideration for the next program year. Leadership Alabama encourages members and board members to nominate individuals who:
- Demonstrate a commitment to community through past and present activities
- Demonstrate leadership ability in their chosen field through significant achievement
- Possess the potential for exercising substantial leadership in the future
- Exhibit a personal commitment to help shape the future of Alabama
Valued Contributors
- Corporate Donors
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2025-2026 Contributors
As of June 9, 2026
Sweet Home Alabama
($20,000 or greater)
- Barvette & Michael Patterson
- Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Yellowhammer
($19,999 to $7,500)
- Alabama Power Company
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Caring Foundation
- Brasfield & Gorrie
- Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc.
- PNC Foundation
- Protective Life Corporation
- Regions Financial Corporation
- William E. Smith, Jr.
- Timberline Management Company
- Vulcan Materials Company
Camellia
($7,499 to $5,000)
- Alabama League of Municipalities
- ALFA Foundation
- Bank Independent
- Drummond Company
- Isenberg Legacy Foundation
- Kirkpatrick Family Foundation
- Oakworth Capital Bank
Longleaf Pine
($4,999 to $2,500)
- Altec/Styslinger Foundation
- Amerex Corporation
- Balch & Bingham
- Penny Billings Charitable Fund
- Burr & Forman, LLP
- Coca-Cola Bottling Company United
- Cook’s Pest Control
- Dove Family Foundation
- EBSCO Industries, Inc.
- Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc.
- Huntsville Health System
- INTUITIVE Research and Technology Corporation
- Maynard Nexsen
- Medical Properties Trust
- Chappell & Charles Miller
- O'Neal Industries
- PowerSouth Energy
- Retirement Systems of Alabama
- Russell Lands
- Southeast Gas
- Spire Alabama, Inc.
- Synovus
- Thompson Tractor Company
- United Community Bank
- Volkert, Inc.
- Vulcan Industrial Contractors
Cahaba Lilies
($2,499 to $1,000)
- Aronov Realty Management
- AuburnBank
- Bryant Bank
- Buffalo Rock Company
- Canvas, Inc.
- Cepeda Systems & Software Analysis
- Coleman World Group
- CR3ATE Architects, Inc.
- Daniel Foundation of Alabama Discretionary Fund
- Dothan Awning Company
- Dunn Investment Company
- Eichold Family Foundation
- Fite Construction Company
- Five Stone Group
- Franklin Primary Health Center
- G&G Steel
- Hancock Whitney Bank
- Hoar Construction
- Honey and Ace Fund
- Infirmary Health System, Inc.
- Donald M. James Family Foundation
- Jinks Crow Trial Lawyers
- Walker & Bill Jones Family Fund
- Jones Family Funds
- KAM Technologies, LLC
- LDM Company
- Larry Blumberg & Associates
- Lightfoot, Franklin & White
- LLB&B Inc. Real Estate
- Marx Brothers, Inc.
- McConnell Honda & Acura
- McLain Commercial Real Estate
- Page & Jones, Inc.
- Parker Towing Company
- Qualico Steel
- Randy Jones & Associates
- Redstone Federal Credit Union
- River Bank & Trust
- Robins & Morton
- Rogers & Willard, Inc.
- Deak Rushton Charitable Fund
- Carolyn Williams Saunders Foundation
- South State Bank
- Uniti Fiber
- Webb Concrete & Building Materials
- White-Spunner Construction
- Lee & DeLynn Zell
Magnolia
(Up to $999)
- Bayer Ventures
- BLOC Global Group
- Daniel & Brooke Coleman Charitable Fund
- Collateral Companies
- Forsythe & Long Industries, Inc.
- Hand Arendall Harrison Sale, LLC
- Harris, Caddell & Shanks
- Harmon Dennis Bradshaw, Inc.
- Industrial Partners
- Dave & Diana King
- Prim & Mendheim, LLC
- Gold Circle Donors
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Individual Dues & Gifts of $500 or More
2025-2026
As of June 9, 2026
2024-2025
As of June 30, 2025
2023-2024
As of June 30, 2024
2022-2023
As of June 30, 2023
2021-2022
As of June 30, 2022
2020-2021
As of June 30, 2021
2019-2020
As of June 30, 2020
- Event Sponsors & Dinearound Hosts
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2025 Montgomery Reception and Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXV)
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Montgomery Welcome Cocktail Reception
- Anna Buckalew and Sheron Rose, Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
- Carl Barker
- Cassandra Crosby
- Linda and Horace Horn
- Jenny and John Ives
- Jerry Kyser
- Carmen Moore-Zeigler
- Kelli Wise and Arthur Ray
- Stacia Robinson
- Nancy and Spud Seale
- Amanda Senn
- Alice and David Thrasher
- Monica Whiting
2025 Regional Event Sponsors (for Class XXXV)
-
Auburn/East Alabama Regional Luncheon
- Jeremy Arthur, Auburn University Outreach
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Birmingham Regional Reception
- Nick Willis, Erin Stephenson, and Mark Taylor, PNC Bank
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Decatur/Shoals Regional Reception
- Tim Lovelace, Renasant Bank
- Wade Weaver, Adams Beverages
- Brian Cook and Arthur Orr, Cook's Pest Control
- Crystal Brown, Decatur Morgan County Chamber of Commerce
- Kelli Powers, Decatur Morgan Hospital
- Jamie Reeves, Merit House Realty
- Jeremy Nails, Morgan County Economic Development Association
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Huntsville/Northeast Alabama Regional Reception
- Penny & Jay Billings
- Kim & Larry Lewis, ProjectXYZ
- Lynn Troy
- David Nast, United Community Bank
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Mobile/Baldwin Regional Reception
- Rebecca Byrne, Community Foundation of South Alabama
- Ralph Hargrove and Jeb Shell, Hargrove Engineers + Constructors
- Cathy DeLaGarza, Uniti Fiber
- Tom Hand and George Talbot, Volkert, Inc.
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Montgomery Regional Reception
- Carl Barker and Delbert Madison, ServisFirst Bank
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Wiregrass Regional Luncheon
- Beau Benton, LBA Hospitality
- Bob Woodall, CALL Bob Woodall Air Care Systems
2025 Birmingham Reception and Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXIV)
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LA Class XXXIV and LA Board HOOVER Welcome Dinner
- Mayor Frank Brocato, City of Hoover
- Phillip Corley, Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt
- Goodwyn Mills & Cawood
- Tracey Morant Adams
- Beau Bevis
- Stan Blanton
- Leigh Davis
- Melody Eagan
- Casi Ferguson
- Ali and Charles Goodrich
- Mary and Braxton Goodrich
- Laurie and Jeff Grantham
- Andrew Nix and Doug Sutton
- Tyler and Tabor Novak
- Barvette and Michael Patterson
- Jack Sharman
- Rusha Smith and Brad McGill
- Erin Stephenson
- Jan and Mark Taylor
2025 Huntsville Reception and Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXIV)
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LA Class XXXIV and LA Board Huntsville Welcome Reception
- Mayor Tommy Battle, City of Huntsville
- Rose Allen and Greg Brown
- Cynthia and Rey Almodovar
- Mayor Tommy Battle
- Susan and Ronnie Chronister
- Hank Isenberg
- Diana and Dave King
- Michael Kirkpatrick
- Lee Marshall
- Wendy Yang and Rick Myers
- Jody and Chris Singer
- Susan and Bill Sullins
2025 Mobile Reception and Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXIV)
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LA Class XXXIV and LA Board Mobile Welcome Dinner
- Janee & Jo Bonner and Andi Kent, University of South Alabama
- Ken Brown and Hunter Hill, First Horizon Bank
- Robbie Baker, Guy Helmsing, and Claire McCarron, Hancock Whitney Bank
- Melissa Morrissette, LLB&B Real Estate
- John Baker and Eliska Morgan, Thompson Engineering
- Melissa and Robbie Baker
- Buff and Ken Brown
- Margaret Sue and John Browning
- Rebecca and Bradley Byrne
- Debbie and Kevin Carey
- Liz Freeman
- Staci and Tom Hand
- Ralph Hargrove and Jeb Shell
- Carol Hunter
- Eliska Morgan
- Kerri and Patrick Murphy
- Mersey and Mark Nix
- Ashley and Henry O'Connor
- Leah and Richard Stimpson
- Heather and George Talbot
- Katie and Mac Taul
2024 Montgomery Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXIV)
- Jannah and Bob Bailey
- Carl Barker
- Collier and Mark Dixon
- Susan and Gene Crane
- Laura and Barrie Harmon
- Linda and Horace Horn
- Jenny and John Ives
- Cheryl and Phil Johnson
- Jerry Kyser
- Barbara Larson
- Mary Foy and Grits Morris
- Nancy and Spud Seale
- Amanda Senn
- Dawn and Doug Singleton
- Lisa and Jimmy Stubbs
- Alice and David Thrasher
- Ronda and Jason Walker
2024 Regional Event Sponsors (for Class XXXIV)
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Auburn/East Alabama Regional Luncheon
- David Hedges and Lolly Steiner, AuburnBank
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Birmingham Regional Reception
- Scott Reed and Jenifer Kimbrough, Oakworth Capitol Bank
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Cullman Regional Luncheon
- Brian Dove, Cullman-Jefferson Gas District
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Huntsville/Northeast Alabama Regional Reception
- DeMarco McClain, Bank Independent
- David Nast, United Community Bank
- Michael Kirkpatrick
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Mobile/Baldwin Regional Reception
- Rebecca Byrne, Community Foundation of South Alabama
- Henry O'Connor, Jones Walker
- Jay Watkins, Maynard Nexsen
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Montgomery Area Regional Reception
- Carl Barker and Delbert Madison, ServisFirst Bank
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Shoals/Decatur Regional Dinner
- Kim and Macke Mauldin, Bank Independent
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Wiregrass Regional Reception
- Greg Henderson, Southeast Alabama Gas
- Mark Pugh, Three Notch Group
- Forrest Register, Register Realty Company
- Bob Woodall, Bob Woodall Air Care Systems
2024 Birmingham Reception and Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXIII)
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Class XXXIII, LA Board and Birmingham Area Members Cocktail Reception
- Mayor Frank Brocato, City of Hoover
- Goodwyn, Mills, and Cawood
- Kaki and Stan Blanton
- Collins and Trey Clegg
- Carmen and Trey Echols
- Casi Ferguson
- Mary and Braxton Goodrich
- Eva Robertson
- Lesly and Robert Simon
- Erin Stephenson
- Linda and Jeff Stone
2024 Huntsville Dinner and Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXIII)
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Class XXXIII and LA Board Huntsville Cocktail Reception
- Mayor Tommy Battle
- Rose Allen and Greg Brown
- Cynthia and Rey Almodovar
- Tommy Battles
- Lynne Berry
- Penny Billings
- Susan and Ronnie Chronister
- Donna and John Coleman
- Shannon and Bill Hopkins
- Hank Isenberg
- Diana and Dave King
- Michael Kirkpatrick
- Lee Marshall
- Wendy Yang and Rick Myers
- Sherri and Rick Paler
- Brenda and Bill Roark
- Susan and Bill Sullins
- Lynn Troy
- Jill and Wade Weaver
- Leslie and Danny Windham
2024 Mobile Dinner Hosts (Class XXXIII)
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Class XXXIII and LA Board Mobile Welcome Dinner
- Janee and Jo Bonner and Andi Kent, University of South Alabama
- John Baker and Eliska Morgan, Thompson Engineering
- Robbie Baker and Guy Helmsing, Hancock Whitney Bank
- Preston Bolt, Hand Arendall Harrison Sale
- Ken Brown, First Horizon Bank
- Stephanie Bryan and Robbie McGhee, Poarch Band of Creek Indians
- Tom Hand and George Talbot, Volkert, Inc.
- Melissa Morrissette, LLB&B Real Estate
2023 Montgomery Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXIII)
- Jannah Bailey
- Susan and Gene Crane
- Cassandra Crosby
- Linda and Horace Horn
- Cheryl Johnson
- Jerry Kyser
- Barbara Larson
- Mary Foy and Grits Morris
- Stacia Robinson
- Dawn and Doug Singleton
- Todd Strange
- Lisa and Jimmy Stubbs
2023 Regional Event Sponsors (for Class XXXIII)
-
Auburn/East Alabama Regional Luncheon
- Lolly Steiner, Auburn Bank
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Birmingham Regional Reception
- David Turner, Regions Bank
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Decatur/Shoals Regional Reception
- Wade Weaver, Adams Beverages
- Crystal Brown, Decatur Morgan Chamber of Commerce
- Kelli Powers, Decatur Morgan Hospital
- Jamie Reeves, MeritHouse Realty
- Jeremy Nails, Morgan County Economic Development Association
- Doug Bachuss, Nowlin, Bachuss & Gray
- Kent Lawrence, TVW Electrical Supplies
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Huntsville/Northeast Alabama Regional Reception
- Penny Billings, Cadence Bank
- Hank Isenberg, Iron Mountain Solutions
- Michael Kirkpatrick, DESE Research
- Joe Newberry, Redstone Federal Credit Union
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Mobile/Baldwin Regional Reception
- Rebecca Byrne, Community Foundation of South Alabama
- Henry O'Connor, Jones Walker
- Jay Watkins, Maynard Nexsen
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Montgomery Area Regional Reception
- Carl Barker, ServisFirst Bank
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Wiregrass Regional Luncheon
- Harrison Morris, ServisFirst Bank
2023 Birmingham Reception Host (Class XXXII)
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Class XXXII Birmingham Early Bird Cocktail Reception
- Mayor Frank Brocato
2023 Huntsville Dinner and Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXII)
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Class XXXII Huntsville Early Bird Cocktail Reception
- Mayor Tommy Battle
- Rose Allen and Greg Brown
- Cynthia and Rey Almodovar
- Penny Billings
- Hank Isenberg
- Diana and Dave King
- Michael Kirkpatrick
- Kim and Larry Lewis
- Lynn Troy
- Leslie and Danny Windham
2023 Mobile Dinner and Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXII)
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Class XXXII Mobile Welcome Dinner
- Janee and Jo Bonner, University of South Alabama
- John Baker and Eliska Morgan, Thompson Engineering
- Robbie Baker and Guy Helmsing, Hancock Whitney Bank
- Ken Brown, First Horizon Bank
- Melissa Morrissette, LLB&B Real Estate
- Melissa and Robbie Baker
- Wiley Blankenship
- Carol Hunter
- Kerri and Patrick Murphy
- Heather and George Talbot
- Bestor Ward
2022 Montgomery Dinearound Hosts (Class XXXII)
- Ernestine and Ed Crowell
- Linda and Horace Horn
- Jerry Kyser
- Mary Foy and Grits Morris
- Kelli Wise and Arthur Ray
- Alice and David Thrasher
- Bill Wallace
2022 Regional Event Sponsors (for Class XXXII)
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Birmingham Regional Reception
- David Turner, Regions Bank
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Cullman Regional Luncheon
- Brian Dove, Cullman-Jefferson Gas District
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Decatur Shoals Regional Reception
- Kim and Macke Mauldin
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Northeast Alabama Regional Reception – Huntsville
- Joe Newberry, Redstone Federal Credit Union
- Hank Isenberg, Iron Mountain Solutions
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Mobile/Baldwin County Regional Reception
- Jay Watkins, Maynard Cooper & Gale
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Montgomery Area Regional Reception
- Carl Barker, ServisFirst Bank
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Wiregrass Regional Luncheon
- Huggin’ Molly’s
- Harrison Morris, ServisFirst Bank
- Linda Young, Wallace Community College
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Montgomery Welcome Cocktail Reception