Board of Directors | Leadership Alabama

**Executive Committee

Chair

Mr. David Nast**

President & CEO Progress Bank Huntsville

Vice Chair

Ms. Melissa C. Morrissette**

Vice President/Co-Owner LLB&B Real Estate, Inc. Mobile

Treasurer

Dr. Linda C. Young**

President Wallace Community College Dothan

Secretary

Mr. Michael Patterson**

Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Legal Officer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Birmingham

Immediate Past Chair

Mr. Gordon G. Martin**

Senior Vice President Alabama Power Company Birmingham

Mr. Doug Bachuss, Jr.

Attorney Nowlin, Bachuss & Gray Decatur

Mr. G. Robert Baker, Jr.

Regional President Hancock Whitney Bank Mobile

Mr. Marvell "Chip" Bivins

Chief Audit Officer The University of Alabama System Birmingham

Mr. J. Kyle Buchanan

President Helen Keller and Red Bay Hospitals Sheffield

Mr. Trey Clegg

Regional President Brasfield & Gorrie Birmingham

Mr. William D. Coleman

Counsel Capell & Howard, PC Montgomery

Ms. Melissa Craig

Senior Vice President Bank Independent Decatur

Mr. Edward F. Crowell

Civic Volunteer Montgomery

Hon. John H. England

Circuit Court Judge Tuscaloosa County Tuscaloosa

Mr. Tyrone Fenderson, Jr.**

Market President Synovus Mobile

Mr. Seth Hammett

Vice President PowerSouth Energy Andalusia

Ms. Helene Hassell

Executive Director Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation Mobile

Mr. James F. Hughey, Jr.

Counsel Balch & Bingham, LLP Birmingham

Ms. Sandra R. Killion

CEO Vulcan Industrial Contractors Birmingham

Mr. David A. King

CEO Dynetics Huntsville

Mr. Michael Kirkpatrick

President DESE Research Huntsville

Ms. Vanessa Leonard

Attorney Rockford

Mr. Grits Morris

Sales Executive Walker360 Montgomery

Mr. David M. Muhlendorf**

President LDM Company Florence

Ms. Caroline Novak

Senior Advisor A+ Education Partnership Montgomery

Ms. Deborah Bell Paseur

Attorney/Partner Paseur, Johnson and Medley Florence

Ms. Eva Robertson

Executive Director/VP Community Engagement Protective Life Foundation/Protective Life Corporation Birmingham

Ms. Sheron Rose

SVP, External Affairs Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Montgomery

Mr. James R. Seale**

Attorney/Partner Hill, Hill, Carter, Franco, Cole and Black, PC Montgomery

Mr. David Silverstein

President The Five Stone Group Birmingham

Mr. Robert Simon

President Corporate Realty Birmingham

Mr. Sanjay Singh

Director Pack Health Birmingham

Mr. Richard M. Stabler

Member Warren Averett, LLC Montgomery

Hon. Todd Strange

Civic Volunteer Montgomery

Mr. Kennon Walthall

Senior Vice President Avenu Insights & Analytics Birmingham

Mr. James F. Watkins

Managing Partner, Mobile Maynard, Cooper & Gale Mobile

Mr. Danny Windham

Chief Operating Officer HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Huntsville

Mr. Bennet Wright

Executive Director Alabama Sentencing Commission Montgomery

Emeritus Chairs

Mr. R. Preston Bolt, Jr.*

Member Hand Arendall, LLC Mobile

Mr. Fred O. Braswell*

President & CEO Alabama Rural Electric Association Montgomery

Mr. Thomas N. Carruthers, Jr.*

Retired Partner Bradley Birmingham

Mr. Mike Goodrich*

President Timberline Management Company Birmingham

Mr. D. Mark Nix*

President & CEO Infirmary Health System Mobile

Mr. William E. Smith, Jr.*

Chairman Royal Cup, Inc. Birmingham

Ms. Lynne B. Vallely*

President Berry Millsaps Properties Huntsville

Mr. W. Michael Warren, Jr.*

CEO Children’s of Alabama Birmingham