About Us
Board of Directors
2022-2023 Board of Directors
**Executive Committee
Ms. Melissa C. Morrissette**
Vice President/Co-Owner LLB&B Real Estate, Inc. Mobile
Dr. Linda C. Young**
President Wallace Community College Dothan
Mr. Michael Patterson**
Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Legal Officer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Birmingham
Mr. J. Kyle Buchanan**
President Helen Keller and Red Bay Hospitals Sheffield
Mr. David Nast**
President & CEO Progress Bank Huntsville
Mr. Doug Bachuss, Jr.
Attorney Nowlin, Bachuss & Gray Decatur
Ms. Penny Billings
President/Huntsville Market Cadence Bank Huntsville
Mr. Marvell "Chip" Bivins
Chief Audit Officer The University of Alabama System Birmingham
Ms. Stephanie A. Bryan
Chair and CEO Poarch Band of Creek Indians Atmore
Mr. Trey Clegg
Regional President Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC Birmingham
Ms. Melissa Craig
Civic Leader Decatur
Hon. John H. England
Civic Leader Tuscaloosa
Mr. Tyrone Fenderson, Jr.
Market President, Mobile and Baldwin County Synovus Mobile
Ms. Helene Hassell
Executive Director Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation Mobile
Mr. Chuck Holmes
Executive Director Alabama Humanities Alliance Birmingham
Mr. Horace H. Horn, Jr.
Vice President, External Affairs PowerSouth Energy Montgomery
Mr. David A. King
Civic Leader Huntsville
Mr. Michael Kirkpatrick
Chairman & CEO DESE Research Huntsville
Ms. Vanessa Leonard
Attorney Rockford
Mr. Delbert Madison
Senior Vice President, Cash Management ServisFirst Bank Montgomery
Mr. Gordon G. Martin**
Senior Vice President Alabama Power Company Birmingham
Mr. Grits Morris
Civic Leader Montgomery
Mr. David M. Muhlendorf**
President LDM Company Florence
Mr. Henry O'Connor
Partner Jones Walker, LLP Mobile
Ms. Deborah Bell Paseur
Attorney/Partner Paseur, Johnson and Medley Florence
Ms. Eva Robertson
Executive Director/VP, Employee Engagement Protective Life Foundation/Protective Life Corporation Birmingham
Ms. Sheron Rose
SVP, External Affairs Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Montgomery
Mr. Kevin Savoy
Vice President Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. Abbeville
Mr. James R. Seale**
Shareholder Hill, Hill, Carter, Franco, Cole and Black, PC Montgomery
Mr. David Silverstein
President The Five Stone Group Birmingham
Mr. Robert Simon
Founder & President Corporate Realty Birmingham
Ms. Jody Singer
Director NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville
Mr. Richard M. Stabler
Civic Leader Fairhope
Hon. Todd Strange
Civic Leader Montgomery
Mr. David Turner, Jr.
Senior Executive Vice President & CFO Regions Financial Corporation Birmingham
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
Ms. DeLynn M. Zell
Founder & CEO Bridgeworth Wealth Management BirminghamEmeritus Chairs
Mr. R. Preston Bolt, Jr.*
Member Hand Arendall Harrison & Sale Mobile
Mr. Fred O. Braswell*
Civic Leader Wetumpka
Mr. Thomas N. Carruthers, Jr.*
Retired Partner Bradley Birmingham
Mr. William D. Coleman*
Counsel Capell & Howard, PC Montgomery
Mr. Mike Goodrich*
Founder Timberline Holdings Birmingham
Mr. Seth Hammett*
Civic Leader Andalusia
Mr. James F. Hughey, Jr.*
Counsel Balch & Bingham, LLP Birmingham
Mr. D. Mark Nix*
President & CEO Infirmary Health System Mobile
Ms. Caroline Novak*
Senior Advisor A+ Education Partnership Montgomery
Mr. William E. Smith, Jr.*
Chairman Royal Cup Coffee and Tea Birmingham
Ms. Lynne B. Vallely*
Planned Giving Officer Huntsville Hospital Foundation Huntsville