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
Market President Bancorp South 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 Birmingham
Ms. Melissa Craig
Senior Vice President Bank Independent Decatur
Hon. John H. England
Circuit Court Judge Tuscaloosa County Tuscaloosa
Mr. Tyrone Fenderson, Jr.**
Market President 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 PowerSouth Energy Montgomery
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. Delbert Madison
Senior Vice President ServisFirst Bank Montgomery
Mr. Gordon G. Martin**
Senior Vice President Alabama Power Company Birmingham
Mr. Grits Morris
Sales Executive Walker360 Montgomery
Mr. David M. Muhlendorf**
President LDM Company Florence
Mr. Henry O'Connor
Partner Jones Walker Mobile
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. Kevin Savoy
Vice President Great Southern Wood Abbeville
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
Ms. Jody Singer
Director NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville
Mr. Richard M. Stabler
Member Warren Averett, LLC Montgomery
Hon. Todd Strange
Civic Volunteer Montgomery
Mr. David Turner, Jr.
Senior Executive Vice President Regions Financial 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 MontgomeryEmeritus Chairs
Mr. R. Preston Bolt, Jr.*
Member Hand Arendall, LLC 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*
President Timberline Management Company Birmingham
Mr. Seth Hammett*
Civic Leader Montgomery
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, Inc. Birmingham
Ms. Lynne B. Vallely*
President Berry Millsaps Properties Huntsville