Programs
Leadership Alabama Current Class
Class XXXIII 2023-2024
Tracey Morant Adams
Class XXXIII Chief Community Development and Corporate Social Responsibility Officer Renasant Bank Birmingham
Caroline Aderholt
Class XXXIII Owner/Manager McDonald Farms Partnership Haleyville
William Ainsworth
Class XXXIII Lt. Governor State of Alabama Guntersville
Carlos Enrique Alemán
Class XXXIII CEO HICA - Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama Birmingham
Blake Andrews
Class XXXIII Senior VP and General Counsel Drummond Company, Inc. Vestavia Hills
Timothy Barton
Class XXXIII Dynetics Group CTO Leidos Huntsville
Beau Bevis
Class XXXIII President & CEO ARC Realty LLC Mountain Brook
Harrison Bishop
Class XXXIII President & CEO Amerex Corporation Trussville
Judkins Blount, Sr.
Class XXXIII CEO and Owner Vintage Hospitality Group Montgomery
Melvin Brown
Class XXXIII Superintendent Montgomery Public Schools Montgomery
John Browning
Class XXXIII Vice President & General Counsel Rapid Deployment, Inc. Mobile
Brian Burnett
Class XXXIII Sr. Vice President University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham
Josh Carpenter
Class XXXIII President & CEO Southern Research Birmingham
Kemba Chambers
Class XXXIII President Trenholm State Community College Montgomery
Olivier Charles
Class XXXIII President Bishop State Community College Mobile
Dennis Coe
Class XXXIII Superintendent Dothan City Schools Dothan
Royrickers Cook
Class XXXIII VP for University Outreach and Associate Provost Auburn University Auburn University
Norman Crow
Class XXXIII Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority Chairman Tuscaloosa
Carla Crowder
Class XXXIII Executive Director Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice Mountain Brook
Leigh Davis
Class XXXIII SVP, Marketing & Economic Development Alabama Power Company Birmingham
Mark Dixon
Class XXXIII President A+ Education Partnership Montgomery
Shannon Drake
Class XXXIII President & CEO Leadership Greater Huntsville, Inc. Huntsville
Helena Duncan
Class XXXIII President & CEO Business Council of Alabama Montgomery
Brian Edwards
Class XXXIII Senior Vice President, Health Services Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Hoover
Ruby Fenton
Class XXXIII Sr. Social Impact Sustainability Specialist Wells Fargo Bank Birmingham
Troy Fountain
Class XXXIII President Wiregrass Foundation Dothan
Andrew Freear
Class XXXIII Director & Wiatt Professor The Rural Studio, Auburn University Newbern
Charles Goodrich
Class XXXIII Vice President Timberline Management Birmingham
William Ronald Graham
Class XXXIII Vice President, Power Supply PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Andalusia
Jeff Grantham
Class XXXIII CEO & Managing Shareholder Maynard Nexsen, PC Birmingham
Jeff Gronberg
Class XXXIII CEO deciBel Research, Inc. Huntsville
Thomas Hand
Class XXXIII Chairman and CEO Volkert, Inc. Mobile
Wade Harrison
Class XXXIII EVP & Chief Retail Officer Protective Life Corporation Birmingham
David Hedges
Class XXXIII President & CEO AuburnBank Auburn
John Hemmings
Class XXXIII SVP, CFO, and Chief Investment Officer Alfa Insurance Montgomery
Rashard Howard
Class XXXIII Director of Business Development CSX Transportation Montgomery
Kevin Jackson
Class XXXIII President Shoals Economic Development Authority Florence
Charles Karr
Class XXXIII President The University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville
Andi Moore Kent
Class XXXIII Executive Vice President and Provost University of South Alabama Mobile
Jamie Kiel
Class XXXIII State Representative State of Alabama Russellville
Don Killingsworth, Jr.
Class XXXIII President Jacksonville State University Jacksonville
Jenifer Goforth Kimbrough
Class XXXIII Chief Financial Officer Oakworth Capital Inc. Birmingham
Christopher Kramer
Class XXXIII Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC Birmingham
Stacy Ledwell
Class XXXIII Solid Waste Director City of Scottsboro Scottsboro
David Long
Class XXXIII EVP Correspondent Banking/Capital Markets Bryant Bank Birmingham
Noel Lovelace
Class XXXIII President Decatur Morgan Hospital Foundation Decatur
Elliot Maisel
Class XXXIII CEO & Chairman Gulf Distributing Holdings, LLC Mobile
Mitchell Mays
Class XXXIII Administrator Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority Carbon Hill
DeMarco McClain
Class XXXIII City President Bank Independent Huntsville
Gregg McCormick
Class XXXIII Assistant General Counsel Vulcan Materials Company Birmingham
Carlton McMasters, Jr.
Class XXXIII VP J&M Signs Decatur
David Miceli
Class XXXIII Chief Operating Officer Balch & Bingham LLP Birmingham
Kevin Michaels
Class XXXIII Health Officer Mobile County Health Department Mobile
Jeremiah Newell
Class XXXIII Chief Executive Officer Mobile Area Education Foundation Mobile
Andrew Nix
Class XXXIII EVP, Chief Governance Officer, Deputy General Counsel Regions Financial Corporation/ Regions Bank Birmingham
Tyler Novak
Class XXXIII Chief Legal Officer EBSCO Industries, Inc. Birmingham
Rick Pate
Class XXXIII Commissioner Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Lowndesboro
Jami Peyton
Class XXXIII CEO Canvas, Inc. Huntsville
Bill Poole
Class XXXIII Finance Director State of Alabama Tuscaloosa
Edward Poolos
Class XXXIII Deputy Commissioner Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Montgomery
Llevelyn Rhone
Class XXXIII Director Direct Invest Development Greensboro
Craig Savage
Class XXXIII Head of State and Local Affairs Airbus Mobile
Amanda Senn
Class XXXIII Director Alabama Securities Commission Montgomery
Rusha Smith
Class XXXIII Executive Director Freshwater Land Trust Birmingham
Charisse Stokes
Class XXXIII President Tidal IT Solutions Montgomery
Mac Taul
Class XXXIII President Merchants Transfer Company Mobile
Christy Taylor
Class XXXIII Chief Operating Officer for Transformation Austal USA, LLC Mobile
Mark Taylor
Class XXXIII Corporate Banking Manager PNC Bank Vestavia Hills
Ron Tyler
Class XXXIII Chief of Police Florence Police Department Florence
Michael Ward
Class XXXIII Senior Vice President, Government & Public Affairs Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce Huntsville
Gia Wiggins
Class XXXIII President Morale Resource Mobile
Daniel Wims
Class XXXIII President Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University Normal