Advisory Board
Board Chair
Partner
Hand Arendall, LLC
Birmingham, AL
Co-Chair
Vice President Sales & Marketing (Retired)
France Telecom Americas
Atlanta, GA
Linda Allison
Founding Partner
AC Financial Partners
Birmingham, AL
Thomas Armstrong
Assistant Vice President
Merrill Lynch
Birmingham, AL
Mike Baker
Managing Partner
Dent, Baker & Co., LLP
Birmingham, AL
Brian Barksdale
Partner
Carr, Riggs & Ingram
Birmingham, AL
John Bell
CEO (Retired)
Oil Equipment Co.
Birmingham, AL
Lynn Boggs
CEO
TransCentra
Norcross, GA
Vicki Briggs
EVP/COO
St. Vincent's Health System
Birmingham, AL
Bennie Bumpers
VP (Retired)
Vulcan Material
Birmingham, AL
Pete Clemens
CFO (Retired)
Caremark and Surgical Care Affiliates
Birmingham, AL
Gary Cooney
Vice Chairman
McGriff, Seibels, & Williams
Addison, TX
Leigh Davis
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Southern Company Operations
Birmingham, AL
Willard Dean
President
Dean Consulting
Birmingham, AL
Bill Dixon
SVP of Marketing (Retired)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
William Dow
Partner
Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino
Birmingham, AL
Randall Freeman
Vice President & CFO
Brasfield & Gorrie
Birmingham, AL
John Gunderson
Senior Vice President
Daniel Corporation
Birmingham, AL
Brenda Hackney
President
The Hackney Foundation
Birmingham, AL
Keith Herron
Senior Vice President
Head of Strategic Planning and Execution
Regions Financial Corporation
Birmingham, AL
Gregory Hodges
President
Hodges & Associates
Birmingham, AL
Philip Hodges
Managing Partner
Redmont Capital
Birmingham, AL
Rod Hovater
Enterprise Account Manager
Compuware
Atlanta, GA
Mark Jackson
CEO & Chairman
Moreson Conferencing, Inc,
Birmingham, AL
Keith Kirkland
Sr. Vice President, Managing Director
Presidential Financial Corporation
Atlanta, GA
Suzanne Lane
CFO
O'Neal Steel, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
Greg Long
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones
Nashville, TN
Betsy McAtee
CEO
Dreamland Holding Company
Birmingham, AL
Tom McDougal
CEO/Founder
Leadership Underground
Birmingham, AL
Malcolm Miller
Vice Chairman (Retired)
McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
Scott Myers
Executive Director
Alabama Sports Hall Of Fame
Birmingham, AL
Mickey Newsome
Executive Chairman
Hibbett Sports
Birmingham, AL
Greg Powell
President & CEO
Fi-Plan Partners, LLC
Birmingham, AL
Alan Register
Birmingham City President
BBVA Compass Bank
Birmingham, AL
Marlene Reed
Professor Emeritus, Brock School of Business
Visiting Professor of Management
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Jamelle Shaw
President/Owner
Classic Traditions, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
John Sherman
President- East Region
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
Birmingham, AL
Donna Smith
VP, Human Resources & Ethics (Retired)
Alabama Power Company
Birmingham, AL
Virginia Staton
Director, AERS
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Birmingham, AL
William Stevens
President & CEO
Motion Industries, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
Greg Taylor
SVP of Business & Market Strategies
Agribank, FCB
Marietta, GA & Minneapolis, MN
Joel Welker
President & Publisher
Birmingham Business Journal
Birmingham, AL
Rainer Wenz
Owner
Starware SA
Switzerland
Gary Wyatt
President
Wyatt General Contractor, LLC
Birmingham, AL
Al Yother
Senior Executive Vice President/CFO (Retired)
Regions Financial Corporation
Birmingham, AL
