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BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Bill Smith

Founding Chairman
Royal Cup Coffee
Chairman of the Board

Michael Patterson

Vice Chair of the Board

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama

Senior VP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Barbara Larson

Secretary of the Board

Fortif Law Partners

Director of Community Engagement

Damon Bailey

Purpose Built Communities

Vice President of Network Member Success

Janet Kavinoky

Vulcan Materials Company

VP, Federal & State Governmental Affairs

Scott McLain

McLain Commercial Real Estate
Managing Broker

Jeremiah Newell

Mobile Area Education Foundation

CEO

Will Ratliff

Collateral Holdings, LLC

CEO

John Turner

Regions Bank and Regions Financial Corporation
CEO

Jim Williams

PARCA

Founding Executive Director, Retired

Gordon G. Martin

Chairman of the Board
University of Alabama
Kennemer Center Director

Dave Borden

Treasurer of the Board
Aldridge Borden & Company
Chairman of the Board, Retired

Carolyn Akers

Mobile Area Education Foundation
CEO, Retired

Preston Bolt

Hand Arendall, L.L.C.

Member

Debbie Long

Protective Life Corporation
Executive VP, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Retired

Charles Nash

University of Alabama System
Vice Chancellor for Academic
& Student Affairs, Retired

David Perry

Protective Life Corporation; Concourse Financial Group

CEO - Concourse

Chandra Scott

Alabama Possible

Executive Director

Tina Watts

Boeing Global Engagement / Government Operations

Senior Community Investor

Mark Dixon

ex officio
A+ Education Partnership

President