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
