Leadership

Chairman's Circle

These key individuals and their organizations represent the top echelon of investment in the BBA and enable the BBA to perform successfully for the region.

Meet our Chairman's Circle members. Download a pdf of the BBA Chairman's Circle.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees represents one of the top associations of corporate leaders in the state and includes more than 270 of Birmingham's most elite companies. Each Trustee member company designates one top executive to be the Trustee representative. This person receives numerous opportunities for elite exposure and exclusive networking events with the top CEOs in Birmingham. Click here to read the Board of Trustees benefits.

Meet our Board of Trustees. Download a pdf of the BBA Board of Trustee

Birmingham Business Alliance 2010 Board of Directors

** Indicates that person is a member of the BBA Executive Committee.

The Honorable Lindsey Allison (Ex-Officio)
Chairwoman
Shelby County Commission

Mr. Charles M. “Chuck” Ash
CEO
Employers Drug Program Management

Mr. Charles Ball, Jr. (Ex Officio)
Executive Director
Regional Planning Commission of Greater B’ham

Mr. Anthony Barnes
Chairman, Birmingham Water Works Board
Anthony L. Barnes & Associates

The Honorable Stanley Batemon (Ex-Officio)
Chairman
St. Clair County Commission

Mr. John Beard
President
Alacare Home Health & Hospice

The Honorable William Bell
Mayor
City of Birmingham

Mr. Ronald G. Bruno
Chairman
Regions Charity Classic Foundation

Dr. Charles E. Bugg
Biotechnology Association of Alabama

Mr. William J. "Bill" Cabaniss, Jr.

Michael Calvert
President
Operation New Birmingham

Mr. W. A. Casey
President
Birmingham Guaranty Realty, Inc.

Mr. Willie Chriesman
President
Chriesman & Associates

The Honorable Bettye Fine Collins (Ex-Officio)
President
Jefferson County Commission

Ms. Susan Compton
President of Corporate LendingM
Colonial Bank

Mr. John Cooper
Managing Partner
Sirote & Permutt, P.C.

Mr. Mark A. Crosswhite
Executive Vice President
Alabama Power Company

Mr. Gregory S. “Greg” Curran
President Birmingham Venture Club
c/o Maynard, Cooper & Gale LLP

Mr. James D. Davis
Chairman
Jemison Investment Co., Inc.

Mr. A. Fox deFuniak
Birmingham Market President
Superior Bank

Mr. Al Denson (Ex-Officio)
Executive Director
Birmingham Airport Authority

Mr. Thomas Doster, III
Chairman
Doster Construction Company

Mr. Felix M. Drennen III
President & CEO
Brice Building Company

Mr. Garry Neil Drummond **
Chief Executive Officer
Drummond Company, Inc.

Mr. David R. Dubose
Vice President
Cox Radio Inc, WBHK/WBHJ/ WAGG/WZZK/WPSB-AM/WNCB-FM/WBPT-FM

Dr. Clyde Echols
Chairman
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex

Mr. Bruce Ely
Partner
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mr. Charles “Chuck” Ernst
Senior Vice President
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama

Mr. Jack Fields (Ex-Officio)
Executive Director
Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center Civic Center

Mr. Jordan Frazier
President
Jordan Frazier's Dodge - Jeep

Mr. David Fullington

Mr. Fournier (Boots) J. Gale
Maynard Cooper & Gale

Mr. Alain J. Gallet P.E.
Principal
Gallet & Associates Inc.

The Honorable Garry Gause
President & CEO
Brookwood Medical Center

Mr. Albert Green
Commissioner
Bibb County Commission

Mr. John B. (Beau) Grenier
Chairman, Executive Committee
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mr. Gene Hallman (Ex-Officio)
President & CEO
Alabama Sports Foundation – Executive

The Honorable Bruce Hamrick (Ex-Officio)
Chairman
Walker County Commission

Mr. Michael “Mickey” Harbin
Director
AT&T Alabama

Mr. Warren Hawkins, Jr.
CEO
Business Partners

Mr. Bill Horton

The Honorable Steven Hoyt (Ex-Officio)
Chairman, Economic Development Committee
Birmingham City Council

Mr. James F. Hughey, Jr.
President
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

Mr. Bill Jones
President & CEO
O'Neal Steel, Inc.

Ms. Walker Jones
Community Relations Director
Birmingham Coca Cola Bottling

Mr. Randall “Randy” W. Jordan
Executive Vice President
Bryant Bank

Mr. Robert Kelly
Kelly Construction Company

Mr. Theodore C. Kennedy

Mr. Alex B. Leath, III
Balch & Bingham

Mr. James “Jimbo” C. Lee, III
President
Buffalo Rock Company

Dr. Lawrence J. Lemak, Jr.
Lemak Sports Medicine

Mr. Timothy A. Lewis
President
TALA Professional Services

Mr. Blair Liggins
Trust & Investment Officer

Mr. Bruce Limbaugh
Owner/President
Limbaugh Toyota

Ms. Deidra K. Lloyd
Cox Radio, Inc.

Dr. Richard B. Marchase
Vice President for Research & Economic Dev.
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Charles "Scotty" A. McCallum

The Honorable Tim Mims (Ex-Officio)
Chairman
Chilton County Commission

Mr. Bob Montgomery

Mr. William B. Murray
Partner, President and CEO
Integral Hospitality Solutions, LLC

Mr. Jack Naramore
President, Birmingham Region
Aliant Bank

Mr. Mike Oatridge
Vice President
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC

Mr. Daniel Pahos **
President
Home Instead Senior Care

Mr. Patrick D. Pope
General Counsel
Southern Natural Gas Company

Mr. Charles K. Porter
Executive Vice President
Porter White & Company

Dr. Malcolm Portera
Chancellor
University of Alabama System

Mr. Hernan Prado
Hola Latino

Mr. David Proctor
Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP

Mr. James O. Rein
Executive Vice President & COO
BL Harbert International, LLC

Mr. Dudley C. Reynolds
President and COO
Alabama Gas Corporation

Mr. Thomas E. Reynolds
Managing Partner
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker,LLC

Mr. Van Richey
President
American Cast Iron Pipe Company

Mr. William “Bill” D. Ritter
Senior Vice President
Regions Financial Corporation

Mr. John H. Roberts
Principal
Bhate Environmental Associates, Inc.

Mr. Alan T. Rogers
Managing General Partner
Balch & Bingham LLP

Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn
VP for Development, Alumni & External Affairs
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Mr. Dwight Sandlin
President
Signature Homes

Ms. Lashunda Scales
Chairman, Economic Development Committee - Birmingham City Council
City of Birmingham

Mr. David Sher
Co-Chief Executive Officer
AmSher Receivables Management

Mr. Hatton C. V. Smith
President
Royal Cup Coffee

Mr. Lee Smith
Birmingham City President
BBVA Compass

Mr. Robert Smith
Director of Public Affairs
Bright House Networks

Mr. James H. Smither (Ex-Officio)
President
Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau

Mr. Steve Spencer
Executive Vice President
Alabama Power Company

The Honorable David Standridge (Ex-Officio)
Chairman
Blount County Commission

Mr. William J. “Bill” Stevens
President
Motion Industries, Inc.

Mr. C. Reynolds Thompson, III
Chief Executive Officer
Colonial Properties Trust

Mr. Lee Thuston
Burr & Forman LLP

Mr. Ray Torok
President & COO
U.S. Pipe & Foundry Company

Hon. Loxcil Tuck
Mayor
Jefferson County Mayor's Association

Mr. Mac Underwood
General Manager
Birmingham Water Works & Sewer Board

Mr. Jose’ Antonio Valencia
President
The Valencia Group

Senator James T. (Jabo) Waggoner
Consultant

Mr. James A. Warren
Managing Partner
Warren Averett Kimbrough & Marino

Mr. Joel Welker
Publisher
Birmingham Business Journal

Mr. Wm. Michael Warren, Jr.
CEO
Children’s Health System

Dr. Andrew Westmoreland
President
Samford University

Mr. Bruce Windham
Vice President
Drummond Company, Inc.

Executive Committee

These are key individuals who committed their time and resources to take the leadership role in the creation of the Birmingham Business Alliance, the organization firmly committed to promoting the region’s economic development.

Meet our Executive Committee. Download a pdf of the BBA Executive Committee