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 2009 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

Mr. Steven H. Barry Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP

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

Mr. John Beard
President
Alacare Home Health & Hospice

The Honorable William Bell (Ex-Officio)
Economic Development
Jefferson County Commission

Dr. Neal Berte **
President Emeritus
Birmingham-Southern College

Mr. Dixon Brooke, Jr. ** President
EBSCO Industries Inc

Mr. Ronald G. Bruno
President
Bruno Capital Management Corporation

Mr. Robert O. Burton ** President
Hoar Construction, Inc.

The Honorable William J. Cabaniss, Jr.

Mr. Michael A. Calvert (Ex-Officio) 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. Ralph Cook **
Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton
The Massey Building

Mr. John A. Cooper
Attorney
Sirote & Permutt

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

Mr. Bruce Ely
Partner
Bradley Arant Rose & White 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

Ms. Ann Florie **
Executive Director
Leadership Birmingham

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

Dr. George French **
President
Miles College

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

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

Dr. Carol Z. Garrison ** President
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Mr. Garry Gause
CEO
Brookwood Medical Center

Dr. Matthew A Gonda (Ex-Officio)
Chief Executive Officer
Procris Pharmaceuticals

Mr. M. James Gorrie **
President
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC

Mr. John B. (Beau) Grenier
Chairman, Executive Committee
Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP

Mr. Jay Grinney **
President & CEO
HealthSouth Corporation

Mr. Randall “Randy” L. Haines **
Group Executive Commercial Banking
BBVA Compass Bancshares

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

Mr. Herschell Hamilton **
Principal
Formation Methods, LLC

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

Mr. Victor Hanson, III
President & Publisher
The Birmingham News

Mr. Raymond Harbert **
President and CEO
Harbert Management Corporation

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

Mr. J. Warren Hawkins, Jr.
CEO
Business Partners

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

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

Mr. Donald M. James **
Chairman & CEO
Vulcan Materials Company

Mr. John D. Johns **
Chairman, President & CEO
Protective Life Corporation

Mr. Charles W. 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

Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn
Vice President, Dev. Alumni & External Relations
University of Alabama at Birmingham

The Honorable James Kelly (Ex-Officio)
Chairman
Bibb County Commission

Mr. Robert Kelly
Kelly Construction Company

Mr. Theodore C. Kennedy

The Honorable Larry Langford (Ex-Officio)
Mayor
City of Birmingham

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. Jesse Lewis **
President and CEO
The Birmingham Times

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.

Mr. Don Logan **
Retired, Chairman of the Board
Time Warner

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

Dr. Charles A. McCallum

Mr. Fred McCallum **
President
AT&T Alabama

Dr. Robert McChesney

Mr. Charles McCrary **

President & CEO
Alabama Power Company

Mr. John McMahon, Jr. **
Chairman
Ligon Industries

Mr. James McManus **
Chairman and CEO
Energen/Alagasco

Mr. Phillip McWane **
Chairman
McWane, Inc.

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. Claude Nielsen **
Chairman and CEO
Coca-Cola Bottling United, Inc.

Mr. Daniel Pahos **
President
Home Instead Senior Care

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

Mr. Phillip Pope
President & CEO
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama

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

The Honorable Gary Richardson (Ex-Officio)
President, Jefferson County Mayor’s Association
Mayor, City of Midfield

Mr. Van Richey
President
American Cast Iron Pipe Company

Mr. C. Dowd Ritter **
Chairman, President and CEO
Regions Financial Corporation

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

Mr. Dwight A. Sandlin
President
Signature Homes/NSH Corporation

Mr. David Sher
Co-CEO
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

The Honorable Carole C. Smitherman (Ex-Officio)
President
Birmingham City Council

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. John R. Stivender (Ex-Officio)
Sr. Vice President
Doster Construction Company

Mr. Lee J. Styslinger, III **
President and CEO
Altec Industries, Inc.

Mr. Michael Thompson **
President
Thompson Tractor Company

Mr. Reynolds Thompson, III
President & CEO
Colonial Properties Trust

Mr. Lee Thuston
Burr & Forman LLP

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

Mr. Sam M. Tortorici
EVP-North Central Alabama/Area Executive
Regions Financial Corporation

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

Dr. Andrew Westmoreland
President
Samford University

Mr. Bruce Windham
Vice President
Drummond Company, Inc.