Governance

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

The Board of Directors has general responsibility for funding and direction of Leadership Birmingham. They serve staggered three-year terms without compensation. The Executive Committee provides general supervision and guidance to the Members Council and Youth Leadership Forum. Bill Ritter is currently Chair of the Board of Directors.

*executive committee

  • Chair: Mr. William D. Ritter* SEVP, Wealth Management, Regions Financial Corporation
  • Vice-Chair: Ms. Emily Hess Levine* Foundation Executive, Ronne & Donald Hess Foundation
  • Dr. Cynthia Anthony President, Lawson State Community College
  • Hon. Richard Arrington, Jr. Former Mayor, City of Birmingham
  • Mr. Jeffrey Bayer* President, Bayer Ventures
  • Mr. Nelson S. Bean Division CEO, Synovus Bank
  • Dr. Neal R. Berte* President Emeritus, Birmingham-Southern College
  • Mr. Richard J. Bielen President & CEO, Protective Life Corporation
  • Hon. Sharon Blackburn U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court
  • Melanie Bridgeforth President & CEO, Women's Foundation of Alabama
  • Dawn Bulgarella CEO, UAB Health System
  • Hon. U. W. Clemon Retired, District Judge, United State District Court
  • Mr. Daniel Coleman President, Birmingham-Southern College
  • Ms. Leigh Collier Business Execution Executive, Wells Fargo
  • Dr. Robert G. Corley* Retired, Department of History, UAB
  • Ms. Judy Crittenden* Attorney, Crittenden Partners
  • Mr. J. Mason Davis Partner, Dentons Sirote
  • Dr. Natalie Davis* Retired, Professor, Birmingham-Southern College
  • Ed Fields Senior Advisor & Chief Strategist, City of Birmingham
  • Ms. Ann D. Florie Retired, Executive Director, Leadership Birmingham
  • Ms. Cathy Friedman Retired, City Paper Company
  • Mr. James Gorrie President & CEO, Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
  • Mr. Herschell Hamilton* CEO, Bloc Global Group
  • Mr. Joe Hampton President , Spire Alabama
  • Ms. Myeisha D. Hutchinson Chief of Staff, City Council District 5, City of Birmingham
  • Mr. John D. Johns Retired, Chairman, Protective Life Corporation
  • Ms. Cathy Sloss Jones* President, Sloss Real Estate Company, Inc.
  • Mr. Anthony Joseph* Shareholder, Maynard Nexsen
  • Mr. Robert Earl Kelly* President, Kelly Road Builders
  • Ms. Bobbie Knight President, Miles College
  • Mr. Drew Langloh President & CEO, United Way of Central Alabama
  • Mr. Philippe W. Lathrop* VP of Investments, Merrill Lynch
  • Mr. Don Logan Retired, Time Warner;, Owner, B.A.S.S., LLC
  • Mr. Edgar Marx* President, Marx Brothers, Inc.
  • Mr. John J. McMahon, Jr. Chairman, Ligon Industries
  • Mr. Christopher Nanni President & CEO, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
  • Mr. Claude Nielsen Retired, President & CEO, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
  • Mr. Craft O'Neal Chairman & CEO, O'Neal Industries
  • Mr. Ruffner Page President & COO, O'Neal Industries
  • Mr. Richard Pizitz President, Pizitz Management Group
  • Mr. James M. Proctor, II SVP, Legal & External Affairs, McWane, Inc.
  • Mr. Guin Robinson Dean of Economic Development, Jefferson State Community College
  • Mr. R. Lee Smith, Jr. Alabama Chairman, Smart Bank
  • Mr. William E. Smith, Jr. Chairman, Royal Cup, Inc.
  • Mr. Jim Sokol Chairman of Board, Take-a-Jew-to-Lunch-Foundation
  • Ms. Joyce Shevin* Director of Community Relations, Birmingham Jewish Federation
  • Mr. Tom Shufflebarger President & CEO, Children's of Alabama
  • Mr. Larry D. Thornton President, Thornton Enterprises
  • Mr. John Turner CEO, Regions Financial Corporation
  • Mr. Tim Vines President & CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
  • Mr. Wm. Michael Warren, Jr. Retired, President & CEO, Children's of Alabama
  • Ray L. Watts, M.D. President, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Ralph Williams, Jr. Vice President, Birmingham Division, Alabama Power Company
  • Mr. Nick Willis* Regional President, PNC Bank
  • Hon. Randall Woodfin Mayor, City of Birmingham
  • Ms. Odessa Woolfolk* Retired, UAB;, Founder, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
  • Ms. Cathy S. Wright* Retired, Founding Partner, The Clarus Consulting Group
  • Mr. Alan Zeigler* Retired, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Emeritus

  • Mr. Drayton Nabers, Jr. Retired, Director, Center for Ethics and Leadership, Samford University
  • Mr. William J. Rushton, III Chairman Emeritus, Protective Life Corporation