Shonnda Smith has been serving in dual capacity as the Deputy Executive Director of Public Works and Senior Director of Parks and Recreation for the past year. As Deputy Executive Director, Shonnda is responsible for ensuring smooth operational delivery of department initiatives, spanning the Public Works Directorate, including Build Mobile, Engineering, Parks and Recreation, Programs and Project Management, Public Services, Real Estate and Asset Management, and the Resilience Office. She serves as liaison and facilitator between staff and the Executive Director. In her role as Senior Director of Parks and Recreation, Shonnda is responsible for Athletics, Azalea City Golf Course, Community Centers, Events, Operations, Parks Maintenance, Recreation Administration, SAIL, Seniors & Therapeutics, and the Mobile Tennis Center.

Shonnda joined the City of Mobile’s Parks and Recreation division as its leader in 2019 and has quickly developed a reputation for being a visionary and an agent of change. Through her transformational leadership, Shonnda has revamped programming, reporting structures, and policies, all with an eye on the future for a Mobile we can be proud to call home.

Prior to her arrival at the City of Mobile,  Shonnda served as Chief Programming Officer for the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission. Previous professional roles include Executive Staff Officer for the Louisiana Department of Education, Center Manager for Embassy Summer Study Group in Northridge, California, Program Manager for Miami Dade College, and Director of Community Programs for Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) in Pasadena.

Shonnda’s diverse educational background includes Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership & Human Services, Nova Southeastern University, ABD; Master of Arts in Kinesiology/Sport Management, California State University; Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology/Secondary Physical Education, California State University; and Exchange Program, University of Wales in Cardiff, United Kingdom. She holds professional certifications in Human Resources (SHRM), National Recreation and Park Association Directors, Certified Parks and Recreation Professional (CPRP), and Certified Aquatics Facility Operator (AFO).

Shonnda is a current resident of Mobile where she serves as a board member on the Mobile Arts Council and maintains membership in the Alabama Recreation Parks Association (ARPA) and Learning Resource Network (LERN). She serves on the Program Committee and Magazine Editorial Board for National Recreation Parks Association (NRPA), is a past Regional Board Member for the Louisiana Recreation Parks Association (LRPA) and a former Southeast Region Board Member for the NRPA Ethnic Minority Society.

District 7 Gina Gregory

Councilwoman Gina Gregory was first elected to the Mobile City Council representing District 7 on the city’s northwest side in 2005. Since then, she has been re-elected four times without opposition. As President of the Council, she was the first woman ever to be elected as an officer in Mobile City Council history by her colleagues.

Though this is Gina’s first political office, she was not a newcomer to politics or to government work. Gina served the citizens of Mobile as the City’s Public Relations Director and Spokesperson under former Mayor Mike Dow for three years. During that time, Gina was an integral part of Dow’s executive staff, overseeing the Mayor’s communications, the City’s Special Events Department, and sister cities’ activities. After leaving her post in Mayor Dow’s administration, Gina worked for eight years with MDi Media Group as the company’s Public Relations Director before serving as the Community Affairs Leader with Hargrove Engineers + Constructors.

Gina has a broad background in media and government including reporting and anchoring the news at Mobile’s WKRG-TV, WSFA-TV in Montgomery, AL, WCJB-TV in Gainesville, FL, and WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, FL. Gina’s experience in government extends to the state level. She served as the Associate Director for the Alabama Petroleum Council in Montgomery, as a Public Affairs Representative and Lobbyist. As the Associate Director, Gina represented companies doing business in the state, she was a member of the Business Council of Alabama and participated in regional and national legislative conferences.

Gina grew up in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida where she attended Choctawhatchee High School, and has just been named to the school’s Hall of Fame. Gina is a proud University of Florida Gator with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Political Science.

Gina is a graduate of Leadership Alabama, Leadership Mobile, and a member of the Junior League of Mobile, Senior Bowl Committee. Gina and her husband, Todd Golomb, are members of Ashland Place United Methodist Church, where she serves on the Board of Directors.

Prior to being named the Youth Violence Prevention Coordinator for the City of Mobile, Joshua has served as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, a Police officer with the City of Mobile for six years and eleven years as an Officer in the Army National Guard. He graduated in 2011 from the University of South Alabama with his bachelor’ and in 2017 from Liberty University with his masters. With over ten years of experience in Law Enforcement Joshua has emerged as a leading voice for 21st Century Policing Practices. In his current capacity he serves as the subject matter expert in violence prevention efforts surrounding the youth in the city. By utilizing his skill, knowledge and training in behavioral analysis, threat assessment and violent risk factor identification, Joshua has proven vital in the City’s ability to combat youth violence. Joshua is currently an active board member with the USA Black Alumni Association and an active USA Lifetime Alumni Member. He also serves on the board for Mobile United and is currently a member of the 2023 Leadership Mobile Class. He is also a 2017 graduate of Connect Mobile and recent inductee into the 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile. Joshua is currently serving as the President of Project THRIVE, the City of Mobile’s Non-Profit Trauma Informed Initiative. Over the years, Joshua has been given the Officer of the Month, Excellent Police Duty, Commanders Citation, and Chief’s Unit of the Year award from the Mobile Police Department. He has also received numerous awards during his time in the Alabama Army National Guard for his leadership and strategic prowess. He was also recognized by Mobile Bay Magazine in 2017 for his work with the Santa with a Badge initiative and as one of Mobile’s 40 under 40 class of 2023.

Chuck Greene
President & Chief Executive Officer, AM/NS Calvert

Chuck Greene was appointed President & Chief
Executive Officer of AM/NS Calvert on September 1,
2021. Chuck joined AM/NS Calvert in the fall of 2018 as
Chief Operating Officer. In his new role as President &
Chief Executive Officer, Chuck is responsible for the
operations and strategic direction of the multibillion-dollar
steel processing facility in Calvert, which is jointly owned
by ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel Corporation.
With over 30 years of experience in the steel industry, Chuck began his career in 1990
as a Process Automation Engineer participating in the design and start-up of new rolling
mill installations. Since then, he has held various positions over the years. Chuck
worked for 20 years at Gallatin Steel and was the General Manager of Operations for
the last 6. Following Gallatin, he was the VP of Operations at Byer Steel. Chuck has a
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He and
his wife Katie reside in Mobile, Alabama.

Joy Logan, Executive Director of Crittenton Youth Services

Mrs. Logan has dedicated fifty-five years to education through teaching, counseling, training youth and teachers to instruct in the classroom, writing curriculum, and serving as a United Way Agency Director. Her mission is to promote and provide intervention for youth issues that have a negative effect on learning and future success for youth ages 10-13 or grades 5-8. She graduated from Mississippi College for Women and The University of South Alabama.

She is very passionate about our youth and loves to research topics affecting them, talk with teachers, counselors, business leaders, police administrators, and others who can offer their opinions about issues negatively affecting the performance of youth in schools, colleges, and the work force. Classroom teaching and observations offer a reality check to how youth handle life skill problems. Along with Judge Naman, Chief Battiste, and Children’s Policy Council’s commitment to prevent bullying, she was one of the first trained to implement Olweus Bullying in schools.

Feeling the need to offer students in the classroom a new way of learning prevention information, she and her staff created a program that trains High School Juniors and Seniors as Ambassadors, accompanied by an adult instructor, how to present curriculum teaching social and emotional skills to youth in 5^th thru 8^th grade.  Fourteen high schools (Public, Private, Parochial, and City Schools) participate and nominate teens who have strong character skills and enjoy working with their peers. The program began in 2010 and celebrates with an Ambassador Awards Banquet in April of every year.

Civic Leadership participation includes Assistant Coordinator of the Bullying Coalition of Mobile, Assistant Chair of the Alabama Abstinence Coalition, Member of the Children’s Policy Council, Board Member of Evidence to Success, Member of Envision Mobile and /Baldwin County, Member of Community Board for Mobile Area Education Foundation. She has been recognized as Teacher of the Year for Hamilton Elementary, and Nominee for Jacksonville State Elementary.  Other Awards include James Strickland Community Award and the Bay Bears Charities Community Hero Award.

President Jo Bonner