Category: Past Speakers

John C. Driscoll
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Alabama State Port Authority
Mobile, Alabama
John C. Driscoll began serving as the new director and chief executive officer of the
Alabama State Port Authority on June 1, 2020. Prior to joining the Port Authority, Mr.
Driscoll was the Maritime Director at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, CA. At Oakland,
John had operational and marketing oversight of one of the nation’s top 10 container
seaports, and credited with improving that seaport’s operating efficiency, financial
performance and community relations.
Mr. Driscoll holds over 27 years of global maritime industry experience. Prior to joining
the Port of Oakland, Mr. Driscoll served as vice president of export sales for CMA CGM
(America) LLC, a leading global container shipping group. His tenure at CMA and CGM
included business development in both the U.S. and Caribbean Basin and developed
pricing strategies for 19 liner services in the U.S. East/West trade routes. Mr. Driscoll
started his career with Sea-Land Service and later joined Maersk Line successfully
developing business operations in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
John Driscoll earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with an emphasis
on Transportation and Marketing from the University of Maryland (College Park). He is a
native of Bethesda, MD. John and his wife, Linda, have three children and reside in
Mobile, Ala.

Mike Bunn is a historian and author who has worked with several cultural heritage organizations in the Southeast. He currently serves as Director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. He is author or co-author of several books, including Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America’s Revolutionary Era; The Assault on Fort Blakeley: “The Thunder and Lightning of Battle (forthcoming in 2021); Early Alabama: An Illustrated Guide to the Formative Years, 1798-1826; Alabama From Territory to Statehood: An Alabama Heritage Bicentennial Collection; Well Worth Stopping to See: Antebellum Columbus, Georgia Through the Eyes of Travelers; Civil War Eufaula; Battle for the Southern Frontier: The Creek War and the War of 1812; and Images of America: The Lower Chattahoochee River. Mike is editor of Muscogiana, the journal of the Muscogee County (Georgia) Genealogical Society. He is also Chair of the Baldwin County Historic Development Commission. Mike earned his undergraduate degree at Faulkner University and two masters degrees at the University of Alabama. Mike and his wife Tonya live in Daphne, Alabama with their daughter Zoey. www.mikebunn.net

Bradley Byrne – a lifelong resident of Southwest Alabama – is currently serving his fourth term
in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bradley has committed much of his life to improving the
quality of life for Alabamians dating back to his time on the State Board of Education, in the
Alabama State Senate, and as Chancellor of Alabama’s community college system.
Throughout his career, Bradley has been a fierce advocate for a smaller government that works
for the American people. In Congress, Bradley is known to fight for a stronger military, our
veterans, Alabama’s rural communities, Alabama’s farmers and foresters, and Alabama
businesses and workers. He serves as a member of the House Committee on Armed Services and
the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Byrne and his wife Rebecca reside in Fairhope and are active members of St. James Episcopal
Church.

Joshua Jones

Josh grew up on a small farm in rural Jackson, Alabama, where he learned the value of hard work, integrity, and community. He is a first-generation college graduate at The University of Mobile. His business background is building teams of clinical bio-medical engineers and sales organizations who provide cardiac mapping technologies to Hospitals across Alabama and the South. His commitment to excellence continues to distinguish him as a capable and passionate leader that can lead well and inspire others to follow.

Josh serves on the Board of the Alabama Policy Institute a statewide organization that is founded on the principles of Strong Families, Limited Government and Free Markets and was Chairman of the Alumni Association for the University of Mobile. 

He ran for Governor in Alabama in 2018 on a platform of Statesmanship. 

Josh and his wife Jennifer have four children, Knox, Harris, Olivia, and Whit. They currently reside in Vestavia Hills, Alabama where they are active members of Briarwood Church and he coaches youth baseball and football. 

Presenter:

Cam Marston

Presentation Title:

Generational Insights – Covid’s Impact on Generational Trends

Bio:

For twenty plus years Cam Marston has studied the trends shaping today’s workplace, workforce and marketplace. His studies identify the generational preferences of each of the generation in today’s workplace and marketplace and how to best engage them as employees and customers.

The author of four books, Cam’s expertise has brought him in front of audiences of many thousands to small board of director’s meetings. His ability to impart the generational preferences in relatable and often humorous ways earns him invitations to deliver his content over and over again.

Cam also has a radio broadcast on 106.5FM on Wednesday evenings at 6pm in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama that began as a podcast. Called “What’s Working with Cam Marston,” the show works to uncover the trends shaping businesses across the country. His guests are business owners discussing their challenges as well as business experts educating his audience today’s most salient trends. He also records commentaries for Alabama Public Radio that are broadcast state-wide twice a day on Fridays during drive time called “Keeping It Real” which are humorous observations of the world around him. His wife Lisa is the varsity volleyball coach at St Paul’s. They have four children.