Past Speakers

Cathy moved from Georgia 9 months ago to take the position of President & CEO of Feeding the Gulf Coast, formerly Bay Area Food Bank.

Travis Randall Short, Founder, Owner, and President of Horizon shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, Alabama graduated with a Business Management Degree from the University of

Introduction for Charles Hyland, MAWSS Director Charles Hyland took over as Director of the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System, better known as MAWSS, in

Aaron Beam Bio Aaron Beam was a founder and the first Chief Financial Officer of Healthsouth from 1984 until 1997. Today he lives in Loxley,

Biography Dr. Ruth H. Carmichael is a Senior Marine Scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and an Associate Professor of Marine Sciences at the

Elizabeth P. Stevens President and Chief Executive Officer Downtown Mobile Alliance Elizabeth P. Stevens has served as the President and CEO of the Downtown Mobile

Aaron Beam Bio Aaron Beam was a founder and the first Chief Financial Officer of Healthsouth from 1984 until 1997. Today he lives in Loxley,

Dr. Terry Ellis served as pastor of six churches in his 34-year career. He holds a doctorate in Greek, a Masters in biblical studies, and

Cartledge Weeden Blackwell, III Cartledge Weeden Blackwell, III was born in Selma. Blackwell serves as the Assistant Director of the Mobile Historic Development Commission. His

Scott is a native of Mobile, Alabama and graduated from Baker High School. After attending Auburn University and receiving a B.S. in Secondary Education, Scott

Jason McKenzie was recently named Executive Director of the Joe Jefferson Players. He first got involved with the group in 2001 and has since performed

Ofir Rozenberg is a 27 year old female from Israel. She recently graduated with a degree in Social Work from Tel-Hai Academic College in Northern

Born in Mobile, Alabama, and raised in Danielsville, Georgia, Rear Adm. Thomas Ishee graduated from the University of Georgia in 1987, where he majored in

For over forty years, Sandy Stimpson has dedicated his life to leading and serving others focusing his efforts on the pillars of faith, family, and

Charlie McNichol was born in Mobile and raised between Baldwin and Mobile counties. He is a graduate of McGill-Toolen High School and the FBI National

William F. (Bill) Alden Bio Bill Alden came on board with DEA’s predecessor agency, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, in Cleveland as a Special Agent

Hue Jackson Head Coach Hue Jackson was named the 16th full-time head coach in Cleveland Browns history by Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam on January

Scott Speck joined the Mobile Symphony in 2000 as its first full-time music director and is now in his 17th season. Under his leadership, the

In October of 2015, Judge Oldshue took the bench as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, in Mobile, Alabama. Prior to

Biography of Glenda R. Snodgrass Glenda R. Snodgrass has been lead consultant and project manager at The Net Effect since the company’s inception in 1996.