Past Speakers

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program- Community Relations & Business Resource Manager Rick Frederick is the Community Relations and Business Resource Manager for the Mobile Bay

Gulf Coast native Dale Speetjens co-founded Shipshape Urban Farms with his wife Angela in the spring of 2017. After high school he joined the US

Thursday, September 21, 2017 Our program today: Greg Cochran – Alabama League of Municipalities Greg Cochran attended the university of North Alabama in Florence where

Rotary Program for Thursday September 14, 2017 Aaron Sharockman: Politifact Aaron Sharockman has served as executive director of Politfact since 2010. Politfact is a fact-checking

Our Program Today: Public Television for the Gulf Coast: Bob Culkeen – WSRE-TV Since December 2016, Bob Culkeen has served as General Manager of WSRE

Randy Kennedy is program director and host of Sports Drive on Mobile’s WNSP Sports Radio 105.5 FM, the country’s first all-sports FM station. Kennedy has

An investigative reporter for AL.com, Ben Raines has covered environmental issues and natural wonders in Alabama for nearly two decades. He wrote and produced the

Today’s Speaker, July 27, 2017: Thaddeus A. Beeker, M.D. Dr. Thaddeus Beeker is a graduate of Wake Forest University and East Carolina University School of

Stephen McNair, Ph.D. is the owner and senior consultant of McNair Historic Preservation, Inc., a national full-service historic preservation consulting firm. The firm specializes in

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