Mar. 2, 23–Olivier Charles / President, Bishop State Community College
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OLIVIER CHARLES Mr. Olivier Charles serves as the President of Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Alabama. A strong advocate of making education
Feb. 9, 23–Watt Key / Author
Albert Watkins Key, Jr., publishing under the name Watt Key, is an American fiction author who is known for writing young-adult survival fiction. A resident of Alabama, his debut novel Alabama
Jan. 26, 2023–Bud McCrory, Mobile Area Water and Sewer Service
Bud McCrory has nearly three decades of water and wastewater experience and is currently the Director for the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System. He
Feb. 2, 2023–Meg McCrummen Fowler / Director, History Museum of Mobile “Clotilda: The Exhibition at the Africatown Heritage House”
Dr. Meg McCrummen Fowler is the director of the History Museum of Mobile. She holds a Ph.D. in Art History & Society from Tulane University,
Jan. 19, 2023–John Hoyle / Alabama School of Math & Science
Dr. John Hoyle is the President of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science (ASMS), Alabama’s only fully residential and public high school for highly
Jan. 12, 2023–Cart Blackwell / Mobile Carnival Museum
Cartledge Weeden Blackwell, III Cartledge Weeden Blackwell, III, is an architectural historian and the curator of the Mobile Carnival Museum. Blackwell is a six-generation
Jan. 5, 2023–Derek Boulware / Executive Director, Housing First, Inc.
Derek Boulware-Bio Derek Boulware is the Chief Executive Officer for Housing First, Inc., Established in Mobile in 1993, Housing First is the designated HUD-Continuum of
Dec. 15, 2022–Anitra Henderson / Founder, Lyvve Strategies
Anitra Belle Henderson joined SCHOOLS, an ed tech test prep company, in August 2022 as CEO. Henderson also collaborated with the founder of SCHOOLS to
Dec. 8, 2022–Will Ratliff / Chairperson, International Peace Conference
William T. Ratliff, III Biography Will Ratliff recently stepped down after serving 34 years as CEO of Collateral Holdings, a company founded by his grandfather.
Dec. 1, 2022–Dr. Gia Wiggins, Ph.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP / President, Morale Resource
Gia Wiggins is a career Human Resources Professional. A native of Mobile AL, she received a BA in Psychology and Sociology from Grambling State University.
Nov. 17, 22–Kane Wommack / Head Football Coach, Univ. of South Alabama
Kane Wommack was named the head football coach at the University of South Alabama on Dec. 12, 2020. At 34 years old, he became the third
Nov. 10, 22–Todd Greer / Executive Director, Innovation Portal
With two decades of on-the-ground work in a wide variety of organizations, Todd Greer joined the Innovation Portal team with a background as an experienced
Oct. 13, 2022–Stephanie Dragotta / ALDOT “Mobile River Bridge Project”
Stephanie Dragotta, P.E. , Project Manager Alabama Department of Transportation Stephanie Dragotta is a professional civil engineer for the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).
Oct. 20, 2022–Jim Smith / Chairman, Alabama Seafood Marketing Commission & Executive Chef, The Hummingbird Way “Alabama Seafood”
Bio: Chef Jim Smith Chef Jim Smith is the Executive Chef and Owner of The Hummingbird Way Oyster Bar in Mobile, AL. The Hummingbird
Oct. 27, 2022–Bradley Byrne / CEO, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce “Business in Mobile”
Bradley Byrne has been named the next president and chief executive officer of the Mobile Chamber. He has more than 30 years of experience as
Oct. 6, 2022–Dr. Charles Wu / Professor, Univ. of South Alabama “Taiwan”
Charles Wu Biography Dr. Charles Wu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at South. His primary research interests
Sept. 29, 22–Candace Cooksey / City of Mobile “How to Grow Mobile”
Candace is a seasoned message management and communications professional for government agencies, political campaigns, elected officials, and corporations. Candace has managed or worked with over
Sept. 22, 22–Dr. David Bronner / RSA
Bronner Bio David George Bronner was born in Cresco, Iowa, on January 22, 1945. He obtained his B.A. and M.A. degrees at Mankato State University,
Sept. 15, 22–Chandra Brown / Lifelines
Chandra Brown is Executive Director of Lifelines Counseling Services, a United Way multi-service, nonprofit organization since 1958. Lifelines Counseling Services provides crisis, emotional, financial and
9-8-22–John Valentine / Executive Director, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Dr. John Valentine, Executive Director Dauphin Island Sea Lab Biographical Information Dr. John Valentine is the Executive Director of the Dauphin Island Sea
Sept. 1, 22–Cade Kistler / Mobile BayKeeper “Defending and Reviving our Coastal Waterways: A Job for All”
Bio – Cade grew up on Guntersville Lake in north Alabama. He got his degree in environmental science from Auburn and has worked for the
Aug. 25, 2022–Cart Blackwell & Tom McGehee / “George B. Rogers, Architect”
George B. Rogers Architect George B. Rogers: His Designs and His Clients George B. Rogers was Mobile’s most prominent architect during the first decades of
Aug. 18, 2022–Dr. Rachel Hunter / Breast Cancer Oncologist
Presentation Title: NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF BREAST CANCER TREATMENT As a breast surgical oncologist at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI), Dr. Hunter
Aug. 11, 2022–Colleen Smith / Mobile Bay Firewood
Born and raised in London, Ontario, Colleen moved to Mobile in 2005 to attend the University of South Alabama, where she got a degree in