Past Speakers

Ben Raines is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His new book, The Last Slave Ship – The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her

Education   Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Fall 1980-Spring 1982 Master of Arts in History with emphasis in Historic Preservation Thesis: “Summerfield, Alabama: Historic

Cam Marston Expert on Workplace and Marketplace Trends     CAM MARSTON is an author, advisor, and top-rated keynote speaker on the trends shaping the workplace

Rusty Murdaugh President and CFO Rusty Murdaugh is president and CFO of Austal USA. He leads an organization of nearly 3,200 shipbuilding professionals headquartered in

Abe L. Harper Jr. Harper Technologies, LLC Abe Harper is the President and CEO of Harper Technologies, LLC – a “Concierge Culture” IT Service Provider

Courtney McBride is from Brewton and has recently joined the PFC team as the public speaking coordinator.  She visits churches, venues, and civic groups speaking

President Jo Bonner Jo Bonner is the fourth president of the University of South Alabama. Previously, he served as chief of staff to Alabama Gov.

Born in Mobile, Garrett is a graduate of UMS Preparatory School where he was a 2014 athletic hall of fame inductee. Garrett earned a bachelors

I listen to people, especially strangers, and tell their stories to give them a voice. Stories are the human connections that help us find common

Born and raised in Mobile, Dr. Zarzour is a fellowship-trained hip and knee replacement surgeon and president of Gulf Orthopaedics. He obtained his undergraduate degree

Dr. Robert Lightfoot serves as Executive/Medical Director. Dr. Lightfoot graduated summa cum laude from Auburn University. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Jeremiah Newell is the Chief Operating Officer of the Mobile Area Education Foundation (MAEF) and Founder/Superintendent of MAEF Public Charter Schools, a 5-year old

Bio for Will Edmonds   In 1995 Will Edmonds was a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar out of our Mobile Rotary Club, which is how he was

Bill Tobin, Rotary Relations Manager, ShelterBox USA A member of the Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills California since 2004, Bill Tobin has served in

  Brian Harold is Managing Director of APM Terminals Mobile (formerly Mobile Container Terminal) at Choctaw Point in the Port of Mobile, and has held

David serves at the Vice President of Economic Development at the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. He joined the economic development department in January 2015.

Rendi Murphree, MS, PhD, returned to the Gulf Coast after retiring as a Captain in the U.S. Public Health Service with 20 years of service

David Morris is the founder and CEO of QB Country, the nation’s leading quarterback training and development Company. QB Country currently trains NFL, college, high

ROBERT FRANKLIN BARROW Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), U.S. Army Director of Army Instruction Mobile County Public School System – Junior Reserve Officer Training Program Mobile, Alabama

Colonel Anthony Sampson was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in May 1992, in the United States Army Reserve.  COL Sampson has over 29 years of

Captain Tom Daniel U.S. Navy (Retired) served 31 years on active duty highlighted by serving as Commanding Officer USS SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON (FFG-13), Commanding Officer

Daryl Taylor Daryl Taylor is the Vice President and General Manager for Airbus’ Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing in Mobile, Alabama. Daryl transitioned into this position in