Past Speakers

Overview: The Downtown Mobile Rotary panel will include a discussion about economic development, real estate and the state of Downtown. Panelists include John Peebles, Principal

Mayor Stimpson Bio The City of Mobile’s 108th mayor, Sandy Stimpson has a bold mission to create One Mobile – a safer, more business and

Dr. Lasseigne serves as Executive Director Bellingrath Gardens and Home, a position he started in September 2020.  He joins a team of board members and

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of Karlos F. Finley, Esq. Karlos Finley is a solo practitioner at the law firm of K. Fitzgerald Finley, P.C. His family’s roots

Biography: Leavie D. King, III, M.S., B.A., C.P.S., C.S.P.   Founder and Chief Executive Officer of COACHEDUP, a professional development consultancy established in 2014 and

Major Joe Womack USMCR(ret) Executive Director of africatown-chess.org Co-Founder of africatownhpf.org jnwomack1@yahoo.com 251-404-9558 Leader, Doer, Storyteller   Major Joe Womack, born in historic Africatown, Alabama

Jim Nagy was named to the position June 1, 2018, by Mobile Arts & Sports Association Chairman Mr. Angus Cooper II.  In his role, he

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