Past Speakers

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

Andrew Elliott Director/Counsellor of the Northern Ireland Bureau Washington, DC Andrew was appointed to his US Diplomatic Post in November 2019. He joined the Northern

Ricardo A. Woods is a trial lawyer and shareholder in Burr & Forman, LLP’s Mobile office. He is a creative problem solver who provides his

Doug Otto recently retired from the Corps of Engineers’ Mobile District, where he served as the Chief of the Engineering Division. A licensed Professional Engineer,

About Governor Ivey Official Portrait Download Full Size Photo Growing up in the small town of Camden in Wilcox County, Alabama, and working on her

TONY SHEFFIELD President, Canfor Southern Pine Tony Sheffield was appointed President of Canfor Southern Pine (CSP) in January 2021. His responsibilities involve leading the company’s

Biography of Scott Bannon Scott Bannon is the Director for the Alabama Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

TERRANCE SMITH, DIRECTOR M.A. Instructional Design and Development, University of South Alabama B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies, University of South Alabama A native of Prichard, Alabama, graduate

Judy Haner Marine Programs Director – Alabama Contact Information E-mail: jhaner@tnc.org Brief Biography Judy Haner has been the Marine Program Director for The Nature Conservancy

Michael Ledger joined Feeding the Gulf Coast in June 2019 as the Florida Branch Manager. Under Michael’s leadership, the Florida Facility distributed nearly 15 million

D. Mark Nix President/Chief Executive Officer Infirmary Health Mark Nix is President and Chief Executive Officer for Infirmary Health, Mobile and Baldwin County’s largest private

Francisco (Cisco) Codina emigrated to the United States from Cuba in 1965. The family moved to Tuscaloosa where his father practice medicine and where he