Board of Directors

If you are interested in applying to join our board, please email info@edbirmingham.org.

Executive Committee

Deno Posey, Chair

EVP for Enterprise Operations Merger & Acquisition Integration - Regions

Member since 2022

Gianetta Jones, Vice Chair

Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer - Coca-Cola Bottling Company United

Member since 2018

David Woodall, Chief Financial Officer

Partner - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Member since 2022

Khadijah Abdullah

Vice President, Economic Development & Social Impact- Shipt

Member since 2021

Waymond Jackson

CEO - Ed Farm

Member since 2012

Dr. Alison Grizzle

Founder and President - Clearview Strategy Partners
AL Teacher of the Year 2013-2014
Member since 2014

Maggie Barnes

Shipt

Member since 2020

Board Members

Edward K. Aldag, Jr.

Chairman, President and CEO - Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
Member since 2018

David K. Bowsher

Partner - Balch and Bingham
Member since 2012

Jerry Kelly

President & CEO - Kelly Road builders

Member since 2023

Douglas Coltharp  

EVP and Chief Financial Officer - Encompass Health
Member since 2016

Stacia Gaines

Ceo - Ivy & Apollo Consulting

Member since 2020

Julian S. Grant

Director of Program Development - Streemline

Member since 2019

G. Ruffner Page

COO - O’Neal Industries

Member since 2010

Shani Wilson

Founder - Whole Body Wellness

Member since 2023

Jay Morrow

Vice President of Human Resources - O’Neal Steel

Member since 2023

Burton McDonald

EVP and Alabama Regional Director - Truist

Member since 2017

Jamelle Prewitt

Lead Financial Analyst - AT&T

Member since 2010

Reba T. Simmons

SVP and Senior Human Resources Business Partner Manager - PNC

Member since 2020

Martha Underwood

Founder - Prismm, Executive Estrogen

Member since 2022

Darren Hicks

SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer - Vulcan Materials Company

Member since 2014