Coastal Alabama Partnership is comprised of a group of business and civic leaders selected to represent
a broad cross-section of interests and geographic areas within our region. The partnership’s activities
are guided and coordinated by Wiley Blankenship, President and CEO and Christopher Lugo, Director of Communications.
Board of Directors
Sted McCollough
Chairman
At-large Representative
Representing South Baldwin Chamber
Richard Weavil
Vice-Chairman
At-large Representative
Representing Alabama State Port Authority
Patrick Murphy
Treasurer
At-Large Member
Kerry O’Connor
Representing Eastern Shore Chamber
Bestor Ward
At-large Representative
Open Seat
Representing Mobile Airport Authority
Mike Dow
Representing Visit Mobile
Sheila Hodges
Representing Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
Eliska Morgan
Representing Mobile Chamber
Bill Tunnell
Representing Coastal Alabama Business Chamber
Joe Stough
Representing Baldwin County Economic DevelopmentAlliance
Jason Padgett
Representing North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
Jo Bonner
Representing Higher Education
Craig Savage
At-large Representative
Britton Bonner
At-large Representative
Founding Entities Council
John Driscoll
Director/CEO
Alabama State Port Authority
Lee Lawson
President/CEO
Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance
Greg Alexander
President/CEO
Coastal Alabama Business Chamber
Casey Williams
President/CEO
Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
Beth Gendler
President/CEO
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
Chris Curry
Executive Director
Mobile Airport Authority
Bradley Byrne
President/CEO
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Kristina Pittman
President/CEO
North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
Donna Watts
President/CEO
South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
David Clark
President/CEO
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