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 Stacy Wellborn, Communications Coordinator.
Board of Directors
Britton Bonner
Chairman
At-large Representative
Kerry O’Connor
Treasurer
Representing Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
Michael Pierce
Representing Mobile
Airport Authority
Mike Dow
Representing Visit Mobile
Donna Givens
Representing Baldwin County
Economic Development Alliance
Bill Tunnell
Representing Coastal
Alabama Business Chamber
Sheila Hodges
Representing Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
Bubba Lee
Representing South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
Terry Harbin
Representing Mobile
Area Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Hurdle
At-large Representative
Bestor Ward
Vice-Chairman
At-large Representative
Richard Weavil
Secretary
Representing Alabama State Port Authority
Founding Entities Council
Casey Williams
President/CEO
Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sisson
President/CEO
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
Lee Lawson
President/CEO
Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance
James Lyons
Director/CEO
Alabama State Port Authority
Herb Malone
President/CEO
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism
David Clark
President/CEO
Visit Mobile
Ed Rodriguez
President/CEO
Coastal Alabama Business Chamber
Open Seat
Executive Director
Mobile Airport Authority
Donna Watts
President/CEO
South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce