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, Andrew Levert, VP Policy and Projects and Stacy Wellborn, Communications Coordinator.

Board of Directors

Britton Bonner

Chairman
At-large Representative

Bestor Ward

Vice-Chairman
At-large Representative

Richard Weavil

Treasurer
Representing Alabama State Port Authority

Elliot Maisel

Representing Mobile Airport Authority

Mike Dow

Representing Visit Mobile

Sheila Hodges

Representing Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism

Donna Givens

Representing Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance

Kerry O’Connor

Representing Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce

Bill Tunnell

Representing Coastal Alabama Business Chamber

Bubba Lee

Representing South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce

Jason Padgett

Representing North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce

Craig Savage

Representing Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce

Michelle Hurdle

At-large Representative

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Large Industry At-large Representative

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Higher Education At-large Representative

Founding Entities Council

James Lyons

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

Herb Malone

President/CEO
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism

Chris Curry

Executive Director
Mobile Airport Authority

Bill Sisson

President/CEO
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce

Ashley Jones-Davis

President/CEO
North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce

Donna Watts

President/CEO
South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce

David Clark

President/CEO
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