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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