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

Kerry O’Connor

Representing Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce

Elliot Maisel

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

Jason Padgett

Representing North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce

Open Seat

Representing Mobile
Area Chamber of Commerce

Michelle Hurdle

At-large Representative

Bestor Ward

Vice-Chairman
At-large Representative

Richard Weavil

Treasurer
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

Ashley Jones-Davis

President/CEO
North Baldwin Chamber of Commerce

Greg Alexander

President/CEO
Coastal Alabama Business Chamber

Chris Curry

Executive Director
Mobile Airport Authority

Donna Watts

President/CEO
South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce