Alabama SBDC Network
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is comprised of representatives of the small business community, reflecting the varied industry sectors and geographies of business in Alabama. The Board shall be advisory, versus management, in nature. Alabama SBDC Network Staff are often invited to attend these meetings, along with a representative from the SBA District Office in Birmingham. Board members shall be recruited that are visionaries, willing to serve as advocates for the Alabama SBDC network. Board members shall play a productive role as advisors to the network, willing to utilize their contacts and affiliations to further the development of the program statewide.
Advisory Board Members
Renasant Business Credit, Birmingham
Danny Bittner
Vice President for Minority & Small Business Development Birmingham Business Alliance, Birmingham
Victor Brown
Community Development Manager Regions Bank, Birmingham
Paul Carruthers
Director of Entrepreneurship Programs, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Alex Cate
President/COO Storyteller Overland, Birmingham
Lee Conn
FVP Commercial Banking, South State Bank, Huntsville
Matt Davis
President Creative Concepts, Inc. d/b/a Pucker Powder, Irondale
Scott Green
President, Harper Technologies, Mobile
Abe Harper, Jr
President, Greater Limestone County Chamber of Commerce
Pammie Jimmar
President, Veterans Cleaning Solutions, LLC, Enterprise
Jim McDonough
Manager-Office of Small Business Advocacy Alabama Department of Commerce, Montgomery
Eddie Postell
Director Small Business Development, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, Mobile
Danette Richards
President, Alabama Safety Products, Oxford
Tracy Rouse
Director, Alabama District Office, U.S. Department of Commerce
Robert Stackpole
Director, Office of International Trade, Alabama Department of Commerce
Christina Stimpson
District Director-Alabama District Office (Ex-Officio Member) U. S. Small Business Administration, Birmingham