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, 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

Alabama Office of Minority Affairs
Stacia Robinson

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