portraits of leadership birmingham 2027 class — (L to R) Row 1: Allison Lowery, Clark Bailey, Bryan King, Hill Carmichael, Clay Hosmer, Joyce McKinnon, Cale Smith, Patton Furman, Jennifer Solomon; Row 2: Delpha Bartley-Jones, Jordan Baxter, Annie Butrus, Wes Willeford, Brian Cash, Josh Vasa, Felicia Stewart, Honora Gathings, Joanice Thompson; Row 3: Becky Holt, Sylvia Bowen, Tanita Cain, Chris Luketic, Daniel Listi, Isabel Scarinci, Jamie Dabal, Salaam Green, Joshua Burroughs; Row 4: Brandan Lanman, Terrence Brown, Frank Caley, Sherman Collins, Bryan Billy, Ben Short, DeWayne Cuffie, Ian Cooley, Katie Voss; Row 5: Kenneth Shafer, Ellie Taylor, Kristie Stevens, Lili Anderson, Margaret Cutrell, Michael Lovett, José Medina Camacho, Naila Jackson, Margaret Norman; Row 6: Rachelle Peeler, Raquel Vasquez, Richard Monk, Ryan McIntire, Hampton Stephens, Tiffani Saxton, Veronique Zimmerman-Brown, Claire Vaughn, Tyler Williams (Leadership Birmingham)

Leadership Birmingham has named 54 leaders across a range of industries and sectors to its class of 2027, marking the 43rd class since the nonprofit’s founding in 1982.

The class will spend the next 10 months together, starting with an opening breakfast and programming in September. Members will visit more than 30 locations across the region through June, learning from experts in education, economic development, government, justice, human services, health and quality of life.

Leadership Birmingham executive director Libba Vaughan says the program is designed to deepen leaders’ ties to the city.

“Leadership Birmingham brings influential leaders together who share a deep commitment to making a better Greater Birmingham. Within the framework of an inspiring group of peers, Leadership Birmingham provides each class member deeper and broader knowledge of our city.”
Libba Vaughan, executive director of Leadership Birmingham

Vaughan added that the group’s mix of backgrounds and expertise sets it up for strong collaboration:

“Our city is always changing, but the need for educated, inspired and connected leaders is steady. I have no doubt their impact in our community will be significant.”

In addition to Leadership Birmingham, the nonprofit also runs Youth Leadership Birmingham, a similar program for area high school students.

Meet the Leadership Birmingham Class of 2027

Lili Anderson — UAB Center for the Arts, executive director
Clark Bailey — Kimley-Horn, regional practice leader & shareholder
Delpha Bartley-Jones — SouthState Bank, SVP, corporate social responsibility officer
Jordan C. Baxter — PNC Bank, SVP, business banking regional sales leader
Bryan Billy — Teach for America-Alabama, executive director
Sylvia W. Bowen — City of Birmingham, deputy chief of administrative services
Terrence M. Brown, Ed.D. — Sixteenth Street Education and Visitor Center, executive director
Joshua Burroughs — Alabama Power Company, director, administrative services
Annie Kammerer Butrus — Annie Kammerer Butrus Studio, president
Tanita Cain — 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama, district court judge
T. Frank Caley, Jr. — Regions Bank, SVP, area wealth executive
Hill Carmichael — Canterbury United Methodist Church, executive pastor of administration & outreach
Brian Cash — Spain & Gillon, LLC, attorney
Sherman Collins, Jr. — Birmingham Board of Education, board president
Ian Cooley — Spire, director, community affairs and customer retention
DeWayne Cuffie, Ph.D — Alabama Goodwill Industries, president and CEO
Margaret Cutrell — International Justice Mission, senior officer, media relations
Jamie Dabal — Children’s of Alabama, vice president, operations
Patton Furman — Magic City Acceptance Academy, principal
Honora Gathings — Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, executive director
Salaam Green — Literary Healing Arts, poet/creative artist
Becky Holt — ALL IN Mountain Brook, executive director; City of Mountain Brook, councilor
Clay Hosmer — O’Neal Steel, VP of sales and marketing
Naila Jackson — Network Navigator, executive director
Bryan King — Goodwyn Mills Cawood, vice president of planning & design
Brandan Lanman — McWane Science Center, president & CEO
Daniel Listi — Baptist Health – Princeton Hospital, president
Michael Lovett — Vulcan Materials Company, director of business development
Allison Lowery — People Inc., VP, content studios
Chris Luketic — Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, CFO
Ryan McIntire — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, partner
Joyce McKinnon — Thank You Books, general manager
José Medina Camacho — Adiós Bar / Salud Taqueria / Lucky Stranger / El Tigre, owner/partner
Richard H. Monk, III — Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Birmingham office managing partner
Margaret Norman — Birmingham Jewish Federation, director, Jewish Community Relations Council
Rachelle Peeler — Protective Life Corporation, SVP, human resources
Tiffani Saxton — Birmingham Corps, executive director
Isabel C. Scarinci, M.D. — UAB, professor, director, division of rural and global health
Kenneth Shafer — UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham, CEO
Ben Short — City of Trussville, mayor
Cale Smith — City of Homewood, city manager
Jennifer Solomon — Encompass Health Corporation, vice president, investor relations
Hampton Stephens — EBSCO Community Impact, committee member
Kristie Stevens — Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, assistant vice president
Felicia Stewart — community volunteer
Ellie Taylor — Alabama Grocers Association, president/CEO
Joanice A. Thompson — Alabama Communities Together, president
Josh Vasa — Woodlawn United, COO; City of Birmingham, councilor
Raquel Vasquez — ¡HICA! – Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama, chief operating officer
Claire Vaughn — Advent Episcopal School, head of school
Katie Voss — Brasfield & Gorrie, chief risk officer
Wesley G. Willeford, M.D. — Jefferson County Department of Health, deputy health officer
Tyler Williams — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, VP, district and consumer sales
Veronique Zimmerman-Brown, Ph.D. — QuantHub, director of K12 operations