Donna has 34 years of experience in the nonprofit field. Her career began in Georgia, returning to Alabama in the early 1990s. She worked in…
Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson is an award-winning journalist, author and certified life coach whose passion is helping people thrive during major life changes. A former television broadcast…
Russell Jackson was living his childhood dream as a firefighter for the city of Hoover. Everything changed in 1992 after responding to a medical call…
For more than 30 years. Bonnie Hicks has been a REALTOR® in Trussville and the surrounding Birmingham area. Her civic work includes chairing the March…
Valerie Harris is a professor of music and director of choirs at Miles College. Valerie’s musical partnerships with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Tuskegee University, Alabama A…
Ann Halpern retired from a freelance writing career in 2007. Although she has since lost her eyesight, Ann’s volunteer spirit remains strong. Her current focus…
Walter B. Gonsoulin Jr. is the Superintendent of Jefferson County Schools in Birmingham, Alabama. The Jefferson County School District is the second-largest school district…
Verna Gates is an award-winning journalist, author, community leader, ethnobotanist, storyteller/humorist and promoter of Alabama. She is the founder and executive director of Fresh Air…
Dr. Sandra Ford is a board-certified internist, founder and medical director of Internal Medicine Affiliates, a cutting-edge internal medicine clinic in Birmingham that aims to…
Henry Ford, a life member of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. is one of the first 50 African American graduates of Auburn University, president…
