ARCHITECTURE
Clark, Geer, Latham & Associates Inc. has promoted Thomas Clark, P.E., to president; Charles D. Tisher, P.E., to executive vice president; and Martin E. Reid, AIA, to vice president.
BANKING
ServisFirst Bank has promoted the following individuals to senior vice president in Dothan: Barry DeVane to Dothan market president, John Peacock to senior loan officer, Loretta Shapiro to treasury management officer and Martin Price to private banking officer.
Amanda Montz, senior vice president with SmartBank Investment Services, has earned Certified Financial Planner certification.
Trustmark has promoted Samuel Feibelman Jr. to assistant vice president in Daphne.
Doug Cowart has been promoted to city president for Dothan and Isha Tarver to retail banking officer for Troy Bank & Trust.
CHAMBER
Brenda Dennis, of Millbrook Area Chamber of Commerce, has earned the Alabama Accredited Chamber Executive designation.
DEFENSE
Torch Technologies has promoted Amanda Clark to senior vice president and group lead of the Advanced Concept Engineering Group and Brady Porter to executive vice president.
EDUCATION
Wallace Community College-Dothan has appointed Lathon Clark as dean of capital projects, maintenance and operations.
The University of Montevallo has hired Clent Davis as the new head coach of the university’s bass fishing team. In addition, April Jones, assistant professor of educational research at UM, was awarded the 2026 American Educational Research Association Division D Outstanding Dissertation Award.
The University of Mobile has hired Mike Doig as its head basketball coach.
Reid State Community College has hired Jason Hopkins as its new men’s basketball coach. In addition, college President Coretta Boykin has been named 2026 Citizen of the Year by the Evergreen-Conecuh Chamber of Commerce.
ENGINEERING
Auburn University graduate Allen Shariett, P.E., has joined Neel-Schaffer’s Atlanta office as water resources senior project manager.
GOVERNMENT
The city of Saraland has appointed Bryson McDaniel chief of police, Chad Conner fire chief, Brittany Fernandez city clerk and Jeremy Stewart building inspector.
HEALTHCARE
Brandt LaPish has been named vice president of development for the DCH Health System.
Dr. Sana Ozair, a medical oncologist and hematologist, has joined USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute.
Celeste Fleming, PA-C, has joined The Spine Institute at Baldwin Bone & Joint.
Randall Nord, CV PA-C, has joined the Cardiovascular Institute at Southeast Health.
LAW
Scott Kelly, a shareholder in the Birmingham office, has been selected as co-chair of the Pay Equity Practice Group at Ogletree Deakins. In addition, the firm has hired Brooke Nixon as a shareholder in the Birmingham office.
Bradley has added Partner Scott Frederick to its Birmingham office in its real estate practice group. In addition, Partner D. Butler Sparks has been awarded The M&A Advisor’s 17th annual Emerging Leader Award.
Baker Donelson has elected Robert E. Pendley as shareholder. Pendley works in the firm’s Birmingham office.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
John Hamm, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, has retired. Succeeding Hamm is Greg Lovelace, a corrections and law enforcement veteran.
ORGANIZATIONS
Demonya Womack has been hired as branch director of The Snook Family YMCA in Foley.
Erica Joiner West is editor of Business Alabama.
This article appears in the July 2026 issue of Business Alabama.
