Christine Brown is the director of Clanton CPAC for Jefferson State Community College, Clanton Campus. She received her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Montevallo. She serves on several boards, including as chair of the Chilton Industrial Development Board, and as a member of North Central Alabama Works and Chilton S.P.A.N. Advisory Board.
Trae Caton is a fleet specialist for Alabama Power and has been with the company for 13 years. A Chilton County High School graduate, Caton earned a certificate in diesel mechanics from Lawson State Community College, followed by a bachelor’s degree from Liberty University where he is now working toward an MBA. Caton serves as the Chilton County 911 interim director and is the fire chief for the Collins Chapel Community Volunteer Fire Department. He is a member of the Clanton Lions Club, the Clanton Youth Baseball Board and the Peach Jam Committee.
Lucy Edwards is the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s coordinator for Chilton County. Edwards earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in horticulture from Auburn University. Prior to this position, she served the Extension for several years as a regional agent for home horticulture in southeast and northwest Alabama. Edwards also serves as co-chair of the Chilton County Farm-City Committee.
Susie Ellison is executive assistant to the city clerk and grant coordinator for the City of Clanton. Prior to joining the city, Ellison spent 10 years working with the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools and the Alabama Education Association, advocating for PreK-12 public education and public-school employees in Alabama. The Montgomery native earned a bachelor’s degree at Troy University and a master’s degree at Auburn University at Montgomery. Ellison is active in the Alabama League of Municipalities Economic Development Academy and serves on the Isabella High School Parent Leadership Team.
Mandi Fortner is a State Farm Insurance agent who operates two offices in Clanton and Millbrook. She attended Mississippi College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree. She is a member of the Chilton and Millbrook Area Chamber of Commerce, the Clanton Lions Club and serves as secretary of the Prattville-Millbrook Sunrise Rotary Club.
Tiffany Gaines, along with her husband, Johnathan, owns Olde Town Scoops, Olde Town Boutique and Gifts, Scoops on Wheels and Gaines Electric LLC. She has been involved with the Merchants Association of Chilton County and is on the Jemison Planning Committee. Gaines graduated from Chilton County High School.
Debbie Street is executive assistant to the mayor of Clanton. She serves as president of the City of Clanton Arts Council, treasurer of the Industrial Development Board of Clanton and is a member of the Chilton County First Response Endowment Fund. She is a 2024 Leadership Chilton graduate. Street earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dylan Wallace is a sales representative for W.H. Thomas Oil in Clanton and studied electrical technologies at George C. Wallace State Community College. He is co-director of the Chilton County Baptist Association Kids Camp and a board member for Butterfly Ridge Children’s Advocacy Center. Wallace is also a 2024 Leadership Chilton academy graduate.
This article appears in the August 2024 issue of Business Alabama.
