MORGAN COUNTY
Janelle Brown is a licensed real estate agent and associate broker in Alabama; and the owner of Brown Books & More in Decatur. A native of The Shoals, Brown graduated from the University of North Alabama. She is on the boards of the Decatur-Morgan Chamber of Commerce and the Huntsville Metro Black Chamber. Brown was awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award by the Biden-Harris Administration. She is a bookkeeper for the Decatur City Schools.
Yogi Dougher is a managing partner of Decatur Urban Ventures, a real estate development company. He serves on the boards of the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and the Decatur Morgan County Tourism and is active with the Decatur Morgan County Hospitality Association and the Downtown Merchants Association. He is a two-time recipient of the Award of Excellence for Historic Rehabilitation for his preservation efforts in downtown Decatur.
Randy Garrison is the mayor of Hartselle. A graduate of Athens State University, Garrison is a member of the Alabama City/County Management Association and the Hartselle Kiwanis and Rotary clubs. He also serves on the boards of the Alabama League of Municipalities Executive Committee, the Hartselle Alumni Association, the Decatur Morgan County Community Free Clinic, the Alabama Mutual Insurance Corp., the Hartselle Educator Hall of Fame and chairs boards of the Decatur Metropolitan Planning Organization and the North Alabama Regional Council of Governments.
John Holley is the dean for technologies at Calhoun Community College. He serves on the Morgan County school board, the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, the Morgan County Economic Development Association, the Community Foundation of Greater Decatur and is an Association of Career and Technical Educators NextLevel Postsecondary Fellow. Holley is a graduate of Athens State University and Faulkner University.
Larry Little is CEO of Eagle Consulting LLC, where he leads the company’s two divisions, Eagle Center for Leadership and Eagle Counseling. He has served on the executive committee of the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, the Hospice of the Valley board and the Enrichment Center board. He recently received the 2025 Raymon Baker – John Cook – Ralph Jones Small Business Person of the Year from the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber.
Jeff Parker is the founder and CEO of Parker Real Estate in Decatur. Parker has served on the boards of Decatur Heritage Christian Academy, The Enrichment Center and First American Bank in addition to chairing the finance committee at First Baptist Church of Decatur. He is a mentor for the Decatur Morgan CEO program.
Kyle Dukes Pike is business development manager at Fite Building Co. He also serves on the Decatur City Council. A graduate of Calhoun Community College, Pike is a board member of the Decatur-Morgan Hospital Foundation and the Salvation Army and a member of the Kiwanis Club of Decatur. He is a recipient of the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce’s Arthur Orr Young Professional of the Year Award.
Kelli Powers is president of Decatur Morgan Hospital. A University of Alabama graduate, she holds a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University. She is board president of the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the board of Bank47, chairman of the Healthcare Workers’ Compensation Fund board and on the executive committee of Partner’s Coop.
Marley Schmid is project manager for the Morgan County Economic Development Association, where she provides business recruitment, existing industry support, workforce and project management activities to support commercial, office, industrial and port development in Morgan County. Schmid is a Decatur native and a graduate of Auburn University.
Maegan Schwindling is the facilitator for Decatur Morgan CEO. She is also an author and an adoption and foster care advocate. Schwindling is a member of Innovate Alabama’s Talent Retention board, is vice chair on the corporate board of directors for Bethany Christian Services and serves on the advisory board for the School of Fine Arts in Decatur. She is a University of Alabama graduate.
Kelly Thomas is director of the Decatur Downtown Redevelopment Authority. The Decatur native is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University. She has served as president of the Decatur-Morgan County Hospitality Association, Decatur Jaycees and MOCO Meetup, and is now on boards of the Alabama Center for the Arts Foundation and the Delano Park Conservancy and is a member of Alabama Leadership Initiative.
Heather Wilson is southern states director for United Launch Alliance. She serves on the boards of the Business Council of Alabama, Decatur-Morgan County Chamber, Limestone County Economic Development Authority and Mental Health Association in Decatur. A Leadership Alabama member, she is active with the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber, Manufacture Alabama, the Alabama Aerospace Defense Council and the Kiwanis Club of Decatur. She holds a master’s from Auburn University.
Philip Wright is associate broker and team lead at The Wright Bunch, Brokered by MeritHouse Realty, and is founder of P.A.S.S. Real Estate School-Decatur. Wright is president-elect of the Morgan County Association of Realtors, and active with the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club of Decatur. He has been honored with the Mickey Phillips Children’s Award for the state of Alabama and was named the Arthur Orr Young Professional of the Year by the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber. Wright is a graduate of the American School of Correspondence.
LIMESTONE COUNTY
Traci Collins is president of Athens-Limestone Hospital. She is a Calhoun Community College graduate with a master’s from the University of Alabama. Collins is a member of the Alabama Hospital Association, the University of Alabama Alumni board of visitors, and nursing advisory boards at Calhoun Community College and the University of North Alabama. She also is a member of the Greater Limestone County Chamber of Commerce and Athens Rotary Club.
Collin Daly is chairman of the Limestone County Commission. He is on the boards of the Limestone County Chamber and Association of County Commissions of Alabama and is active in Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments, the Library Foundation, Tennessee Valley Youth Services, NACO Agricultural Rural Affirmation, Association of Tennessee Valley Governments, Limestone County Economic Development Association and Elkmont FFA and chairs the Limestone County Solid Waste Authority.
Yolandia Eubanks is the director of the Greater Ardmore Chamber of Commerce. A University of Alabama graduate, she is director of Neighborhood Bridges-Ardmore and serves on the boards of North Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, the Ardmore Foundation, the Ardmore Public Library, the Limestone County Bama Club, the Leading Limestone Advisory Group and the Christians Helping Others Food Pantry, and is a member of Athens Rotary Club.
Adam Fox is airport director for the Pryor Field Airport Authority. Fox is an aviation veteran of the Alabama Army National Guard and an Auburn University graduate. He serves on the board of the Limestone County Economic Development Association and the Athens/Limestone Chamber, is a member of the Rotary Club, Alabama Leadership Initiative and serves on the Alabama Community College System Workforce Leadership Council. He also is treasurer of the Aviation Council of Alabama.
Jimmy Hodges is president of Calhoun Community College and previously served as the regional workforce director for the Alabama Community College System. He holds dual bachelor’s degrees from Athens State University and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Alabama. Hodges serves on the boards of the American Technical Education Association and the National Coalition of Certification Centers.
Pammie Jimmar is president and CEO of the Athens-Limestone County Chamber of Commerce. She serves on boards of several state and national Chamber groups and Alabama Small Business Development and on the board of visitors for the Athens State’s School of Business. She also is a board member for Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourism, the Athens-Limestone Hospital Foundation, and Limestone County Economic Development and is a member of the Women’s Economic Development Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executives Diversity Roundtable and Athens Rotary Club.
Ronnie Marks has served as mayor of Athens since 2010. Marks is a University of North Alabama graduate, with a master’s from the University of Tennessee. He is active in the Athens Planning Commission, Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission, Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives board, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 511, Athens-Limestone Beautification board, Limestone County Foundation on Aging, Limestone County Economic Development Association board, Athens Rotary Club, Alabama Municipal Insurance Corp. board and the Alabama League of Municipalities.
Marc Massey is the county engineer for Limestone County. He serves on the Limestone County Economic Development Association executive committee, the Association of County Engineers of Alabama board and the National Association of County Engineers’ legislative and safety committees. Massey graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville with a degree in civil engineering and is a licensed professional engineer.
Beth Patton is superintendent of Athens City Schools. Patton earned a bachelor’s degree from Athens State University and a master’s from Alabama A&M University. Patton is involved with the Athens Rotary Club, Education Solution’s Transformative Leadership Academy and serves on numerous boards, including the Athens City Schools Foundation and the Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce (both in an ex officio capacity), Kids and Kin, Limestone County Economic Development, Mission Athens and United Way.
Tere Richardson is executive director of Athens Main Street, a position she has held for the past seven years. She holds bachelor’s degrees from Athens State University and from Troy State University. Richardson serves on several boards, including the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourism, the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area and the Athens Rotary Club and on the community board for First National Bank of Pulaski.
Bethany Shockney is president and CEO of the Limestone County Economic Development Association. She is an architecture graduate of the University of Tennessee with a master’s from Alabama A&M University. She serves on the boards of Committee of 100, Limestone County United Way, Athens-Limestone Hospital, River Valley Habitat for Humanity and the Athens-Limestone County Chamber of Commerce.
Erin Tidwell is city planner for the city of Athens. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and a master’s from Alabama A&M University. Tidwell serves on the Limestone County Economic Development Association executive committee, is a mentor with the Athens Mayor’s Youth Commission and is active with the City of Athens Relay for Life and Athens Young Professionals.
Catherine Wehlburg is president of Athens State University. She serves ex officio on the Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce, the Limestone County Economic Development Association, the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and the Alabama Center for the Arts Foundation. Wehlburg is a member of the Alabama University Presidents’ Council; on the Council of Higher Education Accreditation board and serves as a reviewer for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Wehlburg also plays in the Athens State University Community Band.
This article appears in the August 2025 issue of Business Alabama.
