Bethany Wilson Allen is president of the Pike County Chamber of Commerce where she coordinates networking and educational events to promote and grow local businesses. She earned her bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Troy University. She serves on the university’s homecoming parade committee and is vice president of the Chapter Advisory Board for the Delta Delta chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority at Troy. She also serves on committees for Pike County Farm-City, the TroyFest Art and Craft Festival and Get Involved Pike County.
Kenny Campbell is co-owner and founder of Troy-based KW Plastics and KW Container, which also operates locations in California, Illinois and Pennsylvania. Campbell also is the owner of Pike Aviation and president of Sanders Lead Co. He serves on the boards of Wiley Sanders Truck Lines, Troy Bank and Trust, the Pike Economic Development Council, the Association of Battery Recyclers, the Society of Plastic Engineers and the Army Aviation Museum. He also is involved with the International Lead Association and the National Association of Plastic Recyclers.
Philip Clayton is the director of economic development for the Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce. Earlier, he practiced law and served 36 years in the Alabama Army National Guard, where he retired as a colonel. Clayton is a graduate of Auburn University with a law degree from Faulkner University’s Thomas G. Jones School of Law and a Master of Laws in Taxation and additional certification from Villanova University. He holds Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt certificates and is a U.S. Green Building Council and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accredited professional.
Dr. Jack Hawkins has served as chancellor of Troy University since 1989 and is the longest serving chief executive officer of a public university in the country. The Mobile native earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Montevallo and his doctorate from the University of Alabama. Hawkins serves on the boards of the Daniel Foundation, the Bennie Adkins Foundation, Business Council of Alabama, the American Village Trust, College Football Playoff Board of Managers and Troy Bank and Trust Co. He also is a member of the Troy Rotary Club.
Steve Hawkins is the executive director of the Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of Jackson State University with a master’s from Troy University, Hawkins is a former high school band director and retired school administrator. He serves on the Eufaula Committee for the Promotion of the Performing Arts, the Southeast AlabamaWorks Region 6 Workforce Council and the Eufaula Historic Preservation Commission. He is a graduate of Leadership Barbour, a member of the Economic Development Association of Alabama and the Eufaula Rotary Club and serves First Presbyterian Church Eufaula as a session member and organist/choirmaster.
Marvin Lowe is director of career and technical education for Bullock County Public Schools. Prior to that, he was director of student services and district athletic director for Bullock County Public Schools and he also served on the board for the Alabama Southeast Area Health Education Center. Lowe earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from Alabama State University and his Ph.D. in education from Nova Southeastern University.
Marsha Moffett is executive vice president and CFO at AmeriFirst Bank, where she has worked for more than 39 years. A graduate of Bullock Memorial High School in Union Springs, Moffett holds a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University at Montgomery, and she attended the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. Community service includes the Union Springs Chunnenuggee Fair Board, the Bullock County Development Authority Board, the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team and the Bullock County Tourism Board.
Jay Moorer, along with his wife, Leigh, owns Union Springs Home Center Inc. Earlier he had a 24-year career with Bonnie Plants. Moorer serves on the Bullock County Chamber of Commerce, the City of Union Springs Planning Committee and is a member of the Bullock County Cattlemen’s Association. A Union Springs native, Moorer graduated from Bullock Memorial High School before attending Southern Union Community College.
Brad Parrish is executive director of Wallace Community College Foundations, which raises money to fund student scholarships. He has more than 25 years of experience in higher education. Parrish earned his bachelor’s degree from Birmingham-Southern College and his MBA from the University of Dallas. He is active in community organizations, including the Dothan Rotary Club, and area events that support Wallace Community College, local charities and local businesses.
John Ramage is a fifth-generation community banker and executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Troy Bank and Trust. Since 2012, he has served as chairman of the Pike County Economic Development Corp., where he also has the distinction of being the only original board member from the corporation’s founding in 2002. Ramage also serves as Alabama’s only democratically elected representative to the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Federal Delegate Board. He is a University of Alabama graduate.
Dan Smith is director at Troy Parks and Recreation where he has worked for 34 years. He is chairman of the Pike County Chamber of Commerce Troy University Appreciation Day Homecoming Parade, chairman of the Alabama Recreation and Parks Association District VI Durrell “Duke” Smith Scholarship Committee, membership chair of the Alabama Recreation and Parks Association and professional development chair for its District VI and is an advisor to the Troy Miracle League Board. Smith also is a sports writer and photographer for The Troy Times and a volunteer photographer for local events. He graduated from Troy University.
Rick Smith is CEO of Troy Medical Center where he oversees the hospital’s daily operations, management and its continued expansion. Smith holds a master’s degree in health administration, is credentialed in radiology administration and is board certified by the American College of Healthcare Executives as a fellow. He is a board member of the Alabama Hospital Association and is currently president of its Southeast Council. Smith also serves on the boards of the Pike County Chamber of Commerce and the Pike County Economic Development Council and is active in the Troy Rotary Club.
Ann Sparks serves as the director for Main Street Eufaula for the City of Eufaula, a position she has held for 22 years, making her the longest serving Main Street director in Alabama. Sparks also is the director of tourism for the Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce. In addition to her roles on boards and committees for Main Street Alabama, Sparks also has been active in programs including Your Town Alabama, LEAD Wiregrass, Wiregrass Main Street and the Southeast Tourism Society’s Marketing College. She attended Troy University.
Jack B. Tibbs Jr. is currently serving his third term as mayor of Eufaula. Tibbs has more than 40 years of business management and marketing experience, most of which has been in Barbour County. He also is the founder and owner of Strikezone Lure Co. An avid outdoorsman, Tibbs enjoys hunting, fishing and golfing.
This article appears in the September 2024 issue of Business Alabama.
