Mobile Chamber Announces Executive Committee, Board

The Mobile Chamber has announced that Melissa Cross, president and owner of McAleer’s Office Furniture, is its new 2024 chairman of the board. Patrick Murphy, vice president of the Alabama Power Co. Mobile Division, is in line to be its 2025 chairman. Other 2024 Executive Committee members are Catherine Spann of Burr Forman, LLP, legal counsel; G. Brent Barkin of Stoic Equity Partners, immediate past chair; Bradley Byrne, Mobile Chamber president and CEO; Janet Cobb of the USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park, vice chair of military affairs; Kim Garrett of Victory Health Partners, vice chair of community development; Sidney King of Commonwealth National Bank, vice chair of diversity, equity and inclusion; Gina McKellar of Crow Shields Bailey PC, vice chair of small business development; George Talbot of Volkert, Inc., vice chair of advocacy; Teresa Williamson of Roberts Brothers Inc., vice chair of membership; Eric Duncan of Gray Television (FOX10), vice chair of communications; and Robin Hanes of Leavell Investment Management, Inc., vice chair of economic development/talent development. Rounding out the board are William Bryant, Jr. of the Mobile Area Council Boy Scouts of America; Cora Eatmon, Client First Solutions; RaShawn Figures of Dortch, Figures & Sons, Inc.; Ellis Foster, Jr. of Sold by Ellis G; Melissa Horton of Jesco, Inc.; Brian Jordan of FusionPoint Media, Inc.; Carita Koen of Green Magic Landscape LLC; Clayton Legear of Merchants & Marine Bank; Stephanie Prescott of Airbus Americas, Inc.; Enoch Smith of Easy Heating and Cooling, Inc.; Joe Stough of Infirmary Health; Jamie Tapia of Port City Industrial, LLC; Bestor Ward, IV of Ward Properties; and Gia Wiggins of Morale Resource.