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Alabama Communities of Excellence

Alabama Communities of Excellence

The Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE) program uses a comprehensive, three-phase approach to assist participating communities in planning and preparing for a more vibrant future.

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ACE Board

Carrie Banks, President & Chair
Alabama League of Municipalities

Jim Byard, Vice President
Byard Associates, LLC

Bevin Tomlin, Secretary
Alabama Power Company

Derek Johnson, Treasurer
Regions Bank

Mary Shell, Executive Director

Sidney Hoover, Director Emeritus

Brandon Bias
Goodwyn Mills & Cawood, Inc.

LaKami Baker
Auburn University-Government and Economic Development Institute

Kenneth Boswell
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs

Cristin Brawner
David Mathews Center for Civic Life

Karen Braxton
The University of West Alabama

Brian Davis
Alabama Small Business Development Center Network

Lisa Miller
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority

Nisa Miranda
The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development

Tami Reist
Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association

Mike Swinson
Spire

Angela Till
Alabama Department of Commerce

Brian Rushing, Associate Council Liaison to Board
University of Alabama Center for Economic Development

Guadalupe Kirby, Liaison to Board
USDA Rural Development

Learn more about our Partners:

Alabama Department of Commerce, Angela Till

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Kenneth Boswell

Alabama League of Municipalities, Carrie Banks

Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, Tami Reist

Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, Lisa M. Miller

Alabama Power Company, Bevin Tomlin

Alabama Small Business Development Center Network (Alabama SBDC Network), Brian Davis

Auburn University Government and Economic Development Institute (GEDI), LaKami Baker

Byard Associates, LLC, Jim Byard

David Mathews Center for Civic Life, Cristin Brawner

Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc., Brandon Bias

Regions Bank, Derek Johnson

SPIRE, Mike Swinson

The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development, Nisa Miranda

United States Department of Agriculture-Rural Development (USDA), Guadalupe Kirby

University of West Alabama, Aliquippa Allen

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