2019 Associates Council Officers
| Chair | Joey Hester, North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments |
| Vice Chair | Brian Rushing, The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development |
Associates Council
| Aliquippa Allen | The University of West Alabama |
| Alan Axford | Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission |
| Charles Ball | Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham |
| Carrie Banks | Alabama League of Municipalities |
| Toby Bennington | City of Anniston |
| Carolyn Bern | Bureau of Professional and Support Services |
| Brandon Bias | Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc. |
| Lucas Blankenship | Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments |
| Wendi Boyen | Regions Bank |
| Deborah Boykin | Alabama State Council on the Arts |
| Allison Brantley | University of West Alabama |
| Cristin Brawner | David Mathews Center for Civic Life |
| Liz Burgess | Alabama Dept. of Commerce |
| Diane Burnett | South Alabama Regional Planning Commission |
| Kenneth Boswell | ADECA |
| Sara Byard | Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission |
| John Chamberlain | Primary Care Direct |
| Rebecca Cleveland | David Mathews Center for Civic Life |
| Gina Clifford | Design Alabama |
| Liz Cochran | ADECA |
| Shanda Davidson | TerraXplorations |
| Brian Davis | Alabama Small Business Development Center Network |
| Tracy Delaney | Delaney Consultant Services, Inc. |
| Jessica Dent | Alabama Department of Commerce |
| Dale Dickens | Alabama Forestry Commission |
| Barbara Edwards | Alabama State Council on the Arts |
| Benjamin Farmer | Farmer | Morgan L.L.C. |
| Marshall Farmer | Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham |
| Scott Farmer | Southeast Regional Planning Commission |
| Donna Fathke | East AL Regional Planning Commission |
| Jennifer Felder | ADECA |
| Alex Flachsbart | Balch & Bingham LLP |
| Jason Fondren | KPS Group |
| Roger Fortner | Alabama Department of Commerce |
| Melissa Galvin | UAB |
| Hannah Garmon | Alabama Historical Commission |
| Diane Glenn | East AL Regional Planning Commission |
| Caleb Goodwyn | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative |
| Albertha Grant | East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission |
| Jennifer Green | Center for Econ Dev & Bus Research – JSU |
| Sheena Quizon Gregg | The University of Alabama, Department of Health Promotion and Wellness |
| Scott Griess | Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments |
| Jessica Hardy | ADPH |
| Alan Head | Alabama State Council on the Arts |
| Mary Helmer | Main Street Alabama |
| Beverly Helton | USDA Rural Development |
| Warren Hicks | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| William Hodge | Alabama Association of RCD Councils |
| Ken Hollingsworth | ADECA |
| Sidney Hoover | Alabama Communities of Excellence |
| Angela Howard | Alabama Department of Commerce |
| Tyson Howard | South Central AL Development Commission |
| Jan Hume | Alabama School Readiness Alliance |
| Candace C. Johnson | UA Center for Economic Development |
| Cory Johnson | West Alabama Regional Commission |
| Eugene Johnson | Alabama Department of Commerce |
| John Johnson | Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance |
| Yolanda Johnson | Alabama Small Business Development Center |
| Kellie Johnston | Cawaco Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. |
| Keith Jones | Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments |
| Ryan Kallem | East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission |
| Chuck Kelly | Kelly Landscape Architects, LLC |
| Paul Kennedy | Walker Area Community Foundation |
| Jane Knight | Alabama Hospital Association |
| Dawn Landholm | East AL Regional Planning Commission |
| David Langham | INTL FCStone |
| Will Liner | Alabama Forestry Commission |
| Jose Llanes | Auburn University |
| Wiley Lott | Southeast Alabama Gas District |
| Justin Lutz | David Mathews Center for Civic Life |
| Stephen McNair | McNair Historic Preservation, Inc. |
| Steve Meany | Information Transport Solutions, Inc. |
| Arturo Menefee | The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development |
| Chris Miller | South Alabama Regional Planning Commission |
| Lisa Miller | Alabama Municipal Electric Authority |
| Michael Mills | North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments |
| Nisa Miranda | The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development |
| Mike Oakley | Alabama Power Company |
| John Olsen | FDIC |
| Eddie Postell | Alabama Department of Commerce |
| Jeff Pruitt | North-Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments |
| Dale Quinney | AL Rural Health Association |
| Tami Reist | Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association |
| John Clyde Riggs | Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission |
| Nancy Robertson | Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments |
| Brian Rushing | The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development |
| Will Ruzic | Coastal Gateway |
| Jim Searcy | Economic Development Association of Alabama |
| Mary Shell | Alabama Historical Commission |
| Carrie Shepherd | Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, Alabama Department of Public Health |
| Ken Smith | Alabama League of Municipalities |
| Thomas Solomon | Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission |
| Julia Sosa | Alabama Department of Public Health |
| Ephraim Stockdale | Alabama Power Company, Economic & Community Development |
| Joe Sumners | Government and Economic Development Institute – Auburn University |
| Tommie Syx | Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute |
| Nicole Taylor | South Alabama Regional Planning Commission in Mobile |
| Darlene Thompson | Alabama Department of Commerce |
| Sanquenetta Thompson | Division of Economic and Community Outreach University of West Alabama |
| Angela Till | Alabama Department of Commerce |
| Scott Tillman | Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham |
| Larry Watts | Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc. |
| Lauren Vandiver | TVA |
| Ben Wieseman | REV Birmingham |
| Nathan Willingham | Northwest AL Council of Local Governments |
| Lee Anne Wofford | Alabama Historical Commission |