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Office of Governor Kay Ivey

2020 Gubernatorial Vacancies

Board: Alabama Agriculture & Mechanical University Board of Trustees

Term: 6 Years Senate Confirmable: Yes

Description: To help design a comprehensive outreach program to meet the changing needs of the community and address the needs and problems of students who have experienced limited access to education.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint twelve members; the membership shall include at least three members who have earned a degree from Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University; two members who shall reside in the congressional district in which the institution is situated; one member shall reside in each of the remaining congressional districts in the state and shall be a bona fide resident and qualified elector of that district, with a verifiable physical presence in that district, during the entire term of office; and three at-large members who may be selected from outside the state.

Position: District 1

Effective Date: Effective upon confirmation Term End Date: 01/31/2026

Incumbent: Kevin Ball

Position: At-Large 3


Incumbent: Perry Jones

Position: District 5a


Incumbent: Ginger Harper

Board: Alabama State University Board of Trustees


Description: To be charged with all corresponding duties, liabilities and responsibilities.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint from a list of three people nominated by a nominating committee: two members from the congressional district in which the institution is located; one member from each of the other congressional districts; four members from the state at large who shall reside in different districts; two at large members may be selected from outside of the state; and shall consist of at least a majority who are an alumni and who have received a bachelor’s degree for the university.

Position: District 2b


Incumbent: Robert Gilpin



Incumbent: Alfreda Green



Incumbent: Buford Crutcher

Board: Armory Commission of Alabama

Term: Six Years Senate Confirmable: No

Description: The Armory Commission provides and maintains buildings and equipment for the Alabama National Guard.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor of Alabama, the Adjutant General of Alabama, the Attorney General of Alabama, the two highest ranking Army National Guard officers, and the highest-ranking Air National Guard officer, together with three duly qualified electors of Alabama, to be appointed by the Governor.

Position: Civilian 2

Effective Date: 09/01/2020 Term End Date: 08/31/2026

Incumbent: The Honorable Gerald Dial

Position: Civilian 3


Incumbent: Tom Gardner

Board: Assisted Living Administrators Board of Examiners

Term: 3 Years Senate Confirmable: No

Description: To license, regulate, enforce standards and examine an assisted living administrator who is seeking to engage in assisted living administration.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint nine members as follows: five members shall be assisted living administrators duly licensed and registered; one member shall be a physician licensed under the laws of the state; one member shall be a licensed nursing home administrator who in the same or contiguous facility manages assisted living beds; the Assisted Living Association of Alabama, Inc. shall submit a list of three nominees for the positions to be held by assisted living administrators to the Governor; the nursing home administrator position shall be made from a list of three nominees submitted by the Alabama Nursing Home Association, Inc.; the position to be held by a physician shall be made from a list of three nominees submitted by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama; and two consumer members shall be appointed; one consumer member shall be 65 years of age or older and no consumer member, or a spouse or immediate family member of a consumer member, shall be a licensee of the board or be employed in the assisted living profession.

Position: Physician Representative


Incumbent: Dr. Donald Marshall

Position: Assisted Living Administrator 2


Incumbent: Tammy Bowman

Position: Assisted Living Administrator 1


Incumbent: Angelia Smith

Board: Auburn Regional Autism Network Constituency Board


Description: To meet the urgent and substantial need to develop and maintain a statewide plan for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families.

Seat Restrictions: N/A

Position: Seat 8


Incumbent: Brenda Wallace

Position: Seat 9


Incumbent: Chenique Jeffress

Position: Seat 10


Incumbent: Elaine Krift

Board: Auburn University Board of Trustees


Description: To serve the state through instruction, academics and research to promote scientific investigation into the principles and applications of new ideas and areas of thought.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint one member from each of the congressional districts, one member from Lee County, two at-large members both of whom shall be a resident of the continental United States, one additional at-large member who shall succeed the current State Superintendent of Education on the board of trustees immediately upon the superintendent leaving office; members shall serve no more than two full seven-year terms of office; and no employee of Auburn University shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board of trustees.


Effective Date: Effective upon confirmation

Term End Date: 7 Years from Date Confirmed

Incumbent: James Sanford




Incumbent: Michael DeMaioribus




Incumbent: Wayne Smith

Board: Auburn University Regional Airport Advisory Board


Description: To provide the President of Auburn University recommendations on policy issues regarding the airport.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint one member.

Position: Seat 1

Effective Date: 04/18/2020 Ending Date: 04/17/2023

Incumbent: The Honorable Joe Lovvorn

Board: Barber Commission of Mobile County


Description: To regulate and license barbers and barber colleges and other like businesses in Mobile County.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint three members, each of whom immediately prior to the date of his or her appointment has been a resident of Mobile County for three years and who has had at least five years’ experience as a barber; and the commission shall submit a ballot of three barbers receiving the highest number of votes for the Governor to choose one of the three to appoint.

Position: Seat 2


Incumbent: Eric Thompson

Board: Behavior Analyst Licensing Board

Term: Staggered Terms Senate Confirmable: No

Description: To regulate the practice of behavior analyst professionals in the State

Seat Restrictions: The Board shall consist of seven members, including four licensed behavior analysts, one licensed psychologist in the state, one parent or legal guardian of a person who has received services from a licensed analyst, and one public member, shall be appointed by the Governor upon recommendations from the Board. No member shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms.

Position: Behavior Analyst 1


Incumbent: Dr. Paige McKerchar

Position: Behavior Analyst 3


Incumbent: David Bicard

Position: Psychologist


Incumbent: Dr. Stacey Ladden

Board: Board of Home Medical Equipment


Description: To create, establish, maintain and enforce regulations governing the operation of home medical equipment service providers, including the qualifications of inspectors, the nature of inspections and the process for appeals.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint a minimum of nine members; at least one person from each of the following shall be appointed: a consumer of home medical equipment services, a physician, a representative for the acute-care hospital community and a representative from the home health agency community; the Alabama Durable Medical Equipment Association shall submit a list of recommendations for the home medical equipment industry representative; the Medical Association of Alabama shall submit a list of names for the physician member; the acute care hospital community member shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the Alabama Hospital Association; the consumer member shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the Governor’s Office on Disability; and the home health agency community member shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the Home Care Association of Alabama.

Position: Provider 4


Incumbent: Jason Jones

Board: Certificate of Need Review


Description: To assist the Statewide Health Coordinating Council.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint nine members in which three are consumers, three are providers and three members are representatives of the Governor.

Position: Health Care Provider 1


Incumbent: Terry Andrus

Position: Consumer 3


Incumbent: Freddy Ard

Board: Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention


Description: The members shall demonstrate knowledge in the area of child abuse and neglect prevention.

Seat Restrictions: Nine public members appointed by the Governor, one from each of the seven congressional districts into which the state is divided for the purpose of electing representatives in the United States Congress, and two from the state at large. There shall be representation from all of the following: organized labor, the business community, the religious community, the legal community, professional providers of child abuse and neglect prevention services, ad volunteers in child abuse and neglect prevention services. A public member shall not serve more than two consecutive terms whether partial or full.



Incumbent: Ann Lambert



Incumbent: Gilbert Darrington

Board: Chiropractic Examiners State Board


Description: The board is a licensing and regulatory agency for Chiropractic doctors.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints nine people. Eight members shall be licensed chiropractors. Seven of the members will represent each of the congressional districts. One member shall represent the state-at-large. One member shall represent consumers. The applicant must meet the following requirements: be a citizen and resident of Alabama who has resided in this state for at least five years; a graduate of a chartered chiropractic school or college, which required actual attendance in the school as a prerequisite to graduation; currently engaged in the clinical practice of chiropractic and has been engaged in the clinical practice in this state for at least the five immediately preceding years; has renewed his or her license to practice by September 30 of the year in which the election shall take place; be of good moral character; and must not be presently on probation relating to the practice in any state including this state.

Position: Consumer


Incumbent: John Segrest

Board: Counseling Board of Examiners


Description: To regulate the private practice of counselors in Alabama and to provide for the licensure of counselors and the certification of counselor associates.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members to the board. The board shall consist of two citizens from the general public, two counselor educators, and three counselors in private practice.

Position: Counselor Educator 2


Incumbent: Keith Cates

Position: Private Practice 3


Incumbent: Karole Kellye Ohme

Board: Course of Study Committee: Career and Technical Education

Term: 1 Year Senate Confirmable: Yes

Description: To prepare and revise the contents of courses of study in public elementary and secondary schools.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven people to the committee. The seven members are representative of each of the congressional districts. To be considered for appointment, the person must have expertise in career and technical education and cannot be employed in the field of education.



Incumbent: Sydney Raine



Incumbent: Ryan Richards



Incumbent: Sandra Langley



Incumbent: David Duncan



Incumbent: Russell Johnson



Incumbent: Jamia Williams


Effective Date: 03/27/2020 Ending Date: 03/26/2021

Incumbent: Donald Jones

Board: Court Reporting


Description: To promote the skill, art and practice of court reporting in order to assure that court reporters possess the necessary skills and qualifications.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint one official court reporter, one freelance court reporter, and one member of the Alabama State Bar Association after receiving a list of three names for consideration each by the ACRA, NCRA, NVRA, and the Alabama State Bar Association. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.

Position: Court Reporter


Incumbent: Shannon Ball

Board: Craft Training Board


Description: The Construction Industry Craft Training Program is housed under the Division of Construction Industry Craft Training Program. The Craft Training Board manages and governs the training program.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members: two members who are appointed from a list of six members recommended by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama, Incorporated; two members who are appointed from a list of six members recommended by the Associated General Contractors of America, Incorporated; one member who is from a list of three members from the Subcontractors Association of Alabama; one member who is from a list of three members of the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority; and one member appointed from a list of three members of the Construction Users Roundtable.

Position: Subcontractors Association of Alabama


Incumbent: Gail Braswell

Position: Associated General Contractors of America


Incumbent: Gary Nichols

Position: Birmingham Construction Industry Authority


Incumbent: Christopher Swain

Board: Credit Union Administration Board


Description: To serve as an advisory body on matters relating to the Alabama Credit Union Administration and hear appeals from findings by the Administration.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members; four of these persons shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the Credit Union Board of the Alabama Credit Union Administration, in consultation with the League of Southeastern Credit Union or its successor organization, which shall submit not less than three nominees for any vacancy; and three appointments shall be made from a list of nominees submitted by credit unions at large.

Position: Credit Union 2


Incumbent: Ralph Altice

Position: Credit Union 3


Incumbent: Steve Nix

Position: Credit Union Legislative Forum 2


Incumbent: Harold McClellan

Board: Crime Victims Compensation Commission


Description: To furnish the means whereby victims of violent crime and their dependents may be provided compensation in the amount of expenses incurred as a direct result of criminal acts of other persons.

Seat Restrictions: At least one member shall be a law enforcement officer with a minimum of 10 years' experience in or with a law enforcement agency which has among its primary duties and responsibilities the investigation of violent crimes and the apprehension or arrest of the perpetrators thereof; at least one member shall be a victim of a crime of violence who suffered serious personal injury as a result thereof, or a member of such victim's immediate family or a member of a deceased victim's immediate family if such deceased victim died as a result of a crime of violence, or an officer of a nonprofit, charitable crime victims organization established pursuant to the laws of Alabama.

Position: At-Large


Incumbent: Philip Brown

Board: Department of Mental Health Advisory Board of Trustees


Description: To give assistance and advice to the Commissioner of Mental Health.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints 12 members who are from each congressional district and the remainder from the state at large; one of the state at large positions shall be selected from nominations offered by the Association for Retarded Citizens of Alabama; and one of the state at large positions shall be selected from nominations offered by the Mental Health Association of Alabama.



Incumbent: Dr. Pippa Abston



Incumbent: Curtis James



Incumbent: William Cobb



Incumbent: Tom Gerlach

Board: Council for Developmental Disabilities


Description: To act as an advocate for individuals who have developmental disabilities.

Seat Restrictions: One-third of the members shall be individuals with developmental disabilities; one-third shall be parents or guardians of children with developmental disabilities or be immediate relatives or guardians of children with developmental disabilities; one-third shall be a combination of individuals and family members with developmental disabilities; and one person shall be an immediate relative or guardian of an individual with a developmental disability who resides or previously resided in an institution.

Position: Advocate Representative 3


Incumbent: Cordairo Booker



Incumbent: Jared Rehm



Incumbent: Linda Lamberth

Position: Family Representative 6


Incumbent: Iris Plascenia



Incumbent: Melvin Watts



Incumbent: Robert Metty



Incumbent: Timothy Alexander



Incumbent: Crystal Lawley



Incumbent: Stephanie Miner



Incumbent: Theodore Tomeny

Board: Educational Television Commission

Term:10 Years Senate Confirmable: Yes

Description: To control and supervise the use of television channels assigned for noncommercial, educational use and the programming released over such channels. It exercises overall responsibility for “Alabama Public Television.”

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members, one from each of the congressional districts.



Incumbent: Pete Conroy

Board: Electrical Contractors Board


Description: To safeguard homeowners and other property owners and tenants against inadequate or unsafe electric installations through the testing and licensing of electrical contractors.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint nine members. One member shall be appointed from each congressional district and there shall be two at-large members who are from within the state.



Incumbent: Joseph Taylor



Incumbent: Jesse Stutts



Incumbent: Mike Custred

Board: Electronic Security Board of Licensure


Description: To license and regulate persons and business entities engaged in business as an alarm system installer and/or locksmith.

Seat Restrictions: Two members representing the alarm system industry selected from five nominees submitted by the Alabama Alarm Association; one member of the Alabama Consulting Engineers Association selected from three nominees submitted by the Alabama Consulting Engineers Association; one member of the Alabama Sheriffs Association selected from three nominees submitted by the Alabama Sheriffs Association; one member who is a locksmith selected from three nominees submitted by the Alabama Locksmith Association; and a person who is a representative of the consumers of the state.

Position: Consulting Engineers Association Representative


Incumbent: Joe Marsh

Position: Alarm Industry 1

Effective Date: 10/31//2020 Term End Date: 10/30/2024

Incumbent: Kristi Jennings

Board: Elevator Safety Review Board


Description: To regulate the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of elevators.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints nine members to the board with the following representation: one representative from a major elevator manufacturing company or its authorized representative; one representative from an elevator servicing company; one representative of the architectural design profession; one representative of the general public; one representative of a municipality in Alabama; one representative of a building owner or manager; one representative who is physically handicapped; one licensed professional engineer; and one representative of labor involved in the installation, maintenance, and repair of elevators.

Position: Handicap Representative


Incumbent: Philip Meadows

Board: Elk River Development Agency


Description: To be engaged in promoting comprehensive and unified development of the resources of the watershed as a basis for its general economic growth.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members; the county commissions of Lauderdale and Limestone Counties shall each nominate by majority vote three candidates for the two seats;.one additional director shall be from the Governor’s cabinet or staff; Lauderdale and Limestone shall each nominate by majority vote three incumbent mayors of the incorporated cities and towns within the county and submit such nominations to the Governor, who shall appoint one mayor from each county to serve as a director.

Position: Limestone County Mayor

Effective Date: 07/18/2020 Term End Date: Continuance in office as mayor

Incumbent: Mayor Tracy Compton

Board: Elk River Development Agency Board of Directors


Description: To coordinate activities with the needs of undertakings of other local organizations and directors.

Seat Restrictions: Members shall represent industry, commerce, agriculture, the general public, any official planning and developmental bodies in the local and organized citizens groups for the development of the Elk River area.

Position: Lauderdale County


Incumbent: Larry Sinyard

Board: Energy and Residential Code Board


Description: To promote and oversee the implementation of the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes by the State of Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints 15 out of the 17 members. Each member who is appointed is chosen from a list of three recommendations provided by each of the following divisions: Home Builders Association; board of General Contractors; board of Heating, Air Conditioning; and Refrigeration; private, investor-owned, electric utility industry; rural electric cooperative industry; natural gas industry; licensed professional engineer; municipalities; county governments; Alabama Council, American Institute of Architects; Alabama Liquified Petroleum Gas Board; International Code Council Alabama Chapter, Code Officials Association of Alabama; Home Builders Licensure Board; Alabama Joint Fire Council; and Property and Casualty Insurance Industry.

Position: Electric Utility Industry Representative


Incumbent: Shon Richey

Position: Property & Casualty Insurance Industry Representative


Incumbent: Beth Chancey

Board: Environmental Management Commission


Description: To select a director for the Department of Environmental Management, advise the director on environmental matters, develop environmental policy for the State and to hear and determine appeals of administrative action.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members who shall be familiar with environmental matters to represent each of the following: licensed physician who practices medicine in the State; professional engineer registered in the State; an attorney licensed to practice law in the State; a chemist possessing at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State; a member who is certified by the National Ground Water Association Certification Program or is a professional geologist; and an at-large member who shall be a resident of Alabama for at least two years but is not required to have specialized experience. No member of the commission may serve more than a total of 18 years.

Position: National Ground Water Association Certification Program Representative or professional geologist


Incumbent: Jay Masingill

Position: Attorney


Incumbent: Houston Brown

Board: Ethics Commission


Description: To report suspected violations of the law to appropriate law-enforcement authorities.

Seat Restrictions: The following shall not be eligible to serve on the commission: public official; candidate; registered lobbyists and their principals; and former employee of the commission. No member may serve twice.

Position: Seat 5


Incumbent: The Honorable Charles Price

Board: Executive Board of the Alabama Public Library Service


Description: To develop a cooperative system of providing books and library services for the various municipalities and counties of the state.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members, one from each congressional district.



Incumbent: Adam Thompson



Incumbent: Elbert Peters



Incumbent: Virginia Doyle

Board: Family Trust Board of Trustees


Description: Establishes and administers the Alabama Family Trust to supplement the care, support, rehabilitation and treatment of people who have a mental or physical impairment.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints nine out of the 11 people on the Board of Trustees as follows: two individuals who represent the interests of persons with mental illness who are chosen from a list of names recommended by the Commissioner; two individuals who represent the interests of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are chosen from a list of names recommended by the Commissioner; two members who represent the interests of people with physical impairments who are chosen from a list of names recommended by the Commissioner; and five members who are recognized for their expertise in general business matters and procedures chosen from a list of nine names submitted by the Commissioner.

Position: Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Effective Date: Effective upon Confirmation Term End Date: 01/17/2023

Incumbent: The Honorable John Paluzzi

Position: Mental Illness 1


Incumbent: Jennifer Griffin

Position: Mental Illness 2


Incumbent: James Walsh, senior

Position: Physical Impair 1


Incumbent: Wallace Davis

Board: Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund Board of Commissioners


Description: To administer the funds that provide retirement allowances and other benefits.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint one consumer member.

Position: Consumer


Incumbent: Richard Pugh

Board: Forestry Commission


Description: To enforce all laws concerning the preservation of forests and to provide technical assistance on forest management.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven people; at least two members shall be licensed and registered foresters; at least three members shall be owners of timberland in Alabama.

Position: General Member


Incumbent: Katrenia Kier

Position: Timberland 3


Incumbent: Robert Turner

Board: Forever Wild Land Trust


Description: To identify, acquire, manage, protect and preserve natural land and water that are of environmental or recreational importance.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints three members as follows: one member from the Northern District, one member from the Central District and one member from the Southern District.

Position: Southern 1


Incumbent: Horace Horn, junior

Board: General Contractors Licensing Board


Description: To examine and license contractors in Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint five members; each of the members shall be a general contractor with at least 10 years' experience in the field as a contractor; one member of the board shall have as a larger part of his or her business the construction of highways; one member of the board shall have as a larger part of his or her business the construction of public utilities; one member shall have as a larger part of his or her business the construction of

buildings; and one member of the board shall have as a larger part of his or her business the performance of construction work as a subcontractor.

Position: Seat 4


Incumbent: Charles Grizzle, junior

Board: Health Care Human Trafficking Training Program Commission

Term: At Pleasure Senate Confirmable: No

Description: To develop a training module for all health care related employees to enable them to more readily identify potential victims of human trafficking that may be in need of assistance.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall serve or appoint a designee.

Position: Seat 1

Effective Date: 02/05/2020 Term End Date: At Pleasure

Incumbent: Jonathan Hester

Board: Hearing Instrument Dealers Board


Description: To provide for licensure of people who are dispensers and fitters of hearing instruments.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint eight members; five licensees, one of whom may be a hearing aid specialist, one physician who specializes in diseases of the ear, one audiologist, and one consumer member; a consumer member who shall have no voting powers in the matters of issuing, suspending, or revoking licenses, and neither the consumer member nor the spouse shall be a hearing aid specialist or hearing aid dispenser; and the Alabama Society for Hearing Healthcare Providers shall submit a list of qualified people for each position on the board.

Position: Hearing Instrument Dealer 2


Incumbent: Amy Farmer

Position: Hearing Instrument Dealer 3


Incumbent: Grace White

Board: Alabama School of Mathematics and Science Board of Directors


Description: To govern the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science. make decisions that are necessary for the supervision of education under its control and purchase land and equipment and make improvements to facilities necessary for the use of the school, in accordance with applicable law.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints nine members with the following criteria: one from each congressional district and two members will be at-large; and must be residents of Mobile or Baldwin Counties who shall be from business and industry.

Position: At Large 2


Incumbent: John Pebbles



Incumbent: Thomas Wheat

Board: Commission on Higher Education


Description: To coordinate statewide planning of higher education and student aid programs in Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints ten members with representation from each congressional district and the remaining members shall be appointed from the state at large; members must be citizens of the State and shall be selected on the interest in higher education.



Incumbent: Dr. Karen Calametti



Incumbent: Patricia McGriff



Incumbent: Norman Crow

Board: Historic Ironworks Commission


Description: To preserve, restore, maintain and promote Tannehill.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints fourteen members and shall include no less than three seats each to people who legally reside in Jefferson, Tuscaloosa and Bibb Counties.

Position: Jefferson 2


Incumbent: Walter Anderton

Board: Historical Commission


Description: To foster an awareness of the value of historic structures, sites and objects that reflect the heritage of all Alabamians and to facilitate the preservation and documentation of these resources for the future generation.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints fourteen members from recommendation lists from the following organizations: Alabama Council of the American Institute of Architects, Alabama Historical Association, Alabama State Chamber of Commerce, Alabama Farmers Federation, President of the University of Alabama, President of Auburn University, President of the University of South Alabama, President of Troy University, President of the University of Montevallo, Alabama Archaeological Society, Alabama Black Heritage Council, and three from the state at-large with one member at-large residing within the Tennessee Valley Authority service area.

Position: Alfa Representative


Incumbent: Michelle Thompson

Position: Archaeology Representative


Incumbent: Dr. Craig Sheldon



Incumbent: Dale Townsend

Board: Home Builders Licensure Board


Description: To set and administer license requirements for home building and private dwelling construction, including remodeling, and to provide home standards in the State.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints three members from a list of three individuals provided by the Home Builders Association of Alabama.

Position: Consumer


Incumbent: Peggy Turner

Board: Housing Finance Authority


Description: To serve the housing needs of low- and moderate-income citizens for safe and sanitary single and multi-family dwelling units through affordable financing.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints eight members; one state-at-large member and seven congressional members with representation of the following: two members shall be in the home building business, two shall be licensed real estate brokers (who are not in the home building business), one shall be in the business of lending money on the security of mortgages on residential property or the officer, director or employee of a mortgage lender, one shall be an elected mayor of a municipality and one shall be an elected commissioner of a county in the State.

Position: District 4- Real Estate Representative


Incumbent: Greg Henderson

Board: State of Alabama Independent Living Council


Description: To assist in the development of a State Plan for Independent Living and hold public hearings on the plan.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint at least one director of a center for independent living, parents or guardians, advocates of and for individuals with disabilities and representatives from private businesses.

Position: Seat 10


Incumbent: Judy Roy

Position: Seat 23


Incumbent: Kenneth Marshall

Board: Indian Affairs Commission


Description: To bring local, state and federal resources into focus for provision of meaningful programs for Indian citizens of Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven Indian members from recommendations submitted by each of the seven Indian tribes, bands or groups, principally geographically located as follows: one member to represent The Poarch Band of Creeks of Escambia County; one member to represent the Mowa Band of Choctaws of southwest Alabama; one member to represent the Star Clan of Muscogee Creeks of Pike County; one member to represent the Echota Cherokees of Alabama; one member to represent the Cherokees of northeast Alabama; one member to represent the Cherokees of southeast Alabama; and one member to represent the Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Tribe.

Position: Southeast Alabama Cherokees


Incumbent: Martha Williams

Position: At-Large


Incumbent: Robert Brasher

Board: Institute for the Deaf and Blind Board of Trustees


Description: To provide education and training for the deaf and blind.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint thirteen members as follows: four members from the congressional district in which the school is located, one from each of the other congressional districts in the state as they now or may hereafter exist and as many other members as is necessary to complete the total membership of the board, who shall be appointed from the state at large; the at-large members shall be individuals who have formerly attended the institute; three of the members from the congressional district in which the institute is located shall be appointed from Talladega County; the other member from the congressional district in which the institute is located shall be from any of the counties in the congressional district, other than Talladega County; the members of the board shall be divided into three classes: the members from the First and Second Congressional Districts, one at-large member, and one of the members from the district where the school is located shall compose the first class; the members from the Fourth and Fifth Congressional Districts, one at-large member, and one of the members from the district where the school is located shall compose the second class; the members from the Sixth and Seventh Congressional Districts, one at-large member, and one of the members from the district where the school is located shall compose the third class.

Position: Talladega-3


Incumbent: Ronald Garrett



Incumbent: Gerri Robinson



Incumbent: Jackie Smith



Incumbent: Hope Curry



Incumbent: Frances Taylor

Board: Interagency Autism Coordinating Council


Description: To encourage interagency collaboration, public participation and mutual sharing of information to facilitate policy decisions and the implementation of a plan for a comprehensive statewide system of care to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints twelve members with the following criteria: three adult individuals with ASD; three individuals who are the parent or the guardian of a child with ADS; five individuals who are service providers; and one individual who serves in an executive level capacity from a private health insurance carrier who addresses medical and health policy.

Position: Parent 1


Incumbent: Tametria Conner



Incumbent: Dr. Whitney Meade

Position: ASD 2


Incumbent: Karen Willis



Incumbent: Brooke Stephens

Position: Health Insurance Provider


Incumbent: Lucian Cronkite

Board: Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision


Description: To provide the framework for the promotion of public safety and protect the rights of victims through the control and regulation of the interstate movement of offenders in the community.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint three members as follows: one from the executive branch of government; one who must represent a crime victims’ organization; and one at-large member.

Position: Executive Branch Representative



Position: Crime Victim Organization Representative


Incumbent: Janette Grantham

Position: At-Large


Incumbent: Charles Edwards

Board: Judicial Inquiry Commission

Term: 4 Years from Confirmation Date Senate Confirmable: Yes

Description: To receive and initiate complaints, to conduct investigations, advise judges on the Canons of Judicial Ethics and to file an prosecute complaints before the Court of Judiciary charging ethical misconduct.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint three members who are not lawyers.

Position: Non-Lawyer 2


Incumbent: William Matthews

Position: Non-Lawyer 3


Incumbent: Stacia Robinson

Board: Landscape Architects Board of Examiners


Description: To regulate the practice of landscape architecture.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint three members who shall be registered landscape architects who have engaged in the practice of landscape architecture in the State for two years or more at the time of their appointment.

Position: Seat 1


Incumbent: Chad Watkins

Board: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board


Description: To regulate the safe handling, distribution, storage and transportation of liquefied petroleum gases, and issues permits to engage in the business of selling liquefied petroleum gas.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints one public member and four members from the southeast, the northeast, the northwest and the southwest who is a retail permit holder from each area.

Position: Southeast Representative


Incumbent: Benny Gay

Board: Medical Licensure Commission


Description: To issue, revoke, suspend and reinstate all licenses authorizing doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy to practice in Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints four members as follows: three physicians and one public member. The public member shall not be a licensee of the Commission or hold a professional degree in any health care field or practice as a licensed health care professional. The physician members shall either be a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy and must be licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in Alabama.

Position: Public


Incumbent: Daniel Morris, junior

Position: Physician 2


Incumbent: Dr. Craig Christopher

Board: Military Hall of Honor


Description: To recognize outstanding Alabamians who have distinguished themselves in the Armed Forces of the United States

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint five members.

Position: Public 4


Incumbent: Commander Lee Hallman USN (Retired)

Board: Mine Personnel Board of Examiners


Description: To examine and certify all applicants for the professional positions of mine foreman and fire boss.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members as follows: three active practical miners; three operators of coal mines; and one practicing mining engineer.

Position: Practical Miner 2


Incumbent: John Earnest

Position: Practical Miner 3


Incumbent: Stephen Morgan

Position: Operator 2


Incumbent: William Marston

Position: Operator 3


Incumbent: David Keeton

Position: Mining Engineer


Incumbent: Megan Tolbert

Board: Music Hall of Fame Board


Description: To develop a program to honor those who have made an outstanding and lasting contribution to music.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members: four members shall be appointed from the membership of the Muscle Shoals Music Association (MSMA) and three members shall be appointed from the state-at-large and shall not be employed in the music business.

Position: MSMA 3


Incumbent: Judy Ryals

Position: At Large 3


Incumbent: Sara Hamlin

Board: Nursing Board


Description: To examine, regulate and license professional and practical nurses.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint thirteen members as follows: Eight members shall be licensed professional nurses; four members shall be licensed practical nurses; one consumer who is not a member of any health care profession; and the Alabama State Nurses’ Association shall submit a list of recommendations for the licensed professional nurses positions; the Board of Directors of the Licensed Practical Nurses Association of Alabama shall submit a list of recommendations for the practical nurses positions; the Alabama Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Incorporated shall submit a list of recommendations for the licensed practical nurses positions.

Position: RN Nursing Practice 3


Incumbent: Gabriel Sapalaran

Position: Licensed Professional Nurse 1


Incumbent: Cynthia Buford

Board: Nursing Home Administrators Board of Examiners


Description: To develop, impose and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members to the Board. The Nursing Home Association submits a list of three names to the Governor to be held by nursing home administrators. The physician position shall be chosen from a list of three nominees submitted by the Medical Association of Alabama. The hospital administrator position shall be made from a list of three nominees to be submitted by the Alabama Hospital Association. The licensed registered nurse position shall be made from a list submitted by the Alabama State Nurses Association.

Position: Nursing Home Administrator 1


Incumbent: Sallee Sasser-Williams



Incumbent: Cherise Ball Wilson



Incumbent: Carol Moseley Knight

Board: Optometry Board


Description: To regulate and license the practice of optometry in Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members who represent each United States Congressional District. Each member shall be licensed to practice optometry in Alabama, be a resident of the State, and have been actively engaged in optometry practice for at least five years.



Incumbent: Dr. Norman Johnson

Board: Physical Fitness Commission


Description: To protect, promote and improve the physical fitness of the residents of the State.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members including a Chairman who represent each United States Congressional District. The member shall be selected because of their experience or interest for both youth and adults.



Incumbent: The Honorable Harry Shiver



Incumbent: Carrie Karkosa

Board: Physical Therapy Board


Description: To determine the qualifications of applicants for licensing as physical therapists and licensing as physical therapist assistants, to conduct examinations, to issue licenses and renewals, and to define unlawful conduct.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members: four members shall be physical therapists; two members shall be physical therapist assistants; one member shall be a consumer; the board submits nominations for each position to the Governor and the Governor chooses from

the list of recommendations; the physical therapists shall be nominated from each congressional district; and the consumer shall be nominated from the state-at-large.

Position: Physical Therapist 3


Incumbent: Wiley Christian

Board: Polygraph Examiners Board


Description: To license and regulate the people who administer polygraph examinations within the State.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint five voting members who have been engaged for a period of four consecutive years in their profession as polygraph examiners; three of the board members shall be qualified polygraph examiners of a governmental law enforcement agency; two of the board members shall be qualified polygraph examiners and Alabama residents in the commercial field; two advisory consultants, who shall possess qualifications as established by rule of the board, shall be appointed to assist the board members.

Position: Advisory Consultant 1


Incumbent: Earl Jones

Board: Port Authority Board of Directors


Description: To promote, supervise, control, manage and direct the State docks and all other State lands and waterways within the jurisdiction of the department.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint eight members as follows: Two members from the southern region (Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia, Hale, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Perry, Washington, and Wilcox); two members from the central region (Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Randolph, Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa); two members from the northern region (Winston, Clay, Cullman, Cleburne, Colbert, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Etowah, Walker, Morgan, Marion, Marshall, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Fayette, Franklin, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, DeKalb, Cherokee, and Greene); and two members from the state at-large; the member must have substantial business experience at the executive level.

Position: Southern Region 1


Incumbent: Alvin Hope

Position: Northern Region 1


Incumbent: Joseph McCarty

Position: Northern 2


Incumbent: Al Stanley

Board: Private Investigation Board


Description: To provide for the application for and licensure of private investigators.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints three members; two shall be private investigators in the State; one shall be a consumer who will represent the public at large; a private investigator member who is appointed shall be licensed for a period of at least five years prior to the appointment.

Position: Private Investigator 1


Incumbent: Eddie Cox

Position: Private Investigator 2


Incumbent: Charles Hopkins, junior

Position: Consumer


Incumbent: Sheriff Derrick Cunningham

Board: Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board of Licensure


Description: To promote the public welfare by providing for the licensing and regulation of persons in the practices of engineering and land surveying.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint nine members; five licensed professional engineers nominated by a professional engineer nominating committee; two licensed

professional land surveyors nominated by from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors; and two public members from a public member nominating committee.

Position: Engineer 3

Effective Date: 04/23/2020 Effective Date: 04/22/2025

Incumbent: Randall Whorton

Board: Professional Geologists Board of Licensure


Description: To define and establish minimum professional standards for ethical conduct, professional responsibility, education, and experience for professional geologists within the State.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members from a list of nominees submitted by the Board; members shall be licensed professional geologists; each member shall be a United States citizen, a resident of Alabama for at least five years immediately preceding appointment, reside in the State during the term and must be at least 25 years of age.

Position: Independent Geologist Consultant


Incumbent: Stephen Castleman

Position: Geotechnical and/or environmental engineering firm


Incumbent: William Cooch

Board: Psychology Board of Examiners


Description: To regulate the practice of psychology in Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints eight members; one member shall be a member of the faculty of an accredited college or university in the state with the rank of assistant professor or above who is primarily engaged in teaching, research, or administration of psychology and is a psychologist licensed under this chapter; five members shall be psychologists; one member shall be a psychological technician; and one member shall be a member of the general public.

Position: Psychological Technician


Incumbent: Kristi Miller

Position: Psychologist 1


Incumbent: Dr. Kristin Tubre

Position: Phycologist 5


Incumbent: Dr. Catalina Arata

Position: Public


Incumbent: La’Shonda Moore

Board: Public Accountancy State Board


Description: To regulate the practice of public accounting to protect the public interest.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members from a list of recommendations from the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants; five members shall be certified public accountants in good standing with the board; one member shall be a public accountant who holds an active license to practice public accountancy issued under Alabama laws; and one member shall be a public member who is not under jurisdiction of the board who possess a knowledge and an understanding of financial transactions and financial statements.

Position: Certified Public Accountant 5


Incumbent: Steven Barranco

Board: Rare Disease Advisory Council


Description: To advise the Governor and the Legislature on research, diagnosis, treatment and education relating to rare diseases.

Seat Restrictions: One physician affiliated with the University of South Alabama who is licensed and practicing in Alabama with experience researching, diagnosing, or treating rare diseases; one pediatrician who is licensed and practicing in Alabama with experience in researching, diagnosing, or treating rare diseases; one medical researcher who has experience conducting research concerning rare disease; one registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed and practicing in Alabama with experience treating rare diseases; one pediatric nurse practitioner who is licensed and practicing in Alabama with experience treating rare diseases; one hospital administrator, or designee, from a pediatric hospital in Alabama that

cares for patients with rare diseases; one hospital administrator, or designee, from a hospital in Alabama that cares for patients with rare diseases; one representative from each academic research institution in Alabama that receives any grant funding for rare disease research; and one representative from each of the seven Congressional districts who resides in the district and who represents an IRS-established non-profit rare disease foundation.

Position: District 5 & IRS-established non-profit rare disease foundation


Incumbent: Kristin Anthony

Position: District 6 & IRS-established non-profit rare disease foundation


Incumbent: Scott Griffin

Board: Real Estate Appraisers Board


Description: To provide for the licensure and regulation for people who perform appraisals of real estate for a fee in the State.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints nine members as follows: seven members who represent each congressional district; the representative of the appraisal management company shall be selected from a list of candidates submitted by the Real Estate Valuation Advocacy Association; and one member shall be from the general public.



Incumbent: Billy Cotter



Incumbent: The Honorable Carroll Watson

Board: Real Estate Commission


Description: To examine, license, regulate persons, partnerships and corporations that act as real estate brokers.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints nine members as follows: the appointments, except for the consumer member, shall be made from a list of three people nominated by the Alabama Professional Real Estate Society or trade association which has the largest licensee membership;

and at least one person nominated for each commission seat shall not be a member of the Alabama Real Estate Society or trade association.



Incumbent: Danny Sharp

Board: Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission


Description: To own, preserve, restore, maintain and promote as a greenway, recreational area, or historic site the land and relics of Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints four members who are outstanding in the fields of historic preservation, education, landscape architecture, land planning, law enforcement, manufacture and processing, business and commercial enterprise, engineering and industrial development, natural resources, electric gas and utilities, industrial real estate and industrial property management, law, banking and finance, labor relations, or mass communications.

Position: Public 1


Incumbent: Mark Waggoner

Position: Public 3


Incumbent: Jefferson Traywick

Position: Public 4


Incumbent: Armand DeKeyser

Board: Registration for Interior Designers


Description: To provide for the registration of qualified people as professional interior designers.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members as follows: five members shall be registered interior designers who shall be engaged in the full-time practice of interior design from the Northern District (Lauderdale, Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan, Cullman, Marshall, Madison, Jackson, DeKalb, Cherokee, Etowah, Calhoun, and Cleburne Counties), Central District (Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair, and Talladega Counties), Western District (Marion,

Winston, Lamar, Fayette, Franklin, Walker, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Bibb, Perry, Dallas, Marengo, Choctaw, Lowndes, Shelby, and Wilcox Counties), Eastern District (Randolph, Clay, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers, Autauga, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Bullock, Pike, Coffee, Dale, Henry, Barbour, Russell, and Crenshaw Counties), and the Southern District (Butler, Covington, Conecuh, Escambia, Houston, Monroe, Clarke, Washington, Mobile, Geneva, and Baldwin Counties); one member shall be a consumer who is not a design professional and may not be employed in the fields of construction, architecture, engineering, interior design, interior decorating, or any related field; and one member shall be a professional educator who teaches in a college or a university level interior design program and who is a registered/previously registered or certified by the former Alabama State Board of Registration for Interior Design.

Position: Eastern District


Incumbent: Carla Hall

Position: Educator


Incumbent: Jeannie Krumdieck

Board: Registration of Architects Board


Description: To examine and register architects and to regulate any illegal practice of architecture.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints six members with the following criteria: one member from the Northern District (Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, and Winston Counties); two members from the North Central District (Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, and Walker Counties); two members from the Central District (Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Russell, Tallapoosa, and Wilcox Counties); and one member from the Southern District (Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington Counties).

Position: Northern District


Incumbent: Michael Chapman

Position: Southern District


Incumbent: Sted McCollough

Position: North Central District 1


Incumbent: Nolanda Bearden

Board: Rehabilitation Council


Description: To empower individuals with disabilities to maximize employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and inclusion and integration into society.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint members after receiving recommendations from representatives of organizations representing a broad range of individuals with disabilities and organizations interested in individuals with disabilities.

Position: Employer 3


Incumbent: Celena Grant



Incumbent: Glenda Statum



Incumbent: Jeff Cofield

Position: Labor Representative


Incumbent: Kennith Fine

Position: Person or Parent with Physical Disability 1


Incumbent: Michele Martin



Incumbent: Karen Willis



Incumbent: Carlston Flemons, junior

Position: Parent Training and Information Center


Incumbent: Jeana Winter

Position: Person with Physical Disability 1


Incumbent: Logan Davis

Position: Person with Physical Disability 5


Incumbent: Dennis Duncan

Board: Rehabilitation Services Board


Description: To determine the policies for provisions of rehabilitation services to eligible children and adults with disabilities, including governance of the Department of Rehabilitation.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members from each United States Congressional District; three members shall be individuals with a disability selected from consumer disability organizations; one member shall be a parent of a child with a disability; three members shall be selected from business and industry organizations within the state; and no member shall serve more than two full seven-year terms of office.



Incumbent: Penny Foster

Board: Renewal of Alabama Commission


Description: To help create an annual report on the use of funds under the Department of Commerce pursuant to §40-18-402 referenced in The Code of Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints three members with at least one member of whom shall be a resident of an area of the state where the source of whose primary power supply is the Tennessee Valley Authority or its lawfully authorized distributor.

Position: Seat 2


Incumbent: C. Ray Hayes

Position: Seat 3


Incumbent: Victor Brown

Position: Tennessee Valley Authority Representative


Incumbent: Joe Ritch

Board: Respiratory Therapy State Board


Description: To implement and administer the licenses of respiratory therapists.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints five members; three members shall be respiratory therapists, who are selected from a list that shall include two names for each appointed position to be filled, submitted by the Alabama Society for Respiratory Care; one member shall be he chief executive officer of a hospital and shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the Alabama Hospital Association; one member shall be a physician who shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama and shall include two names for the position; the respiratory therapist members appointed to the board shall be registered or certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care or its successor organization; the physician member appointed shall be duly licensed to practice medicine in Alabama and shall be a member of at least one of the following: The American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, or the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Position: Respiratory Therapist 3


Incumbent: William Roberts, junior

Position: Physician


Incumbent: Dr. William Saliski, junior

Board: Robotics Technology Park Executive Board


Description: To make bylaws regarding appointments and terms of service, serve as the management team for the Robotics Complex with decision making authority regarding programming, equipment and general direction of the complex.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members who shall represent business and industry.

Position: Seat 2


Incumbent: Hisham Zien

Position: Seat 3


Incumbent: Lance Fulks

Position: Seat 4


Incumbent: Brooks Kracke

Position: Seat 5


Incumbent: Jeremy Potapowicz

Board: Securities Commission


Description: To be responsible for the enforcement of laws governing the issuance, sale and other transactions relative to securities.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints four members as follows: two members shall be members of the Alabama Bar Association appointed from a list of three nominees by the bar association; two members shall be certified public accountants appointed from a list of three nominees for each position submitted by the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants; no member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.

Position: Alabama State Bar 2


Incumbent: R. Austin Huffaker, junior

Position: Certified Public Accountant 1


Incumbent: Marlene McCain

Board: Security Regulatory Board


Description: To provide for licensing and certification, provides reciprocity between states regarding the employment and deployment of security officers, and provides minimum standards, licensing and regulations.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints two members from a list of names submitted by a recognized security association such as the American Society of Industrial Security, the National Association of Security Companies, or any state or private security service association which may be organized. The appointees shall meet the following requirements: be a resident of the sate who is not qualified to be licensed; and who have not been engaged in the rendering of contract security service for a minimum of three years in a supervisory position in law enforcement in any municipality, county, state or district attorney’s office.

Position: Law Enforcement 2


Incumbent: Kevin Murphy

Board: Social Work Examiners State Board


Description: To license qualified social workers and establish requirements and standards for continuing education.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints seven members who are from each of the seven congressional districts; four members shall be “licensed certified social workers”; two members shall be “licensed graduate social workers”; one member shall be a “licensed bachelor social worker”; all who have rendered service, education or research in social work.



Incumbent: Valeri White



Incumbent: LaShea Cobb-England



Incumbent: Amy Smith

Board: Soil and Water Conservation Committee


Description: To provide for the conservation of the soil and soil resources of Alabama to preserve natural resources.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor appoints six members from the six major geographical areas who are soil and water conservation district supervisors from a list that contains not less than three containing soil and water conservation district supervisors as nominated by their respective areas.

Position: Area 2


Incumbent: Dr. Carol Knight

Position: Area 3


Incumbent: Vaughn Poe

Board: Southern Regional Education Board


Description: To improve education in every Southern Regional Education Board state.

Seat Restrictions: Each state has to have at least one legislator and one educator in its representation.

Position: Education Representative


Incumbent: Dr. Eric Mackey

Board: Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board of Examiners


Description: To examine and issue licenses to people seeking to practice speech-language pathology and/or audiology.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members from a list submitted by the Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama; no more than one board member from each United States Congressional District shall be appointed to serve at one time; at least three members shall be speech-language pathologists; at least three shall be audiologists; and one shall be a member of the consuming public or an allied professional.

Position: District 4; Pathologist


Incumbent: Lana Langley

Position: District 5; Audiologist


Incumbent: Mark Carroll

Board: Sports Hall of Fame


Description: To honor those, living or dead, who by achievement or service have made an outstanding and lasting contribution to sports in Alabama or elsewhere.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint eleven board members who are from each of the congressional districts and the remaining shall be from the state-at-large.



Incumbent: Ginger Marsh



Incumbent: Frank Brown, junior

Board: State 911 Board


Description: To monitor trends in voice communications service technology and in enhanced 911 service technology, investigate, and incorporate Geographical Information Systems (GIS) mapping and other resources into the plan, and formulate recommended strategies for the efficient and effective delivery of enhanced 911 service.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint thirteen members as follows: seven members who are recommended by the Alabama Association of 911 Districts who represent each pf the seven congressional districts; two members recommended by the CRMS providers licensed to do

business in Alabama; two members recommended by the incumbent local exchange carriers operating in Alabama, who shall not be from the same local exchange carrier; and two members recommended by cable companies that provide interconnected VoIP services in Alabama, who shall not be from the same cable company.



Incumbent: Christine Heger



Incumbent: Larry Fisher



Incumbent: Brandon Wallace



Incumbent: Melissa Dove

Board: State Board of Auctioneers


Description: To regulate the practice of auctioneers in Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint eight members as follows: seven auctioneer members who are from each of the congressional districts and one consumer member who is a resident from the state-at-large; no member shall serve more than two consecutive terms of office; each member shall have been a resident and citizen of Alabama for at least five years prior to his or her appointment; and each auctioneer member shall have been a licensed auctioneer for at least five years in Alabama.



Incumbent: Chad Curvin



Incumbent: James McDaniel



Incumbent: Michael Langford

Board: State Board of Examiners for Dietetics/Nutrition Practice


Description: To protect the health, safety and welfare of the public by providing for the licensing and regulation of people who are engaged in the practices of dietetics and nutrition.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint three members: two members shall be dietitians/nutritionists; one member shall be a lay person; at least two names shall be submitted for each place on the board; no elected officer of the Alabama Dietetic Association, Inc. shall be eligible to serve on the board; each dietitian/nutritionist on the board shall have been engaged in the practice of dietetics/nutrition for not less than seven years, with at least the last two years in the State; the dietitians/nutritionists on the board shall be in different areas of practice, namely: Clinical dietetics and research, community dietetics, management, consultation and private practice, and education; and the lay member of the board shall not be a spouse or relative of any other board member.

Position: Dietitian/Nutritionist 1


Incumbent: Twanna Brown

Board: State Board of Midwifery


Description: To approve, renew, suspend or revoke licenses for the practice of midwifery, investigate and conduct hearings regarding complaints against a licensed midwife in order to determine if disciplinary action is needed, establish reasonable licensure fees and to impose fees for violating this chapter, a board rule or a condition of a license.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members; four members shall hold a valid certified professional midwife credential from the North American Registry of Midwives and shall be appointed from a list of names submitted by the Alabama Birth Coalition; one member shall be a nurse practitioner; one member shall be a licensed certified nurse midwife or registered nurse from a list submitted by the Alabama Board of Nursing; and one member shall have used midwifery services in the state submitted from a list of names by the Alabama Birth Coalition.

Position: Professional Midwife 1


Incumbent: Stacy Bufkin



Incumbent: Colleen Tullis



Incumbent: Noel Leithart

Board: State Board of Registration for Foresters


Description: To examine people who apply for registration as Registered Foresters and license those who are found qualified.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint five members from a list of 10 nominees recommended by the Alabama Division of the Society of American Foresters; each member shall be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Alabama, a “registered forester”, a member or a fellow of the Society of American Foresters and shall have been engaged in the profession of forestry for the last 10 years prior to such appointment.

Position: Seat 2


Incumbent: Aprille Cook

Board: State Pilotage Commission


Description: To license bar pilots and to determine the qualification of an applicant to be apprentices and branched as bar pilots.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint four members with the following qualifications: three voting members; one voting member shall be an official of a steamship company which maintains an office in Mobile; one voting member shall be an active bar pilot, licensed and branched by the State Pilotage Commission; one voting member shall be a business person or a person engaged in a professional occupation licensed by the state; and one nonvoting member shall be nominated by the Chair of the Alabama State Port Authority.

Position: Steamship Representative


Incumbent: Britton Cooper

Board: Statewide Health Coordinating Council


Description: To advise and consult with the State Board of Health as the designated health planning and development agency in the administration of the health planning and resource development functions.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint no less than 16 members from a list of no less than five nominees submitted by each health systems agency within the state; each health systems agency shall be entitled to not less than two members of the council, and each shall have the same number of members; of the representatives of a health systems agency, not less than one half shall be individuals who are consumers of care and who are not providers.



Incumbent: Hodges Washington



Incumbent: The Honorable April Weaver



Incumbent: The Honorable Harold Crouch



Incumbent: Scott Griffin



Incumbent: Brenda Culver



Incumbent: The Honorable Mary Sue McClurkin



Incumbent: Wayne Pate



Incumbent: The Honorable Greg Reed



Incumbent: Terry Connell



Incumbent: Sue Neuwine



Incumbent: Brandon Farmer



Incumbent: Dr. John Jernigan



Incumbent: Barbara Estep



Incumbent: Dr. McCain Ashurst



Incumbent: Drew Mason



Incumbent: Lisa Teel


Effective Date: Dr. James Walburn



Incumbent: Walter Simmons



Incumbent: Steven Preston



Incumbent: Suzanne Woods



Incumbent: Donald Lilly

Board: Supercomputer Authority


Description: To provide a portfolio of information technology resources and services for the advancement of education, research and economic development in Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint as directors one representative of each of the doctoral-degree-granting public institutions of higher education in the State of Alabama as nominated by the president of each such institution and shall appoint four representatives from the business sector and two additional members of the board of directors as shall, in his or her judgment, be necessary for the proper and efficient functioning of the authority, so that the representation on the board of directors shall encompass the university, state government, and business sectors of the state.

Position: Business 3


Incumbent: Peyton McNully

Position: Auburn


Incumbent: Jim O’Connor

Position: Alabama


Incumbent: Dr. John McGowan

Position: A&M


Incumbent: Dr. Andrew Hugine, junior

Board: Surface Mining Commission


Description: To regulate and control surface coal mining operations.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members as follows: one member shall be appointed from one of the three counties in Alabama that produce the greatest number of tons of surface mined coal, as indicated by the records of the State of Alabama in the complete first fiscal year immediately preceding that appointment; two members shall be appointed from any of the coal-producing counties in Alabama, as indicated by the records of the State of Alabama in the complete first fiscal year immediately preceding that appointment; one member shall be appointed state-at-large; one member shall be a professional forester duly registered with no less than 10 years’ experience in professional forestry; one shall be a professional civil or mining engineer duly registered with no less than 10 years’ experience in professional civil or mining engineer or technologically related fields; and one member shall be an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama having no less than 10 years’ experience in the active practice of law, the majority of whose years shall have been in one of the three counties in Alabama which produced the greatest number of tons of surface mined coal as indicated by the records of the State of Alabama in the complete fiscal year immediately preceding that appointment.

Position: Coal Producing 3


Incumbent: Jack Bergsieker

Position: At-Large


Incumbent: Kenneth Russell

Position: Forester


Incumbent: James Jeter

Board: Sylacauga Civil Service Board


Description: To provide for the appointment, term, qualifications, powers, restrictions, procedures, rules and expenses of board members.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint three members who are over 25 years old and who are a resident and voter of the city.

Position: Seat 3


Incumbent: Larry Murchison

Board: Talladega Civil Service Board


Description: To provide for provide for the appointment, term, qualifications, powers, restrictions, procedures, rules and expenses of board members.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint five members as follows: two members are appointed by the Governor; one member shall be elected by members of the classified service; and two members shall be appointed by the city council.

Position: Seat 1


Incumbent: Will Twymon

Position: Seat 2


Incumbent: Eric Chatman

Board: Cosmetology and Barbering Board


Description: To examine and license cosmetologists and to supervise the profession and practice of cosmetology.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members: two active cosmetologists, who have been licensed by the board as cosmetologists; two actively practicing Class 2 barbers (Class 2 barber members of the board shall be licensed by the board before appointment); one active esthetician; one active manicurist; one consumer; each member appointed shall have been licensed by the board for at least five years before appointment; and one member shall be appointed from each congressional district.

Position: District 2, Barber


Incumbent: Daniel Powers

Position: District 7, Nail Technician


Incumbent: Shirlie Phan

Board: Trails Commission


Description: To advance development, interconnection and use of trails in Alabama.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint four members as follows: two members that have expertise in trail development, management or use; one staff member from the Governor’s Office; and one member who represents regional planning councils.

Position: Trail User Community 1


Incumbent: Amy Rauworth

Position: Trail User Community 2


Incumbent: Phillip West

Position: Governor’s Staff



Board: University of South Alabama Regional Autism Network Constituency Board


Description: To meet the urgent and substantial need to develop and maintain a statewide plan for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their families.

Seat Restrictions: N/A

Position: Seat 7


Incumbent: Ariel McSwain

Board: University of Montevallo Board of Trustees


Description: To help share the University of Montevallo’s mission statement to provide students an affordable, geographically accessible, experience of high-quality education experience.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint 11 trustee members with seven members from each congressional district and the other members are state-at-large.



Incumbent: David Wheeler



Incumbent: The Honorable Rodger Smitherman



Incumbent: The Honorable Todd Strange



Incumbent: Wynelle Sewell

Board: University of North Alabama Board of Trustees


Description: To establish and implement rules, policies, and practices concerning governance of the institution.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint six members who are residents of the fourth and fifth congressional districts, as those districts were constituted on January 1, 2018, at least two of whom shall be residents of the county in which the institution is located; three members from the state at large; and one at-large member from within or outside of the state.



Incumbent: Todd Ouelette

Position: District 5, Lauderdale County


Incumbent: Elizabeth Jordan

Position: District 5, Lauderdale County


Incumbent: Martin Abroms

Board: Veterans’ Affairs Board


Description: To promote awareness, assist eligible veterans, their families and survivors to receive benefits to which they may be entitled to under existing or future laws to be enacted.

Seat Restrictions: The total memberships of the respective organizations shall be determined on July 1 of the year in which the representatives shall be designated from the state enrollment of each organization as duly verified for correctness by the adjutant or a similar officer of the organization; the Governor shall appoint representatives from the following organizations: Alabama Department of the American Legion, the United Spanish American War Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of WWI of the USA, Incorporated, the Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Incorporated, the Alabama Alliance of the Military Officers Association of America, Inc., and the Marine Corps League.

Position: Marine Corp. League


Incumbent: Don Fisher

Position: Veteran of Foreign War 2


Incumbent: Charles Stephens

Position: Veteran of Foreign War 3


Incumbent: Valentine Obregon

Position: Military Order of the Purple Heart


Incumbent: John New

Board: Veterinary Medical Examiners Board


Description: To promote the public health, safety and welfare by safeguarding the people of Alabama against unqualified or incompetent practice of veterinary medicine.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint eight members from a list of three people nominated and submitted by the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association.

Position: Veterinary 2


Incumbent: Dr. William Berry



Incumbent: Dr. Robert Martin



Incumbent: Dr. William Bledsoe

Board: Women’s Commission of Alabama


Description: To study, make recommendations, educate and promote constructive action on issues related to women which shall include, but not be limited to, economic development, education, employment, health, legal rights, political participation and the quality of individual and family life.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint ten members as follows: one member to represent each congressional district and three shall be appointed to represent the state-at-large.



Incumbent: The Honorable Mary Sue McClurkin

Board: Workforce Council

Term: At Pleasure & Not Exceed 4 Years Senate Confirmable: No

Description: To serve as an advisory body in formulating policies, developing innovative educational workforce programming and discussing issues critical to the workforce development needs in the state.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint fourteen members and may appoint additional members as deemed appropriate.

Position: Seat 17


Incumbent: Jessica Oates

Position: Seat 18


Incumbent: Kay Gray

Position: Seat 30


Incumbent: Patrick McCarty

Position: Seat 31


Incumbent: Dr. Philip Cleveland

Position: Seat 32


Incumbent: Randy Jordan

Position: Region 4


Incumbent: Mike Kitchens

Position: Region 6


Incumbent: The Honorable Seth Hammett

Board: Youth Services Board


Description: To appoint the state youth services director and to fix his salary, institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue, contract with any private persons or organizations, establish rules and regulations, and to purchase or lease land in order to carry out the board’s duties.

Seat Restrictions: The Governor shall appoint seven members, representing each congressional district.



Incumbent: James Dupree



Incumbent: Robert Duke

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