Patrick Kennedy is the President of Sealy Management Company. Headquartered in Tuscaloosa, the Sealy organization owns and manages over 9,500 apartments in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and South Carolina, including almost 3,900 in Tuscaloosa and Northport. The company also leases commercial and office space in several cities. Mr. Kennedy serves on the Leadership Council for the…
Richard is a life long resident of Tuscaloosa. He is a graduate of Central High School and has a degree in Building Science from Auburn University. Richard is the broker and owner of Druid City Properties where they invest and manage houses, apartments, office buildings and warehouse space. They focus on value add opportunities through…
Mark Sullivan recently joined Bryant Bank as Executive Vice President after a 29-year career with The Bank of Tuscaloosa/Synovus. Sullivan retired from his position as Market Executive for Synovus in March 2020. He received a bachelor’s degree in Corporate Finance and earned an executive MBA from The University of Alabama. He joined The Bank of…
Karen Burklew is a Community Relations Manager at Alabama Power, serving Tuscaloosa and Bibb counties. She is responsible for community development, governmental relations and economic development with the goal of improving quality of life in the communities she serves. She has been employed with Alabama Power for 28 years and has worked in the areas…
Jerry E. Carter, Sr. is a Tuscaloosa native who attended Druid High School. He later joined The US Airforce and proudly served for six and a half years. He is retired from Conway Freight where he was employed as a Driver Sales Rep. Carter, Sr. is currently serving as the President of The Tuscaloosa County…
Jessica Alexander is the Director of Development and Capital Programs for the Tuscaloosa Housing Authority. She is responsible for development and modernization activities for the Agency. She has over ten years of experience in administering various programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Through her experience, she has helped families maintain affordable housing,…
Heather Hill is the Associate Director of the Office of Community and Neighborhood Services (formerly Federal Programs) whose primary responsibility is to oversee and coordinate affordable housing activities for the City of Tuscaloosa. Heather provides program management and oversight for multiple HUD Community Planning and Development grants to further the City’s goal of increasing access…
Daphne Curtis-Mayfield is the wife of Roderick Mayfield and the mother of a college student, Roderick Mayfield, Jr. She partners with her husband in their Interstate Transportation Business. Daphne was born and raised in the small town of Pushmatha, Alabama in Choctaw County. She is a 1990 graduate of Choctaw County High School. Upon graduation, she moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama where she attended…
Dora Drake is employed part-time as a Housing Counselor for the City of Tuscaloosa. She has served in the capacity of Housing Counselor for 41 years. The position of Housing Counselor is the most rewarding position that she has held and she enjoys serving residents of the City to resolve housing problems and/or to meet housing…
A native of Huntsville, Ellen Woodward Potts earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Birmingham – Southern College and Master of Business Administration from the University of South Alabama. She began her volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity in 1997 upon moving to Tuscaloosa, and resigned as secretary of the board in March 2013 to…