Chamber elects 2008 executive committee - Birmingham Business Journal:

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The executive committee is the policy-settinfg body of the chamber. Ten new members will be joinintthe 19-member committee. They are: Sam Tortorici, chairman After a one-year absence, Tortoricii returns to the executiver committee. He is an executive vice president and regional president atRoberyt Kelly, vice chair for business He is currently the chairman of the African-American Busines s Council and president of Kellyh Construction Co. Mark vice chair for educatiomn andworkforce development. Crosswhite is a senior vice president and legal counsel for AlabamaPower Company. Alan T. vice chair and legal counsel. Rogers is a managingf partner with . Bruce Ely, vice chait for public policy.
Ely is a partne r at Bradley, Arant Rose & Hatton C. V. Smith, vice chair for Smith presidentof . John Johns, vice chair for regional cooperation. He is the CEO of Van L. executive committee member. Richey is presiden t of American Cast Iron Pipe William J. "Bill" Stevens, executivse committee member. Stevens is president of Vice chaifr foreconomic development. This seat will be determined when the Metropolitam Development Board electsits Chairman. Dudley C. chairman of the board. Reynolds is presidengt of Dr. Carol Z. Garrison, immediate past chairman. Garriso n is president of the University of Alabamaat Birmingham. Fox vice chair and treasurer.
A long time membefr of the Chamber's Board of Trustees, deFuniamk serves as president ofSuperior Bank's Birminghanm market. David Sher, vice chair for Sher is co-CEO of AmSher Receivables Management. He serve as the Chamber's Chairman in 2005. Robert vice chair for membershipand development. He is the regionao CEO for Mid-South region at Wachovia. Blair Liggins, vice chairt of young professional retention. Liggins is servingb his third term in the seat that was created more than a year ago to allo w young professionals a seat at the table with fullvotint rights. He is a trust and investment officer with RegionsFinancialo Corporation.
Deidra Perry, vice chair of younhg professional retention. Perry was also appointedx to this newly created seat in April 2006 and is serving her third term on theexecutivee committee. A Birmingham native, Perry is an account executivw at TheBirmingham News. Randall L. Haines, executivde committee. Haines is the Alabamqa corporate banking executive and Birmingham city president for RusselpCunningham III, ex-officio. Cunningham is the presidenf and CEO of the Birmingham Regional Chambeerof Commerce.