Vulcan Board of Directors
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Mrs. Garland Smith, Chair
Community Volunteer
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Mrs. Garland Smith, Chair
Garland Cook Smith is the current Chair of Vulcan Park and Museum Board of Directors. She has been heavily involved with philanthropic endeavors and historic preservation throughout her life, with particular interest in the Birmingham area and the state of Alabama. Garland served on the founding boards of the Alabama Ballet, McWane Center and the Birmingham History Center, whose collection is now owned by Vulcan.
Current initiatives include the Alabama Department of Archives and History Foundation president; Old Cahawba Foundation, Dallas County, AL, VP; Black Belt Treasures board chairman in Camden, AL; and the Wilcox County Historical Society, VP; Virginia Samford Theatre, and Birmingham Museum of Art, Ball chairman for 2020, Birmingham.
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Mr. Jason A. Eppenger, Vice Chair
Citizens Trust Bank
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Mr. Jason A. Eppenger, Vice Chair
Jason Eppenger is Vice Chair of Vulcan Park and Museum Board of Directors. Eppenger has been working in the financial industry all over Birmingham since he studied accounting at Tennessee State University and earned his B.S. in Accounting at the University of Alabama. He is currently the Alabama Market President at Citizens Trust Bank, but has also worked at Wells Fargo, Regions and First Commercial Bank.
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Ms. Ann-Marie P. Stanford, Secretary
Spire Energy
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Ms. Ann-Marie P. Stanford, Secretary
Ann-Marie Stanford is Secretary of Vulcan Park and Museum Board of Director. Stanford joined Alagasco (now Spire) in 2011. She currently serves as Director of Supply Chain Projects and previously as Director of Strategic Sourcing. Ann-Marie joined Alagasco (Spire) after a 17-year career in the automotive industry. Her most recent position in the automotive industry was as Manager of Production Control and Logistics at Inteva Products LLC, – a Tier 1 supplier to Mercedes Benz U.S. International.
Ann-Marie serves as a board member of the South Region Minority Supplier Development Council, as well as on the Board of Directors of the Kiwanis group of Mountain Brook-Homewood. Previously, Ann-Marie served on the Supply Chain committee for the Southern Gas Association.
Ann-Marie earned a BS degree in Mathematics from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She also holds a MS degree in Engineering Management from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio.
Ann-Marie is a native of Mandeville, Jamaica. She is married to Ronald Stanford and has three children: Morgan, Nia and Matthew. In her spare time, Ann-Marie loves to provide mentorship and sponsorship to aspiring youth. She enjoys being outdoors, traveling, reading and spending quiet time with family.
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Mr. Justin Drummond, Treasurer
Stone Building Company
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Mr. Justin Drummond, Treasurer
Justin Drummond is Treasurer of Vulcan Park and Museum Board of Directors and President of Stone Building Company, a regional general contractor based in Birmingham, AL well recognized for their reputation in the commercial construction industry for quality work, customer service and delivering results.
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Mrs. Lisa Jernigan Bruhn
BlackRidge Land Company
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Mrs. Lisa Jernigan Bruhn
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Mr. A. Fox DeFuniak, III
Community Volunteer
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Mr. A. Fox DeFuniak, III
Fox DeFuniak is a community volunteer that serves on our Board of Directors. He was the Market President at Superior Bank and a former President and CEO at Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. He is involved all throughout the Birmingham community and is the current Chairman of the Board of the City Action Partnership (CAP), and is a Co-President of the Birmingham History Center.
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Mrs. Selena Rodgers Dickerson
SARCOR, LLC.
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Mrs. Selena Rodgers Dickerson
Selena Rodgers Dickerson is the president of SARCOR, LLC, an engineering design and project management firm, and The Installation at Uptown, a co-working space for small businesses. A Birmingham native, Selena is a graduate of Ramsay Alternative High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tennessee State University and her Master’s in Business Administration in Project Management from Capella University.
After getting laid off in 2010, Selena knew that she could either look for a job or look for contracts. She chose to search for her own contracts. Since founding SARCOR, Selena has successfully launched two other companies: The Installation at Uptown, LLC, a coworking incubator space in Birmingham’s prominent Uptown District, and Selene, LLC, which specializes in supplier diversity metrics and accountability, coaching and consulting.
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Mr. Brian Giattina
Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio Inc.
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Mr. Brian Giattina
Brian Giattina is the Chief Financial Officer of Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio Inc. He started out as the Business Manager after graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Alabama. In addition to VPM, Brian also serves on the Board of the Cultural Alliance, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the Magic City Art Connection.
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Mr. Keith Herron
Community Member
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Mr. Keith Herron
Keith Herron was a member of Regions’ Executive Leadership Team and served as Head of Corporate Responsibility and Community Engagement since March 2018 until his retirement in January 2020. In this capacity, Herron managed enterprise functions, including Corporate Communications, the Regions Foundation, Community Affairs and Charitable Giving, Government Affairs and Economic Development, Fair and Responsible Banking, Customer Experience and Regions360. Herron was previously South Region President, overseeing banking operations in Alabama, Mississippi, South Louisiana and the Florida panhandle. He also previously led Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions for Regions and served as Mid-South Region President, overseeing Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. He joined the bank in 1988 and has served in senior risk and business roles, including Head of Credit Review and Area President for North Alabama, East Tennessee and Middle Tennessee. He also worked as a Credit Analyst, Commercial and Corporate banker and a Corporate Banking Executive for Central Alabama.
Herron earned a bachelor’s degree from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and a master’s degree in Finance from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. He also graduated from Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware. In addition to Vulcan Park & Museum’s board, Herron has served as Chairman of the Board of Overseers for Samford University, on the Advisory Board for the Brock School of Business at Samford, on the Alabama Capital Network Advisory Board and on the Board of Trustees at Canterbury United Methodist Church. He also is a member of the Newcomen Society of Alabama. Herron in the past has also served on numerous community boards in Nashville and Knoxville Tennessee.
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Mr. Earl F. Hilliard, Jr.
City of Birmingham
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Mr. Earl F. Hilliard, Jr.
Earl Hilliard is the Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Birmingham. Previously he worked at The Hunt-Hilliard Law Firm, LLC. and was the President of Magic City Films. He also served as a State Representative of District 60 in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2006-2010. Earl graduated with a B.A. from Morehouse College and studied at both The University of Alabama School of Law and Howard University School of Law to obtain his J.D.
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Mr. Mark Jackson
Moreson Conferencing
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Mr. Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson is the CEO and Chairman of Moreson Conferencing, a global provider of teleconference services and an honorary consul general of Japan. Mr. Jackson spends his life investing in organizations like the Birmingham Sister Cities Commission, a nonprofit group dedicated to cultivating cooperation and understanding with cities around the world. Internationally, he has served as a board member of the British American Business Group and held a board position with the National Library for the Blind in Stockport, England. Other key areas of service include the Russian-American Chamber of Commerce and the Irish Cultural Society.
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Mr. Guin Robinson
Jefferson State Community College
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Mr. Guin Robinson
Guin Robinson is a previous Chairman of the Board at VPM. He is the Director of Community Outreach at Jefferson State Community College. Guin is heavily involved throughout Birmingham’s nonprofits, serving on boards at United Way of Central Alabama, Kid One Transport and Childcare Resources. He graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Public Administration and received his Master’s in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Mr. Don A. Scivley
Alabama Power Company
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Mr. Don A. Scivley
Don Scivley serves as Vice President of Corporate Services for Alabama Power, which provides electricity to more than 1.4 million customers across the state. In this role since 2014, he has responsibility for Facilities and Critical Infrastructure, Fleet Services, Meeting & Event Services and Supply Chain Management.
Since joining Alabama Power in 1984, Scivley has held many positions within the company. He spent the first 14 years of his career in Customer Service Operations in the Western, Eastern and Mobile Divisions. In 1998 he moved to Birmingham and was named Assistant to the Executive Vice President. He later served as Revenue Accounting Manager, Assistant to the Senior Vice President, Business Practices Manager and Marketing Director. In 2010, he was elected as Vice President of Marketing where he had responsibility for development and implementation of sales and energy efficiency programs.
Over the course of his career, Scivley has been active in several charitable and civic organizations. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Lakeshore Foundation and Vulcan Park and Museum.
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Mr. Michael Temple
Protective Life Corporation
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Mr. Michael Temple
Mike Temple is Protective’s Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. He most recently served as Vice Chairman, Finance and Risk. From November 2016 to March 2018 he served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Risk. From January 2016 to November 2016 Mr. Temple served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Risk, and Chief Risk Officer. From December 2012 to January 2016 Mr. Temple served as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. Prior to joining Protective, Mr. Temple served as Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Unum Group, an insurance company in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Mr. Temple was a founding member of the North American Chief Risk Officers Council and is currently active with several industry committees including the American Council of Life Insurers. He has served on multiple community boards and is currently a member of the American Red Cross, Alabama Region Board. He is an associate of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst. He graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University, and recently completed the Leadership Alabama program.
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Mr. Larry Thornton
Thornton Enterprises
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Mr. Larry Thornton
Larry Thornton is a past President of the Kiwanis Club of Vulcan and was named Kiwanian of the Year in 1988 and 1992, as well as State Kiwanian of the Year in 1993. He was elected in 1994 as Lt. Governor of the Alabama State District of Kiwanis. He is a current member of Birmingham Downtown Kiwanis Club, the largest Kiwanis Chapter in the world and is the incoming president in 2020. He is a graduate of Project Corporate Leadership Class, Leadership Birmingham and Leadership Alabama. Thornton served as Advertising and Marketing Representative for McDonald’s Corporation’s National Marketing in the area of the African American Consumer Markets and Media Budget.
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Mr. J. Scott Vowell
Vowell & Associates, LLC
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Mr. J. Scott Vowell
Scott Vowell served as a Jefferson County Circuit Judge for 18 years until retiring from the bench in 2013. Judge Vowell is a director of the Birmingham Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyer Program and is a Fellow of the Alabama Law Foundation and has served as President of the Alabama Circuit Court Judges Association and President and Director of Birmingham Legal Aid Society, among other positions. He received his B.S. from Auburn University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia.
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Ms. Darlene Negrotto
Vulcan Park and Museum
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Ms. Darlene Negrotto
A native of New Orleans, Negrotto’s choice of a career in the hospitality and tourism industry was inspired by that city’s abundance of great restaurants and wealth of interesting places. Following graduate studies in Organizational Psychology at Louisiana State University, she held management positions at prominent institutions in the southeast, including Ruth’s Chris Steak House, The Pontchartrain Hotel and NorthRiver Yacht Club.
She later served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Business Center of Alabama, Inc., a subsidiary of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, and came to Birmingham to operate The Harbert Center, the landmark downtown event facility.
Negrotto has served as President and CEO of Vulcan Park and Museum since March 2004. Through her position, she enjoys having the opportunity to instill in our youth an understanding and sense of pride in their hometown, create excitement about the many positive aspects of our region in both visitors and residents and create mutually beneficial partnerships with other cultural institutions and service agencies. She was named the BBJ’s 2010 Non Profit CEO of the Year and 2011 Best in Minority Business Award for Non Profit Leadership.
Among her civic and professional activities, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Homewood Chamber of Commerce and The Women’s Network, is an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, the Women’s Forum and CAHABA. Other activities have included leadership roles with Executive Women International, International Facility Management Association and Kentuck Festival of the Arts. She is married to Birmingham native E. Foster Smith and loves to travel and cook.