Vulcan Board of Directors
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Mr. Justin Drummond, Chair
Stone Building Company
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Mr. Justin Drummond, Chair
Justin Drummond is Chair 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. Martha Raber, Immediate Past Chair
EVP & Managing Director, Regions Bank I Regions Securities LLC,
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Mrs. Martha Raber, Immediate Past Chair
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Mrs. Selena Rodgers Dickerson, Secretary
SARCOR, LLC.
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Mrs. Selena Rodgers Dickerson, Secretary
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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Erick Jones, Treasurer
Vice President Finance Southwest and Southern & Gulf Coast Divisions, Vulcan Materials Company
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Erick Jones, Treasurer
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Ms. Ann-Marie P. Stanford,
Spire Energy
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Ms. Ann-Marie P. Stanford,
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. Earl F. Hilliard, Jr.
Senior Director of Governmental Affairs, 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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Ms. Catherine Pittman-Smith
Administrative Director, Community Grief Support
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Ms. Catherine Pittman-Smith
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Staci Brooks
Alabama Power
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Staci Brooks
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Nancy Fouad-Carey
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
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Nancy Fouad-Carey
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Bill Todd
o2ideas
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Bill Todd
He is a nationally respected crisis communicator, public relations practitioner, strategist, and inclusion-minded, results-based leader of a multi-generational agency workforce. President and Partner of o2ideas in Birmingham, Alabama, he leads client-centric public relations and marketing efforts for national and regional brands. Accredited in Public Relations (APR) since 1994, he excels in strategic public relations and crisis communications for clients and has handled crises of national and international impact. He is also responsible for results-based strategic marketing and planning for campaigns across all platforms including digital marketing, broadcast, print and social media.
Before joining o2, Bill was a reporter and producer with WVTM-TV 13 in Birmingham, as well as a spokesman for BellSouth. He has a B.A. from the University of Alabama, an M.A. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an M.B.A. from Auburn University, is Accredited in Public Relations (APR), and has served as adjunct advertising faculty at Samford University.
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Jason Frey
Medical Properties Trust
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Jason Frey
Jason Frey is a Director of Asset Management and Underwriting at Medical Properties Trust (“MPT”), the leading global source of hospital capital. Jason began working with MPT in 2009 and has been a part of hundreds of hospital acquisitions and oversees a significant piece of the MPT real estate portfolio.
Prior to joining MPT, Jason served as the Director of Accounting at Children’s Hospital of Alabama. Jason oversaw the day-to-day accounting and was involved in the early stages of The Russell Building, a 760k SF LEED-Gold Certified addition to the Children’s campus.
Jason began his career with Ernst & Young, LLP in Birmingham specializing in the audit practice with a focus in healthcare. Jason was a manager with Ernst & Young and spent five years with the firm.
Jason received his B.S. in accounting and M.A in accounting both from the University of Alabama. Jason is a certified public accountant.
Jason is the proud father of four boys.
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Karla Khodanian
Birmingham Business Alliance
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Karla Khodanian
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Garland Smith
Community Volunteer
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Garland Smith
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L'Tryce Slade
Slade Land Use, Environmental, Transportation, Planning, LLC
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L'Tryce Slade
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Paul Demarco
Parsons, Lee & Juliano, PC
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Paul Demarco
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Lisa Jernigan Bruhn
Community Volunteer
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Lisa Jernigan Bruhn
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Cynthia Cardona
President & CEO
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Cynthia Cardona
Cynthia Cardona, President & CEO of Vulcan Park & Museum, is a native of Florida and graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. and an M.A. in History. She has worked for over two decades in museums and arts organizations transitioning from roles focusing on collections management, operations, and administration. Beginning her career as Photo Archivist and later Curator of Collections at the Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando, Cardona later served as Director of Operations for Art & History Museums-Maitland. Prior to joining the Vulcan Park & Museum in 2022, she served as Executive Director of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation.
Cynthia previously served as Director of Operations for Vulcan Park & Museum in 2022 before being appointed as President & CEO in 2023.