Board Objectives
- Provide feedback on program and curriculum development, considering current business, industry and educational trends and the needs of students in the workplace and community environments.
- Identify new and expanding community outreach opportunities for online learning, nontraditional/adult students and non-credit programs.
- Identify volunteers, prospective donors and fundraising goals; seek ways to strengthen partnerships with alumni, corporations, foundations, governmental agencies and other external constituents; and assist in raising funds to contribute to the advancement of the division.
- Serve on various advisory committees established by the Board at the request of the associate provost to provide advice on specific programs, needs and issues.
Board Obligations
- Mission - Possess a strong belief in the mission of the Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education.
- Leadership Giving – Participate in an annual contribution to the Capstone Lifelong Learning Society support fund or toward designated student scholarship funds.
- Commitment - Commit to serve on the Board of Visitors for a minimum of three consecutive years.
- Attendance - Attend OTIDE’s two Board of Visitors meetings each year.
Board of Visitors

Mr. Daniel Blackburn, Emeritus
MemberBlackburn and Conner, P.C.
Loxley, Alabama

Mrs. Sally Clark Bowers
Attorney, Mediator, and TrainerProctor and Vaughn, LLC
Sylacauga, Alabama

Mr. David Bradshaw
President and CEOInteractiveGIS, Inc.
Christiansburg, Virginia

Mr. William Bryant
AttorneyDominick, Feld, Hyde, P.C.
Birmingham, Alabama

Mrs. Libby Cochrane
Vice PresidentCadence Bank
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Mrs. Michele Coley, President.
Agency OwnerAllstate Coley Agency
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Mr. Wayne Dykes, Emeritus
CEOSpotGenie Partners, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Erica Edwards-Lankford
Senior Vice President - Total Rewards Business StrategyPNC Financial Services
Pelham, Alabama

Dr. Stefan Eisen, Jr., Emeritus
Colonel (ret) USAFMontgomery, AL

Ms. Lisa Evans
Head of Information TechnologyMercedes-Benz U.S. International
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Mr. Rudy Fernandez, Emeritus
Co-Owner and Creative DirectorCreative Outhouse
Atlanta, Georgia

Mrs. Bobbie Goldstein, Emeritus
RetiredMerrill Lynch/Bank of America
Birmingham, Alabama

Mr. Jheovanny Gomez
OwnerJalapenos Mexican Grill
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Mr. Scott Grissett
Director of Client SuccessCirculogene
Pensacola, Florida

Mr. Joel Hammond, Emeritus
PresidentSkye Rouge Group, Inc.
Columbus, Georgia
Captain John Hodges, Emeritus
OwnerBlue Skies Travel
Alexander City, Alabama

Mrs. Alice Gordon Holloway
CEO, Executive Problem SolverSkye Connect Incorporated
Birmingham, Alabama

Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, Emeritus
Reading Specialist/Retired TeacherPelham, Alabama

Mr. Ronald Howard, Emeritus
Retired Systems AnalystBellsouth Telecommunications
Pelham, Alabama
Mr. Kreg Kennedy
District Field RepresentativeU.S. House of Representatives
Tuscumbia, Alabama

Mrs. Linda Kramer
Senior Vice PresidentRegions Financial
Knoxville, Tennessee

Mrs. Sandra Landau, Emeritus
RetiredBirmingham, Alabama
Mr. Edward Mitchell
PrincipalThe Mitchell Group Consulting
Alpharetta, Georgia

Mrs. Marienne Ogle
Writer and Communications ConsultantMobile, Alabama

Mr. Bill Owen
PresidentOwen Advisors, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Torii Johnson Ramsey
CEO and PresidentASPIRE Workplace Solutions Corporation
Bessemer, Alabama

Mrs. Rhonda Sapp
Sr. Vice PresidentRegions Bank
Bonifay, Florida

Mr. Rick Smith
Business Development ManagerChubb Workplace Benefits
Columbus, Georgia

Mr. Kevin Taylor
Senior Partner and Director of Agency DevelopmentStrategic Planning Group and Penn Mutual
Atlanta, Georgia

Mr. Fitzgerald Washington
Secretary of LaborAlabama Department of Labor
Montgomery, Alabama