About the Board of Visitors
The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Board of Visitors serves as an advisory group for C&IS. Our Board of Visitors are established communication professionals and industry leaders who work closely with senior administration to affect positive change in the College’s curriculum, experiential learning opportunities and advancement activities.
Within the Board of Visitors, there are six standing committees — each created to perpetuate the strategic priorities of the College of Communication and Information Sciences. The six standing committees are: Executive Committee, Membership and Nominating Committee, Major Gifts Committee, Awards Committee, and Faculty and Student Development Committee.
2017-2018 College of Communication and Information Sciences Board of Visitors
Bruce Akin
CEO
B.A.S.S., LLC
Donna Barrett
President and CEO
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
Jim Boone, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Boone Newspapers, Inc.
Kenneth Boone
Publisher and President
Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.
Steve Bradley
President
Stephen Bradley and Associates, LLC
Greg Brown
President and CEO
Learfield Communications, Inc.
Jerdan Bullard
Executive Director, Emeritus
Alabama Broadcasters Association
Alan Burns (Emeritus)
CEO
Alan Burns and Associates
Donna Burns (Emeritus)
COO
Alan Burns and Associates
Christi Burnum
Director of Advertising and Brand Strategy
Northrop Grumman
Denise Canfield
Executive Vice President of Branch Support
Regions Bank
Todd Carpenter
President and CEO
Boone Newspapers, Inc.
Roy Clem
Executive Director
Alabama Public Television
John Cochran
Retired Senior Correspondent
ABC News
Barry Copeland (Emeritus)
President
The Copeland Strategies Group, LLC
Floyd G. Council, Sr.
Executive Director
Birmingham Public Library
Phil Cox
General Manager
WDEF TV/DT
Rece Davis
Studio Host/Commentator
ESPN
Robin DeMonia
Executive Vice President
Direct Communications
Louis G. Donadio
Head of Sales
Vizuri Health Sciences
David DuBose
Market President and Chief Revenue Officer
Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa
Bill Dunnavant
Former Owner
Athens Broadcasting Company
Ellen East
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Communication Officer
Time Warner Cable
Michelle Roper Elrod
EVP, Head of Marketing
Regions Bank
Jamie B. Estes
President
Estes Public Relations
Cherie Feenker
Acquisitions Librarian
Samford University Law Library
Hallie Bradley Fincher
Manager of Community Initiatives
Alabama Power Company
John Gardner
President
Luckie & Company
Lindsay Garrison
Senior Vice President
Edelman
Joe Gibbs
Owner
Gibbs Investments, LLC
Angela Gillespie
President
W2Owcg
Winston Groom Jr.
Author
Janet Hall
News Anchor
WBRC-TV, FOX 6
Billy Harvill
President
Brookwood Investments, LLC
Frank Helderman Jr. (Emeritus)
Publisher Emeritus
William J. Hendrich
Executive Vice President, Radio
Cox Media Group
Michelle Holmes
Vice President of Content
Alabama Media Group
Cutter Hughes Jr. (Emeritus)
Partner
Bradley, Arant, Boult & Cummings LLP
Scott Johnson
Member
Fletcher, Heald, and Hildreth, P.L.C.
Gibby Johnston Jr. (Emeritus)
Retired Partner
Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP
Jonathan S. Katz
President & CEO
Katz Networks
Bill Keller
Former Executive Director
Alabama Press Association
Jim LaMoreaux
Chairman
P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates, Inc.
Pat LaPlatney
President and CEO
Raycom Media
Charlie H. Land (Emeritus)
Publisher, Retired
Clyde Lear (Emeritus)
President, Retired
Learfield Communications, Inc.
John Lewis Jr. (Emeritus)
President, Retired
Lewis Communications, Inc.
Tripp Lewis III
Director of Business Development
Lewis Communications, Inc.
Bill Lewis
Retired Partner
Slaughter Hanson Advertising
Bobby Luckie III
Chairman and CEO, Retired
Luckie & Co.
Kim Martin
Partner
Bradley, Arant, Boult & Cummings LLP
Felicia Mason
Executive Director
Alabama Press Association
Jake McKenzie
CEO
Intermark Group, Inc.
John L. Montgomery III
Founder and President
Big Communications
Warner Moore III
Senior Vice President
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Debra Nelson
President
Elevate LLC
Bill O’Connor Jr.
President, Results LLC
President, Public Health Solutions LLC
Nance Parker
News Anchor
WVUE FOX 8
Voncile Pearce
President
Radio South, Inc.
Lee Perryman
Director, ENPS
Associated Press
Jim Rainey
Publisher
The Tuscaloosa News
Bruce Reid Sr.
Partner
Stamp Idea Group
Tom Roberts
Director of Broadcasting, Retired
Crimson Tide Sports Network
Marie Robinson
SVP, Corporate Strategy & COO
Michael Kors
Jamie M. Sawyer
Vice President of Media Planning and Creative
Raycom Media
Matt P. Scalici Jr. (Emeritus)
General Manager
PSSI Global Services/Strategic TV
Tom Scarritt
Former Editor
The Birmingham News
Linda Paulmeno Sewell
Corporate Director, Community Relations and Communications
Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc.
Steve Sewell
Executive Vice President
Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
Dr. Jacque Shaia
Attorney at Law
Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Barrett Shelton Jr. (Emeritus)
Publisher and Editor, Retired
The Decatur Daily
Clint Shelton III
Publisher and Editor
The Decatur Daily
Steven Shipowitz
Director of Operations
Running Pony Productions
Deb Shriver (Emeritus)
VP, Chief Communications Officer
The Hearst Corporation
Ben Shurett
Publisher and Editor, Retired
The Sand Mountain Reporter
Brad Shurett
Publisher
Stuart D. Sockwell
Vice President, Field Operations
Darby Doors, LLC & Total Trim, LLC
James Spann
Chief Meteorologist
Alabama’s ABC 33/40
Julius Talton Jr.
President
Talton Communications, Inc.
Andre Taylor (Emeritus)
VP, Communications, Retired
Alabama Gas Corporation
Dolph Tillotson (Emeritus)
Executive Vice President
Southern Newspapers Inc.
Sharon Tinsley
President
Alabama Broadcasters Association
Jimmy Warren
President
TotalCom, Inc.
Judy Weaver
Lisa Weil
Nancy Wood
Owner/Principal
Communications Consultants
Sally Lyons Wyatt
Executive Vice President and Practice Leader
IRI