Chamber of Commerce
Executive Committee and Board of Directors 2017 Executive Committee Joe Newberry, Chair, Redstone Federal Credit Union Gary Bolton, Chair-Elect, ADTRAN, Inc. Rose Allen, Immediate Past Chair, InterFuze Corporation Ron Poteat, Chamber Foundation Chair, Regions Bank Cynthia Streams, Secretary/Treasurer, Domino’s (Valley Pizza) Kim Lewis, Vice Chair, Economic Development &
A Message from
Industry Relations, PROJECTXYZ, Inc.
Chip Cherry
Kevin Byrnes, Vice Chair, Government & Public Affairs, Raytheon Company
Dear Chamber of Commerce Investors, Community Leaders and Friends:
Tharon Honeycutt, Vice Chair, Membership, MSB Analytics, Inc. Penny Billings, Vice Chair, Workforce & Education, BancorpSouth
Few topics generate more interest than education. All aspects of our lives and the economy are impacted by the quality of PreK-12 education. While opinions vary on the correct approach to educating our students, there is one constant among those who are engaged in the conversation: our children should receive a quality education in a safe and nurturing environment. Another point where most of us agree is that educators should be celebrated for the role they play in cultivating the minds and talents of our students.
Greg Brown, Vice Chair, Small Business & Events,
This issue’s cover story focuses on two new superintendents, Robby Parker and Dr. Matt Akin. Congratulations to Robby on his promotion to Superintendent of Madison City Schools, and to Matt on his selection as the new Huntsville City Schools Superintendent. Robby and Matt will play vital roles in the community as we work to ensure that our local public schools provide world class education opportunities to our students. We look forward to engaging with them, as well as with Madison County Superintendent Matt Massey, as we work to enhance the quality of public education in our community.
Mayor Tommy Battle, Ex-Officio Member, City of Huntsville Mayor Paul Finley, Ex-Officio Member, City of Madison Chairman Dale Strong, Ex-Officio Member,
Shifting gears, congratulations to the Chamber’s 2017 Best Places to Work contenders and winners! Best Places to Work—Micro (10 to 20 employees) Gold: R2C Support Services; Silver: New Beginnings Family Law, P.C.; Bronze: Practical Energetics Research, LLC
Best Places to Work—Small (21 to 50 employees) Gold: Troy 7, Inc.; Silver: Nesin Therapy Services, P.C.; Bronze: IERUS Technologies, Inc.
Best Places to Work—Medium (51 to 100 employees) Gold: QTEC; Silver: Intrepid; Bronze: National Children’s Advocacy Center
Best Places to Work—Large (101 to 250 employees) Gold: IronMountain Solutions; Silver: PeopleTec, Inc.; Bronze: Integration Innovation, Inc. (i3)
Best Places to Work—X-Large (251+ employees) Gold: Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.; Silver: Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation; Bronze: Torch Technologies
We are blessed to live in a community with a dynamic economy with committed educators and companies who proactively engage with their employees. I look forward to seeing you at a Chamber event soon!
Chip Cherry, CCE President & CEO Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County
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Brown Precision, Inc.
Jeff Gronberg, Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications, deciBel Research, Inc.
Beth Sippel, Vice Chair, Member Engagement, First Commercial Bank
Mark Curran, Chair-Appointed, L3 Technologies, Inc. Tim Thornton, Chair-Appointed, n Logic, LLC Frank Williams, Chair-Appointed, Landers McLarty Dodge Chrysler Jeep
Madison County Commission
Tracy Marion, General Counsel, Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne, P.C. Chip Cherry, President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce
Elected Board Mike Alvarez, Venturi, Inc. Bill Bailey, Radiance Technologies, Inc. James Barclay, S3, Inc. Mike Bertoldi, PROJECTXYZ, Inc. Janet Brown, Belk Frank Caprio, Bradley Lynn Collyar, Deloitte LLP Michael Cox, PARSONS Deke Damson, Jerry Damson Honda Acura Dr. Dorothy Davidson, Davidson Technologies, Inc. Bryan Dodson, PHOENIX John Eagan, BB&T Joe Fehrenbach, Hexagon US Federal Trip Ferguson, U.S. Space & Rocket Center David Fernandes, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc. Gene Goldman, Leidos Mike Gullion, SCI Technology – a Sanmina company Jan Hess, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. Steve Hill, AEgis Technologies Group Dr. Pam Hudson, Crestwood Medical Center Hank Isenberg, IronMountain Solutions John Jordan, KBRwyle Sean Kelly, Regions Bank Dr. David King, Dynetics, Inc. Bob McCaleb, Northrop Grumman Corporation Janice Migliore, PALCO Telecom Service, Inc. Craig Naudain, SAIC Alana Parker, Rocket City Drywall & Supply, Inc. Leigh Pegues, PNC Bank Mike Randolph, Par Pharmaceutical, an Endo International Co. Joe Ritch, Sirote & Permutt, PC Jim Rogers, Lockheed Martin Corporation Jeff Samz, Huntsville Hospital Dr. Gurmej Sandhu, Sigmatech, Inc. Charlie Sealy, Sealy Management Company E.J. Sinclair, SES - Science and Engineering Services, LLC Sameer Singhal, CFD Research Corporation Robert “Bob” Smith, Booz Allen Hamilton Nilmini Thompson, Systems Products and Solutions, Inc. Lynn Troy, Troy 7, Inc. Ken Tucker, The Boeing Company Mike Watkins, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Danny Windham, Digium, Inc.
A PUBLICATION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HUNTSVILLE/MADISON COUNTY