JLM Board of Directors

AMY GROVES

Placement — President

How many years have you been in JLM?

This is my 13th active year.

What do you do for a living?

I am the Business Lead for the US arm of a global medical education company. I manage day-to-day operations, business development, and client relationships, so, I’m really a cat herder.

What is your favorite/most beneficial leadership skill you have learned through JLM?

JLM has been invaluable in helping me learn how to work with all different personality types and leadership styles to achieve a common goal. I love that Junior League is a safe place to develop my own leadership skills. I’ve been able to apply what I have learned to my career.

SHELLIE TEAGUE

Placement — President-Elect

How many years have you been in JLM?

This is my 5th active year in JLM.

What do you do for a living?

I am the Social Butterfly for Proxi Public Relations — I handle social media, website updates, and general public relations consulting for a variety of clients.

What is your favorite/most beneficial leadership skill you have learned through JLM?

Learning how to have difficult conversations from a place of kindness has been a beneficial skill to me, both personally and professionally. I’ve also learned the value of delegating and working with others who have a different perspective than I do.

LATRESE ENGLISH

Placement — Recording Secretary

How many years have you been in JLM?

This is my 9th year in JLM (8th active year).

What do you do for a living?

Operations Supervisor at Social Security Administration.

What is your favorite/most beneficial leadership skill you have learned through JLM?

JLM has taught me the importance of teamwork. The ability to delegate tasks and support the development and growth of others has proven vital to me in my own career and personal development.

ASHLEY BRYAN

Placement — Treasurer

How many years have you been in JLM?

This is my third active year.

What do you do for a living?

CFO at Threaded Fasteners

What is your favorite/most beneficial leadership skill you have learned through JLM?

I have continued to improve upon my problem-solving and relationship building skills.

Julia Hatley Fleming

Placement — Governance Director

How many years have you been in JLM?

This is my 7th active year.

What do you do for a living?

I’m a Senior Staff Attorney for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.

What is your favorite/most beneficial leadership skill you have learned through JLM?

Adaptability. Every individual volunteer, every group, every event, every year, every day is different. People are motivated in different ways and have different preferred methods of dealing with conflict. Events almost never go exactly to plan. Being able to remain flexible in every situation and address conflicts as they arise depending on what the people involved and the specific situation at hand require is critical in leadership.

SHANNON HARRIS

Placement — Nominating Director

How many years have you been in JLM?

Nine active years — it should be 11 years, but I took two years off while in school for my Doctorate.

What do you do for a living?

Nurse Practitioner in an ICU at Mobile Infirmary and an Assistant Professor College of Nursing at University of South Alabama.

What is your favorite/most beneficial leadership skill you have learned through JLM?

Relationship building, innovation & creativity, and member motivation.

Cecily Harper

Placement — Public Relations Director

How many years have you been in JLM?

This is my fourth active year.

What do you do for a living?

I handle the Public Relations for Harper Technologies.

What is your favorite/most beneficial leadership skill you have learned through JLM?

Through JLM I learned to trust my skills and capabilities; I have learned skills for how to run an effective board meeting; and how to better work alongside people with different communication and work styles.

MEGAN GRIMES

Placement — Planning Director

How many years have you been in JLM?

This is my ninth active year.

What do you do for a living?

I’m an Executive Assistant.

What is your favorite/most beneficial leadership skill you have learned through JLM?

Adaptability — I feel that my time in JLM has helped me to build on the skill of “be prepared” that I learned in Girl Scouts. From being prepared to being flexible, to making changes to when circumstances change, and to letting go of plans of perfection.

Janee Bonner

Placement — Sustainer Advisor to the Board

How many years have you been in JLM?

I joined JLM in 1998.

What do you do for a living?

I previously worked as a congressional legislative aide and PAC director/lobbyist for a medical specialty society. I raised two children while staying at home and am now a full time volunteer.

What is your favorite/most beneficial leadership skill you have learned through JLM?

The most beneficial training would be the organization and management of volunteers— learning to work with people with different skill sets and different commitment levels to achieve an overall goal.

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