Board of Directors
The Mobile Chamber is governed by a 31-member board of directors.
The 2023 chairman of the board is Brent Barkin with Barkin Holdings, LLC and the incoming board chair is Melissa Cross with McAleer’s Office Furniture. Board members are elected or appointed to a three-year term, based on the Mobile Chamber’s by-laws. View the full list of the Board of Directors below.
“I’m honored and humbled to serve as the chair of the Mobile. The Chamber plays a vital role nourishing and cultivating the environment within which businesses can plant their seeds and flourish. Whether in networking or business retention and attraction, there is rarely an area where the Chamber has not made the business climate of our area more attractive. I’m overwhelmed by the positive changes in the region over the last decade, and I’m excited to play a small role in that continued success over my tenure.”
~ Brent Barkin
2023 Mobile Chamber Executive Committee
Melissa Cross, McAleer’s Office Furniture
Chair-elect
Catherine Spann, Burr Forman, LLP
Legal Counsel
Matt White, White-Spunner Realty Inc.
Immediate Past Chair
Bradley Byrne, Mobile Chamber President and CEO
Janet Cobb, USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park
Vice Chair of Military Affairs
Kim Garrett, Victory Health Partners
Vice Chair of Community Development
Sidney King, Commonwealth National Bank
Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Gina McKellar, Crow Shields Bailey PC
Vice Chair of Small Business Development
Eliska Morgan, Thompson Engineering, Inc.
Vice Chair of Advocacy
Patrick Murphy, Alabama Power Company
Vice Chair of Membership
George Talbot, Volkert, Inc.
Vice Chair of Communications
Matt White, White-Spunner Realty Inc.
Vice Chair of Economic Development/Talent Development
2023 Board of Directors
William Bryant Jr., Mobile Area Council Boy Scouts of America
Cindie Carter, Walks and Wags, Inc.
Janet Cobb, USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park
Melissa Cross, McAleer’s Office Furniture
Cora Eatmon, Client First Solutions
Stephanie Prescott, Airbus
Kim Garrett, Victory Health Partners
Robin Hanes, Leavell Investment Management Inc.
Brian Jordan, FusionPoint Media, Inc.
Cliff Kennedy, Frios Gourmet Pops
Sidney King, Commonwealth National Bank
Carita Koen, Green Magic Landscape LLC
Clayton Legear, Merchants & Marine Bank
Gina McKellar, Crow Shields Bailey PC
Eliska Morgan, Thompson Engineering, Inc.
Patrick Murphy, Alabama Power Company
Enoch Smith, Easy Heating and Cooling Inc.
Catherine Spann, Burr Forman, LLP
Elizabeth Stevens, Downtown Mobile Alliance
Joe Stough, Infirmary Health
George Talbot, Volkert, Inc.
Thomas McRae “Mac” Taul IV, Merchants Transfer
Matt White, White-Spunner Realty, Inc.
Gia Wiggins, Morale Resource
