Executive Team
Barbara Royal
Founder and Consultant
April Benetollo
Interim CEO
Tina Upshaw
Director of Operations
Katherine Thrower
Logistics Coordinator
Board of Directors
We are currently forming committees to carry out work on our strategic plan. Any active MAP member can volunteer for a committee!
Want to learn more about our future? Read about the plan.
If you are interested in helping with programming, membership, marketing & PR, or legal committees, contact Tina Upshaw.
Vickie Saxon, President
Senior VP of Enterprise Resources
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
Cheri Canon, MD, President Elect
Professor and Chair of Radiology
UAB School of Medicine
Nan Priest, Past President
Executive Vice President / Chief Strategy Officer
St. Vincent's Health System
Meredith Smith, Treasurer
Partner
Mauldin & Jenkins LLC
Mary Elliott, Legal Secretary
Member and Chief Operating Officer
Warren Averett Kimbrough & Marino PC
Anne Marie Seibel, VP Membership
Partner
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Patrice Adams, VP Programming
Southeast Recruiting Manager
Wells Fargo
Becci Hart, VP Marketing
President, Public Relations
Intermark Group
Kristie Barton
General Manager, Transmission Maintenance
Alabama Power Company
Kem Blackledge
Director, Revenue Cycle Services Market
Conifer Health Solutions
Leta Brooks
Manager, Human Resources
DST HealthSolutions
Agnes Chappell
Municipal Judge
City of Birmingham
Allyson Edwards
Division Manager
Honda Manufacturing Of Alabama
Toni Gutierrez
EVP, Director Core Information Systems
BBVA Compass
Jacquelyn Hart
Director of Design Operations
Goodwin Mills Cawood
Carla Hawley
General Counsel
HealthSouth
Nancy Kane
SVP, Acquisitions and Development
Protective Life Corporation
Tricia Kirk
Executive Director
The Exceptional Foundation
Jenelle Evans McGraw
Safety and Health Manager
Alabama Power Generation
Teresa Minor
Labor Relations Coordinator
Southern Nuclear
Valeta Neal
Chief Operating Officer
Brookwood Baptist Health
Lindsay Sinor
Assistant General Counsel
Vulcan Materials Company
Sharon Yeldell
Owner
Wilson Yeldell Associates
Michelle Elrod
EVP, Head of Marketing
Regions Financial Corporation
MOMENTUM thanks the inaugural Advisory Board members listed below for their hard work and dedication to building Alabama’s premier leadership program.*
*Titles and companies may reflect current position or position at time of enrollment.