Leadership Hoover Announces 2019-20 Class

HOOVER, AL — Leadership Hoover has tapped 36 community and business leaders for its 2019 class. More than 60 applied for this year's class after being nominated by alumnus of the program.

The class will meet once a month to learn about different aspects such as public safety, community organization, education, economic development, health care, government and business development. Each class will work on at least one project to improve the city.

This is the third class for Leadership Hoover, launched in 2017.

Members of the 2019-20 class are:

• Brooke Adams, Department of Health and Human Services
• Reginald Arnold, ESG
• Ryan Blackenburg, Bryant Bank
• Kathy Boswell, Healthcare Experience Foundation
• Karen Bruce, Faulkner University
• Jennifer Campbell, Jennifer Campbell Consulting
• Laysea Chasteen, Hoover YMCA
• Jason Cobb, America's First Federal Credit Union
• Kenneth Cox, Jr., Birmingham-Southern College
• Kechia Davis, City of Birmingham Municipal Court
• Shannon Driver, N2 Publishing
• Bernadette B. Forrest, freelance instructional designer
• Donna Francavilla, Frankly Speaking Communications
• Brian Hale, Hoover Police Department
• Jason Henderson, Birmingham Insurance Group
• Angela Jarrett, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
• Jessica Johnson, Burns, Brasher & Johnson
• Tyler Lipe, Regions Bank
• Guy Locker, Southwest Water Co.
• Rusty Lowe, Stop Heart Attack/Trio Safety
• Jonathan Millican, Bridgeworth
• Leslie Schiffman Moore, Leslie Schiffman Moore Attorney at Law
• Jarrod Morgan, ProctorU Inc.
• Kerry Pate, Hoover City Schools
• Rohen Porbanderwala, Lakecrest Chevron
• Curt Posey, Children's of Alabama
• Melanie Posey, City of Hoover
• Kela Pryor, City of Bessemer
• Cherinita Reese, Faith Chapel
• Ben L. Reynolds, Hoover Fire Department
• Tim Self, Southern Company
• Blake Shultz, ACE Realty
• Alison Howell Steineker, Alabama Power
• Reggie Torbor, Brasfield & Gorrie
• Brandon Wilson, Wilbron Inc.