Board of Directors

Anna Berry is the Deputy Executive Director of the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, a non-profit protecting land for present and future generations.

James G. Brazil, Jr., CPA, PFS, CFP, is a shareholder at JMF  JamisonMoneyFarmer PC  in Tuscaloosa. He has more than 25 years experience in finance and accounting and is a graduate of the University of Alabama in Accounting and Finance.

Matthew Dent, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Buffalo Rock Company, is responsible for the company’s overall operations in Alabama, western Georgia and the panhandle of Florida.

Dr. Yvette Running Horse Collin received her doctorate in Indigenous Studies from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in May 2017. Her research focused on the historical, cultural, and spiritual relationship between the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas and the horse.

Chad Davis is Northwest District Superintendent of the Alabama State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Park Superintendent at Joe Wheeler State Park.

James W. Emison is Managing Partner of MR Birmingham Group, Inc., an executive and senior-level talent search for the banking industry. He retired as Executive Vice President at AmSouth Bank and was Senior Vice President – Corporate Banking Manager at Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, Houston and Chicago.

Tim Haney is North Region Operations and Maintenance Supervisor for the Alabama State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. He began his career at DeSoto State Park in 1977 while still in high school. Tim attended Northeast State Junior College and Auburn University. 

Dan L. Hendricks holds a Ph.D. from Duke University. He has served as Vice President or Vice Chancellor at the LSU Foundation, Western Illinois University, Purdue University and the University of North Alabama. At North Alabama and Western Illinois, he was Executive Director of their University Foundations.

Steve Jones, PhD, is CEO of Great Blue Heron, LLC, and former CEO of Fairmont State University, Antioch University New England, Urbana University and University of Alaska Fairbanks and former board chair at the University of the Arctic.

Natalie Kelly leads Corporate Responsibility at Brasfield & Gorrie, one of the largest privately held construction firms in the nation. Her responsibilities focus on advancing sustainability and diversity initiatives within the company. A graduate of Auburn University, she has spent her career working in construction, the corporate sector, and as an entrepreneur.