Title: Vice President of Public Relations

Company/Organization: Alabama Power Company

Address:
600 North 18th Street
Birmingham , AL 35203

Length of service: Twenty- eight years

Job description: Manage the company's public relations and corporate communications efforts.

Accreditations: MOMENTUM Leadership Program; Friends of the Railroad District; United Way; National Board American Association

of Blacks in Energy; Project Corporate Leadership; University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences

Favorite Awards & Honors: Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Small Business Advocate of the Year; JCCEO Community Service Award Recipient; "Top Birmingham Women in 2003"; The Literacy Council Board

Education: B.A., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Juris Doctorate, Birmingham School of Law; Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management Executive Development Program; Southeastern Electric Exchange Public Utility Leadership Program; University of San Diego Supply Chain Management Program

Company/Organization Brief Mission: Alabama Power Company produces and delivers electricity as an integrated utility to both retail and wholesale customers within the State of Alabama . The Company sells electricity to more than 1.3 million customers within its service area.

Personal Business Philosophy: Honesty and candor builds trust in relationships. Although others may not always agree with you, they will respect that you cared enough to be truthful and candid.

Favorite Quote: "You don't just luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities." Barbara Bush

Best advice ever received: Choose your friends carefully--those that can see right through you and still enjoy the view.

Your strongest inspiration: My Mother