Rural Committee

  Due to the large number of rural counties within Alabama, a group of EDAA members formed regions across the state to address issues facing rural Alabama.

Education

Marketing
Finance

Legislative

Incentives

Infrastructure

Access Roads
Industrial Parks
Broadband
Assest Mapping

 The Regional Councils meet monthly. The Chairs meet quarterly with the Steering Committee.

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Region 1

Mitch Mays, Chair
Franklin County EDA
16109 Highway 42, Suite C
Russellville, AL 35653
256.332.8726
mbmays@franklineda.com

Jimmy Durham, Co-Chair
DeKalb County EDA
PO Box 681093
Fort Payne, AL 35968
256.845.7957
jdurham@dekalbeda.com

Region 2

Don Smith, Chair
St. Clair County EDC
500 College Circle, Suite 306
Pell City, AL 35125
205.814.1440
dsmith@stclairedc.com

Calvin Miller, Co-Chair
Talladega County EDA
PO Box 867
Sylacauga, AL 35150
205.245.8443
millercalv@tceda.com

Region 3

David Thornell, Chair
C3 of Northwest Alabama EDA
4020 US Highway 43
Guin, AL 35563
205.468.3213
dthornell@northwestalabama.org

Phillis Belcher, Co-Chair
Greene County IDB
PO Box 70
Eutaw, AL 35462
205.372.9769
gcidb@uwa.edu

Region 4

Brenda Tuck, Chair
Marengo County EDA
PO Box 480971
Linden, AL 36748
334.295.4417
btuck@marengoeda.com

Connie Bainbridge, Co-Chair
Central Alabama Electric Cooperative
PO Box 681570
Prattville, AL 36068
334.351.2151
cbainbridge@coop.caec.com

Region 5

Marsha Gaylard, Chair
Pike County EDC
100 Industrial Blvd.
Troy, AL 36081
334.670.2274
marsha@pikecountyedc.net

Eric Basinger, Co-Chair
Ozark – Dale County EDC
3405 South US Highway 231
Ozark, AL 36360
334.443.2000
ericb@odedc.com

Region 6

Glen Habb, Chair
Monroeville/Monroe County EDA
15 North Mount Pleasant Avenue
Monroeville, AL 36460
251.743.2012
ghaab@mmceda.com

Steering Committee

Selma & Dallas County EDA (Chairman): Wayne Vardaman

Franklin County EDA (Past Chairman): Mitch Mays

EDPA: Bill Taylor

EDPA: Steve Sewell

Southeast Alabama Gas District: Wiley Lott

Alabama Gas Company:Warren McCullars

Alabama Power Company: Blair King

PowerSouth: Taylor Williams

Alabama Department of Commerce: Gary Faulkner

TVA: Warren Hicks

EDAA: Jim Searcy

AIDT: Ken Muehlenfeld

AL Dept. of Post-Secondary Education: