Councils

Alabama Chemistry Alabama Iron and Steel Alabama Pulp and Paper Partners Advisory Board Diversify

Alabama Chemistry

Chairman: Robert Kearley, 3M
Staff Liaison: Jon Barganier

The Manufacture Alabama Chemistry Advisory Council represents the unique interests of the companies in Alabama that are in the business of chemistry. With 11,900 Alabama jobs and $7.4 billion in industry production, the chemical industry is the state’s number one exporter. The Chemistry Council is Manufacture Alabama’s link to the American Chemistry Council and encourages its members to participate in the responsive Care® Initiative by joining ACC.

Alabama Iron and Steel

Chairman: Maury Gaston
Vice-Chairman: Randy Marsh
Staff Liaison: Jon Barganier
Website: AISC Council

The Alabama Iron & Steel Council (AISC) was formed in 2008 to promote and advise public officials on strategies to enhance the nationwide and global competitiveness of Alabama's iron and steel manufacturing sector. In 2011, to expand the Council’s scope and effectiveness, the AISC affiliated with Manufacture Alabama, the state's only trade association dedicated exclusively to manufacturers and their supporting industries.

Today, the AISC continues to represent the interests of iron and steel producers and their supplier-vendor partners throughout the state. Legislative and regulatory representation, industry awareness and promotion, and preparing the next generation of iron- and steel-workers are among the AISC's primary focuses.

Alabama Pulp and Paper

Executive Director:

Schuyler Espy
401 Adams Avenue, Suite 710
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 462-8293
schuyler@manufacturealabama.org

The Alabama Pulp and Paper Council (APPCO) represents the pulp and paper industry in the state of Alabama. Each of the 13 pulp and paper mills in Alabama are corporate members. There are four additional supporting members--companies that procure wood or have other, limited pulp and paper-related interests in the state. APPCO was formed in 1990 and came under Manufacture Alabama's umbrella in the beginning of 2010. APPCO gives the industry the ability to focus on specific problems and opportunities and the device to communicate its own unique point of view. Council members are also members of Manufacture Alabama. This affiliation provides additional support and expertise on issues affecting the industry. This council serves as a liaison to government agencies and the state legislature and acts as an information source for the media and general public, and holds an annual meeting in the fall of each year.

Partners Advisory Board

Chairman: Brett Clark, Dunn Building Company
Staff Liaison: Jon Barganier

To ensure the mutual success of both partner businesses and manufacturers, the Partners Advisory Council was established. The Partners Advisory Council serves as a forum for Partner Members to help shape strategies and programs within the association, and to liaise directly with the Board of Directors.

Through the Partners Advisory Council and other programs and events intended to benefit partner businesses, Manufacture Alabama is strengthening the partnerships that bolster competitiveness in Alabama.

Diversify

Staff Liaison: Robin Ricks

Diversify is committed to addressing multiple dimensions of human diversity, specifically those that are linked to conditions resulting from prejudice and discrimination. Diversify is established to provide resources and promote strategies to achieve a culture that values diversity as evidenced by attitudes, policies and practices within a manufacturing facility and beyond.

The Diversify Council Members include:

Napoleon Bracy, Jr., Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, AUSTAL USA
Quentin P. Riggins, Senior Vice President Governmental and Corporate Affairs, Alabama Power Company
Richard Lehr, Shareholder, Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.
LaShaunda Holly, Communications and Workforce Development Manager, BASF
Robert Kearly, State Government Affairs, 3M