To develop and support relationships and friendships between organizations and individuals with ties to Alabama and Germany and to increase and improve business opportunities and foster cultural exchange.
Cultural Relationship Goal: Promote and publicize the cultural heritage of Germany and German-related events taking place in Alabama.
Education
Education Goal: To stimulate and pursue education opportunities though language, cultural and exchange programs.
Business
Business: To provide support to local and state-wide organizations engaged in business development with Germany by encouraging direct investment and trade
Membership
Membership Goal: To actively recruit new members and provide services for existing members.
Communication
Communication Goal: To regularly communicate to the public and our membership (Alabamians and Germans) through meetings and appropriate media.
Events
Networking Goal: To serve as an information network for existing and new organizations and relationships in Alabama and Germany.
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Gerhard Graf, Ashford Advisors Inc.
Vice President Education
Dr. Anna Gramberg, Auburn University
Vice President Business Development
Mark Sheppard, Alabama State Port Authority
VicePresidentCommunication
Anne Marie Seibel, Bradley Arant Rose & White, LLP
Vice President Culture
Dr. Thomas Fox, University of Alabama
Vice-President Membership
Alan Wood, S.S. Nesbitt & Co., Inc.
Secretary
Judy Benson, CRH North America
Treasurer
Jim Robertson, Rödl Warren Averett LLC
Immediate Past Chair
Joachim Hofmann, MBUSI
Honorary German Consul
J. Bruce Jones
Board
Greg Barker, Alabama Power Company
Michael Brooks, Alabama International Trade Center
Billy Joe Camp, World Business Advisors, LLC
Al Cook, City of Opelika
Pete Cox, Friends of German Culture
Devin Dolive, Burr & Forman LLP
Andreas Hackstedt, ISE Innomotive Systems US Inc.
Ethan Hadley,Chamber of Commerce Huntsville/Madison County
Mickey Harbin, AT&T
Tom Hoheisel, Tech LLC
Wolfgang Kneer, MB-technology NA LLC.
Warren McCullars, Alagasco
Rita Powell, FDSK
Glen Pringle, Retirement Systems of Alabama
Jim Schmalz, Fifth Third Bank International
Dalton Smith, The Birmingham Business Alliance
Lamar Smith, Smith and Associates
Tom Stroud, Moreson Conferencing
Ted vonCannon
Neal Wade, Alabama Development Office
Dr. Robert Weigel, Auburn University
Bryan Winter, Lewis, Smyth & Winter, PC
Past Chair
Rex Lysinger, Bill Mathews, Don Erwin
Dr. Phillip Crunk, Lamar Smith, Jim Robertson,
Dara Longgrear, Dr. Jane Stanfield,
Dr. Clara Gerhard, Al Reisz
Executive Director
Lauren Goodson
Alabama Germany Partnership
500 Beacon Parkway West
Birmingham, Alabama 35209 USA
