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.
Chairman
Joachim Hofmann, Mercedes Benz U.S. International
Vice Chair/Chair Elect Arndt Siepmann, City of Auburn
Vice President Business Development
Greg Barker, Alabama Power Company
Vice President Communication
Anne Marie Seibel, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP
Vice President Culture
Gerhard Graf, Ashford Advisors, Inc. Vice President Education
Dr. Anna Gramberg, Auburn University
Vice President Membership Alan Wood, SS Nesbitt and Co. Inc.
Secretary/Treasurer
Lamar Smith
Immediate Past Chairman
Al Reisz, Reisz Engineering
Honorary German Consul
J. Bruce Jones
Board
Judy Benson , CRH North America Grey Brennen, Alabama Bureau of Travel & Tourism
Michael Brooks, Alabama International Trade Center
Victor Brown, Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce
Billy Joe Camp, World Business Advisors, LLC
Al Cook, Opelika Economic Development Dr. Thomas Fox, University of Alabama Ed Gardner, Jr., St. Clair County Economic Development
Ethan Hadley, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Mickey Harbin, AT&T
Andreas Hackstedt, ISE Innomotive Systems U.S., Inc.
Rita Powell, FDSK
Glen Pringle, Retirement Systems of Alabama
Jim Robertson,
Rödl and Partner
Jim Schmalz, Regions Bank
Mark Sheppard, Alabama State Port Authority Tom Stroud, Moreson Conferencing Ted vonCannon, Metropolitan Dev. Board Dr. Robert Weigel, Auburn University Neal Wade, Alabama Development Office
Bryan Winter, Adcox Lewis Smyth & Winter, PC
Past Chairs
Rex Lysinger, Bill Mathews , Don Erwin, Dr. Phillip Crunk, Lamar Smith, Dara Longgrear, Dr. Jane Stanfield, Dr. Clara Gerhardt, Jim Robertson
Executive Director Lauren Goodson
Alabama Germany Partnership
500 Beacon Parkway West
Birmingham, Alabama 35209 USA