Tag: people profile
Children’s Book on Birmingham’s First Black Mayor Penned UAB’s Hailey Mason
Times staff report
When looking for a children’s book on a local African American hero, Hailey Mason initially couldn’t find one on Richard Arrington Jr.,...
Brittany Hogan: How a Small-Town Girl Uses Her Faith to Help...
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
Brittany Hogan, Founder and Executive Director of Empower to Conquer, remembers what it was like to grow up...
Alan Tita: UAB professor, 2023-2024 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer
By Matt Windsor | UAB News
For parents, the sound of a child’s cry can generate panic. Alan T.N. Tita, M.D., Ph.D., thinks there are...
How Podiatrist Dr. Ronald Agee Helps Patients Get Back on Their...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | The Birmingham Times
Even though he didn’t know it at the time, Dr. Ronald Agee worked a job while young that...
Marva Douglas’s Drive To Improve Transit in Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When Marva Douglas began her tutoring business in Fairfield, Alabama, and searched for teachers, she learned a lesson of her...
Terri Harvill’s First-Hand Experience at YMCA Led to Position of Impact
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
As the chief social impact officer, YMCA of Greater Birmingham, Terri Harvill, began preparation for her career long before...
Jamekia Bies: At Home Serving Birmingham’s Seniors
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Jamekia Bies has always had an insight into the needs of the senior population which comes in handy as...
Lonnie Pressley’s Life of Community Service
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
If there’s anyone who takes servant leadership to heart it would be Birmingham’s Lonnie Pressley.
Pressley spent 30 years with...
How Lindsay Gray Offers Bundles of Hope For Women in Need
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Lindsay Gray, executive director and one of the founding members of Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank, can still remember...
Dontrelle Young-Foster’s Rise to President and CEO of Birmingham Housing Authority
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
For those used to Dontrelle Young-Foster being super-friendly when they approached and found a possible change, there was a...
