Tag: people profile
Deborah Thedford-Zimmerman: Hard at Work — In Retirement
By Javacia Harris Bowser | For the Birmingham Times
Ask Deborah Thedford-Zimmerman what she does in a typical week, and it will be hard to...
Behind Tiera Kennedy’s ‘Dream Collaboration’ with Beyoncé, Dolly Parton
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
When asked about her dream music collaboration, rising singer-songwriter Tiera Kennedy would always respond, “Beyonce and Dolly Parton.”...
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...
