Tag: people profile
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...
How Lisa Mardis Fosters Love for Birmingham’s ‘Furry Friends’
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Lisa Marie Mardis got her first ever spanking at age 13 from her grandmother Addie who had just bought a...
How Keonna Farmer Keeps Student Athletes in the Game
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Champs and Success is more than the name of a business and mentorship program for Keonna Farmer, a former...
Bernard Buggs Jr.: Retired Firefighter Finds Cornerstone of Funeral Services
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
As a retired Birmingham firefighter, Bernard Buggs Jr. knows what it means to be a public servant. And that...
Columnist Gwen DeRu: A Birmingham Institution
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Gwen DeRu is a Birmingham institution.
The founder and CEO of DeRu and Associates, where she provides services such as...
Carmen Capo-Lugo Named Winner of UAB’s Odessa Woolfolk Award
By Linda Gunter
UAB News
During the pandemic, Carmen Capó-Lugo championed an effort to bring fresh food and produce to the residents of Norwood, the north...
How Birmingham’s Cody D. Short Found a Home at WBHM 90.3...
By Chianti C. Cleggett
For The Birmingham Times
As the local government and community reporter for WBHM 90.3 FM Birmingham, and a native daughter of the...
Delicia Mason: The Passion of a Chief Nursing Officer at Children’s...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
While attending Auburn University in Montgomery (AUM), Delicia Mason did her clinicals at Children’s of Alabama and knew that...
Kevin Peterson Found Success on YouTube, Before Many Knew What It...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
With nearly 300,000 followers on YouTube, Birmingham’s Kevin Peterson has amassed an audience that sees him as an actually nice...
How Engineer Arthur Williams Builds Birmingham Teens for Success
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
On a crisp Saturday morning in the Smithfield community, Arthur Williams is leading a class in an abandoned building. Williams...
