PARCA supports Alabama’s next generation of leaders.
The PARCA Roundtable was established in January of 1998 to give young civic and business leaders the opportunity to study issues and government policy in Alabama in conjunction with the research conducted by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama. The Roundtable exists to increase the involvement of its members in seeking solutions to the state’s problems.
Our members believe that civic leadership means responsible citizenship; it means being a leader who proactively seeks knowledge of community issues in order to contribute to their solutions.
The Roundtable meets quarterly with public officials and other leaders to learn about and discuss issues currently affecting the state and local governments. This provides information they need to make informed decisions that strengthen their connection and commitment to their community. It helps them participate in the public life of a community in a better informed, committed, and constructive manner, and understand that civic leadership is education in action for the common good.
The Roundtable is a membership-based organization with an annual nomination process. For more information concerning PARCA Roundtable membership, call 205-726-2972 or email Marci Smith.
2022 PARCA Roundtable Members
Malcolm Albin
Merrill Lynch
Megan Bell
Shipt
Cliff Bell
CBRE Group
Brit Blalock
Innovation Depot
Trey Bolling
Sirote & Permutt
JaTaune Bosby
ACLU of Alabama
Rebecca Boykins*
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Jackie Bretl
Montgomery Education Foundation
Derek Conrad Brown*
Ken Chapman & Associates
Will Bryant
Quantalytix
Becky Carpenter
Corporate Realty
Josh Cirulnick
ConcreteSouth
Jennifer Commander
Vulcan Materials Company
Whitney Dachelet
Samford University
David Dada
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Wendy Davis
Command Alkon
Elijah Davis
Urban Impact
Robert Dawson, Jr.
Sofos Harbert
Donya Deal
Vestavia Hills High School
Chinelo Dike-Minor
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law
Alex Flachsbart
Opportunity Alabama
Drew Fravert
BlockFi
Katie Glenn
Southern Poverty Law Center
Brandon Glover
Alabama Power Foundation
Blair Goodgame*
St. Clair County Economic Development Council
Matt Hinshaw
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Jessica Hopper
United Way of Central Alabama
Ashley Jernigan
JDB Hospitality
Henry Joe
Clarity Global Health Systems
Peter Jones
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Haley Kendrick
Bronze Valley Accelerator
Kendra Key
Hope Enterprise Corporation
Andrew Knowlton
Hand Arendall
Clay Loftin
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
Chris McCauley
UAB School of Arts and Sciences
T.C. McLemore
Red Mountain Park
Lydia Messina
Protective Life Corporation
Hudson Moore
Altec, Inc.
Brian Muenger
City of Pell City
Drew Nelson
Alabama Medicaid Office
Dillon Nettles
ACLU of Alabama
Taylor Nichols
Deputy Attorney General for the Alabama Office of Information Technology
Neal Owens
Urgent Care for Children
Joanne Patterson
United Way of Central Alabama
John Peinhardt
Directorpoint, LLC
Christian Pereyda
Maynard Cooper & Gale
Vince Perez
Alabama Department of Commerce
Chad Pilcher
Balch & Bingham
Mary Elizabeth Roberson
PERITUS Public Relations
Ryan Robichaux
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Christianna Rudder
Landscape Workshop
Zarinah Shahid
Alabama Power Company
Michael Stone
Porter, White & Company
Jonathon Studstill
Regions Bank
Jeff Thompson
Pell City CEPA
Jeff Traywick* (CHAIR)
Birmingham Business Alliance
Jarrett Tyus
Starnes Media
Ada Katherine van Wyhe
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Tom Walker
Griffith Waller
City of Montgomery
Jack West
EnPower Solutions
Ashley Whatley
Leadership Alabama
Whitney Wright
Athena Collective
David Ytterberg
Berg Strategy
*Executive Committee