Board of Directors

                                        2026 ASAHPERD Leadership Directory                                           
Board of Directors, Council Officer and Appointees
(*Voting Members)

 


Board of Directors:

President*

Claire Mowling

UAB

 

Past-President*

Jonathan Thompson

Alabama Dept of Education

President-Elect*

Holly Winfrey

Sacred Heart School

Parliamentarian

Donna Dunaway

Samford University – Retired
Executive Director

Donna Hester

UAB – Retired                
 

Vice President Health Division*

Jess Harbison

Bumpus Middle School

Vice President-Elect Health Division*

Amy Carr

UAB

Vice President Physical Educ. Division* 

Heather Bertrand

Bryan Elementary

Vice President-Elect Physical Edu. Division*

Cindy O'Brien

Bessemer Academy

Vice Pres Sport & Ex Science Div.*


Zack Rightmire

University of Alabama

Vice Pres -Elect Sport & Ex Science Div*

Robert Herron

University of Montevallo

District 1 Representative* (2025-2026))

Ben Walker

Bay Minette Elementary

District 2 Representative* (2024-2025)


Shelly Grimes

Brookwood Elementary

District 3 Representative* (2025-2026)


Ashley Pharr

Moody Elementary

District 4 Representative* (2024-2025)

Brittany Thomas

Deer Valley Elementary

District 5 Representative* (2025-2026)


Amy Patterson

Brewbaker Tech Magnet High

District 6 Representative* (2024-2025)


Lakeisha Johnson

Sweetwater High School

District 7 Representative* (2025-2026)


 

District 8 Representative* (2024-2025)


Derrick Calvert

Chestnut Grove Elementary

 Advocacy Co-Chair (2025-2028)

Sherri Huff

Birmingham City Schools
 

Governor’s Commission on Fitness

Deanna Pack


 

 


 

 


 

Council Officers:

Adapted Council Chair

Jenn Baumeister

Elberta Elementary

Adapted Council Chair-Elect

Jessica Allred

Mobile County Public Schools

Elem. Physical Educ. Council Chair

Rebecca Recke

Retired

Elem. Physical Educ. Council Chair-Elect

Brandy Rankins

York West End Jr. High

Middle/Sec Physical Educ. Council Chair


Emily Dodson

Mortimer Jordan High

Mid/Sec Phys Educ. Council Chair-Elect

Kristi Goodman

Oak Mountain Middle

Athletics Council Chair

Sheila Jett

Montevallo Middle School

Athletics Council Chair-Elect

Alphonso Lewis

Glen Iris Elementary

Higher Education Council Chair

Sandra Sims

UAB

Higher Education Council Chair-Elect

Deb Baxter


University of Alabama

Physical Activity Council Chair


Byron Archibald

Barret Elementary

Physical Activity Council Chair-Elect

Kory Hill

Jacksonville State University

Research Council Chair

Craig Parkes

University of South Alabama

Research Council Chair-Elect

Charity Bryan

University of South Alabama


 
Appointed Positions: 
Social/Digital Media Manager 

Ginger Aaron-Brush
HEAL United

ASAHPERD Journal Co-Editor 

Zack Rightmire
University of Alabama

Colleen Geary
University of Alabama

Awards Chair (2025-2027)


Penny Edwards
UAB
 
Liaisons from Allied Groups:

NCHPAD Liaison:

Penny Edwards
Alex Martinez

 

 


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