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Chip Cherry

October 31, 2021

Chip Cherry is president and CEO of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce – positioning him as the liaison between businesses, organizations and the community at large. During his tenure, the city of Huntsville has experienced continuous growth with no end in sight.

Jessica Penot

August 31, 2021

Jessica Penot is a best-selling author and Huntsville resident whose writing spans different genres - but all of her work is sure to keep her readers up at night. Focusing on dark fantasy, horror and the paranormal, Penot’s career officially started with a short story

Christie Finley

August 31, 2021

When Huntsville City Schools Board of Education selected Christie Finley as its new leader in August 2018, she inherited a robust school district. However, it was initially fraught with challenges of a fiscal variety.

Bill Elliot

July 1, 2021

In honor of National Honeybee Day on August 21, meet local beekeeper and Huntsville native, Bill Elliott. Bill is a Master Beekeeper, with apiaries in Blossomwood, Redstone Arsenal and near Harvest. Bill shares some of his extensive knowledge with HUNTSVILLE EVENT – and tells us why bees are oh so cool.

John Allen

July 1, 2021

John Allen, the Committee of 100’s dynamic CEO, speaks about its mission and exciting initiatives. Founded in 1995 by a group of eight business leaders from the Chamber of Commerce, the Committee’s focus is the City of Huntsville, the City of Madison, and the County of Madison. It was founded on three principles: high quality public education, long term economic development, and cooperative local government.

Lori Pence

May 3, 2021

Lori Pence is a Land Steward at the Land Trust of North Alabama. As a native of Madison County with a longtime appreciation of the outdoors her work toward the Land Trust’s mission is vital to protect and maintain the area’s extensive natural spaces.

Emma Lansdell

May 3, 2021

Emma Lansdell has a lot to be excited about. Monte Sano State Park has been in a state of metamorphosis since she took the helm as park manager in January 2020. If there’s anyone who is up to the challenge to usher the park through a series of ...

Ashley Ramirez

February 28, 2021

Ashley Ramirez Ph.D., is a baker, restauranteur and author. She owns Mason Dixon Bakery, which specializes in gluten free products, as well as raising aw

Hank Isenberg

February 28, 2021

An organization does not earn the five-time distinction of “Best Places to Work” without merit. It must have a rock-solid, supportive work culture to back it up. As President/CEO of IronMountain Solutions (IMS,) Hank Isenberg is ...

Marie Newberry

December 30, 2020

she asked the board, “where do you want to see Fantasy in 10 years? Every single person in that room wanted to see Fantasy have a brand-new campus where we could have a home, where we would be presenting the shows in the building, and most importantly, ...

Cathy Lighton

December 30, 2020

Cathy Lighton has been practicing and teaching yoga for more than 20 years. Her studio, Light On Yoga combined her first love, yoga with barre instruction. As she transitions the business she founded to a new owner, she and her husband will set off on new adventures early ...