Join us for Fork and Cork, an extraordinary culinary delight featuring five-time James Beard semifinalist Rob McDaniel.

A series of three dinners: August 17, August 31, and September 14 | 6 p.m. – Cocktails | 7 p.m. – Dinner

Purchase tickets and sponsorships!

Board

2026 CHILDREN’S HARBOR BOARD MEMBERS

MELINDA ALDAG  Volunteer | Birmingham, AL

BRENT BURNS Chairman of the Board, Alt Legal – IP Management Software | Alexander City, AL

CHARLES CHESNUTT  Senior Vice President – Treasurer, Genuine Parts Company (Retired) | Atlanta, GA

RANDALL CURTIS  Executive VP and COO, Hoar Construction | Birmingham, AL

CAREY GILBERT  Chairman, J.H. Berry and Gilbert, Inc. | Birmingham, AL

ALAN HARGROVE  Rushton Stakely | Alexander City, AL

DEDIE HENDRIX  Volunteer | Alexander City, AL

WILLIAM HORTON  Senior Executive VP and South Region President, Regions Bank (Retired) | Birmingham, AL

SANDY KILLION  Principal and CEO, Vulcan Industrial Contractors | Chairman and CEO, Shook & Fletcher Supply Co., Inc. | Birmingham, AL

TOM LAMBERTH  CEO and President (Retired) and Exec. Chairman, Russell Lands  | Alexander City, AL

DUDLEY LAWSON  Founder and President, C&I Enclosures | Alexander City, AL

MIKE LUCE  Vice Chair | Executive Vice Chairman, Harbert Management Corp. (Retired) | Birmingham, AL

ANDY MEEHAN  President-Distribution, Peachtree Planning | Birmingham, AL

CAT OUTZEN  CEO, Children’s Harbor | Birmingham, AL

HENRY RAY  Co-Founder and President, Ray & Poynor | Birmingham, AL

GRAHAM ROBERTS  Executive Director and Family Wealth Director, Morgan Stanley | Atlanta, GA

ASHLEY ROBINETT  Senior Vice President of Shared Services, Alabama Power Company | Birmingham, AL

*BEN RUSSELL  Co-Founder | Chair, Russell Lands | Alexander City, AL

LUANNE RUSSELL  Co-Founder | Children’s Harbor | Alexander City, AL

STEPHEN RUTLEDGE  Executive VP of Operations, Alfa (Retired) | Montgomery, AL

JEFF STONE  Chair | Executive VP, Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC | Birmingham, AL

DAVID STURDIVANT Secretary/Treasurer | President, Russell Lands | Alexander City, AL

*deceased