RSVP Now for April Chamber Luncheon
Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce April Chamber Luncheon 2023 | Leeds First Methodist Church
Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce will host their monthly chamber luncheon at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 20 at Leeds First Methodist Church located at 1189 6th Street, Leeds with Guest Speaker: Mark Colson, President & CEO - Alabama Trucking Association.
This is a great opportunity to meet and develop relationships with other Leeds area business professionals, hear a great speaker and enjoy a great lunch. Also, businesses are encourage to bring door prizes to advertise your business.
Lunch is $15 and make your reservation with Sandra McGuire, Executive Director, at (205) 699-5001, (205) 965.9392 or Sandra@LeedsAreaChamber.com.
About Our Speaker:
Mark Colson
Mark Colson is proud to share the good news of Alabama Trucking’s vibrancy delivering more than 80 percent of all goods rolling into and out of the state while providing 1 in 15 jobs to its citizens.
Mark’s passion is sharing the amazing stories of the hundreds of thousands of dedicated men and women who work hard every day to safely provide the wheels of Alabama’s economy. He also works to let everyone know that a career in trucking is a wonderful opportunity for job seekers from all walks of life. Mark likes to say, “If you see it, it came from a trucker.”
As Alabama’s top executive for trucking, he travels across the state building relationships that grow and foster the industry’s mission while enhancing its public image from the truck cab to the shop floor to the corner office. He also works closely with policymakers in Montgomery and Washington D.C. to ensure they understand the important part trucking plays in Alabama’s economy and its impact on the daily lives of all Alabamians.
Prior to leading the Alabama Trucking Association, Mark advocated for Alabama’s business community serving various leadership roles at the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), Alabama’s state chamber of commerce, including Interim President, Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs, and Chief of Staff.
Mark is a regular media commentator on trucking related topics and is the co-host of Merging Lanes podcast, a podcast that shares stories and perspectives of passionate people in the trucking industry.
He’s a graduate of Huntingdon College in Montgomery, AL. Forever a Hawk, he serves as a member of the Huntingdon College Board of Trustees and was inducted into the Huntingdon Athletics Hall of Fame (Football). He also holds an MBA from Troy University. He is a member of the board of directors for Embrace Alabama Kids and the FFA Foundation. He, his wife, Cody, and their daughter Liv (3) attend First United Methodist Church in Montgomery.
The Alabama Trucking Association (ATA) has served the needs and promoted Alabama’s trucking industry since 1938 through advocacy, training, and the successful implementation of programs including the ATA Comp Fund, Safety & Maintenance Management Council, TRUK PAC, and the ATA Foundation. ATA is a proud member of the 50-state federation of the American Trucking Associations, the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. For more information visit alabamatrucking.org.