Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce Hosts Governor Kay Ivey
Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce Hosts Alabama Governor Kay Ivey | The Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce was so honored to host our Alabama State Governor Kay Ivey to speak at their April chamber luncheon to talk about projects our state government is working on to continue to improve our quality of life here from our schools to jobs, low unemployment and more. The Governor attended the luncheon at the invitation of State Representative Dickie Drake who serves the Leeds area and she received a warm welcome with approximately 200 attending.
The Chamber Board of Directors and some of our government officials had the privilege to participate in a photo op with Governor Ivey comprised of: Bill Morris – Leeds Water Works Board (Chamber President), Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, State Representative Dickie Drake and his wife, Anita Drake, State Senator Dan Roberts, Annette McGuire, Diane Poole (Chamber Staff), Alicia Wilson – Chick-Fil-A Leeds, Kayla Jones – Merch Boutique, Jeannie Cole – The Outlet Shops of Grand River (Chamber 2nd VP), Fred Britt – Power Composites, LLC, Mayor David Miller, Councilman Johnny Dutton, Tiffiany Ward – Millennial Bank (Chamber VP), Steven Weems – Leeds First Baptist (Chamber Treasurer), Steve Karr – Leeds Arts Council, LCS Superintendent John Moore, Brad Watson – City of Leeds, Scott Barnett – Brunson, Barnett & Sherrer, PC, Linda Miller – Guardian System, Inc., Sandra McGuire – Executive Director, Rachel Borrello – Workout Anytime Leeds, Debbie Watkins – Bob Watkins Realty and Dona Bonnett – adr Business & Marketing Strategies (Chamber Immed. Past Chair)
Among others in attendance were St. Clair County Commission Chairman Paul Manning, his wife, Marie Manning who is on the St. Clair County School Board and a group from the Republican Women of North Shelby County.
Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the 200 people who attended this month's event and each of those who made this event possible from our board of directors, ambassadors and diplomats and staff for their hard work to Leeds Water Works who helped with set up, Public Works for parking, Police Department for security, Leeds First United Methodist Church for hosting us, our wonderful kitchen ladies who do such a great job and Bluegrass BBQ who catered such a wonderful lunch.
This event was sponsored by the City of Leeds, Lehigh Cement Company, Brunson, Barnett & Sherrer, P.C., Hubbell Power Systems, Inc., Leeds Water Works Board, Millennial Bank, UAB Leeds, adr Business & Marketing Strategies, AMAC Design Builders, LLC, America’s First Federal Credit Union, BancorpSouth Bank, Buc-ee’s, Guardian Systems, Inc., IKG USA, Inc., Kinetic by Windstream, M & M Tax and Accounting, Power Composites, LLC and The Outlet Shops of Grand River.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey Speaks at Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
The next chamber luncheon will be Thursday, May 19, 2022 with guest speaker scheduled to be Lee Sentell, Alabama Tourism Director. For more information about the Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce, please contact Sandra McGuire, Executive Director, at (205) 699-5001 or (205) 965-9392.
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