Policy Committees

The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) has ten policy committees that bring together diverse professional experience on issues of importance to business. Each committee provides excellent opportunities for participants to share information and coordinate their pro-business efforts for maximum effectiveness. 

 Members are encouraged to participate on any committee and attend the corresponding meeting committee meetings held in the fall. These meetings allow committee members to help shape the following year’s legislative priorities. For more information or to join a policy committee, please contact Caroline Franklin at cfranklin@bcatoday.org.

Education & Workforce Development

Chair
Bob Powers – The Eufaula Agency, Inc.

Vice Chair
Ronnie Boles – General & Automotive Machine Shop

Environment & Energy

Chair
Vince Perez – Southeast Gas

Vice Chair
Preston Cauthen – Alabama Power Company

Federal Affairs

Chair
Lora McClendon – PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

Vice Chair
Harrison Proctor – Protective Life

Governmental Affairs

Chair
R.B. Walker – Alabama Power Company

Vice Chair
Jason IsbellAlabama – Regions Bank

Health

Chair
Ted Hosp – BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama

Vice Chair
Allison Ross – Huntsville Hospital Health System

Innovation & Economic Development

Chair
Jordan Howard – Economic Development  Partnership of Alabama

Vice Chair
C.J. Duncan – Spire Energy

Judicial & Legal Reform

Chair
Charlie Hartman – McWane, Inc.

Vice Chair
Greg Butrus – Balch & Bingham LLP

Labor & Employment

Chair
Freda Bacon – AL Self-Insured Worker’s Comp. Fund

Vice Chair
Pete Cobb – Balch & Bingham LLP

Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Chair
Rick Roden – Mountain Lakes Chamber of Commerce

Vice Chair
James Kemp – KMS

Tax & Fiscal Policy

Chair
Phillip Rivers – BMSS Advisors & CPAs

Vice Chair
Chris Grissom – Bradley