Leading Edge has a dynamic group of women who serve on the Board of Directors, Advisory Board, Junior Board and Community Councils. We also welcome the participation of men who care about the young women of our state.Our Board of Directors, as with any Board, is responsible for the governing of the organization.

Board of Directors Leading Edge Institute 2011-2012

Teresa Zúñiga Odom, Board Chair Alabama Power Company Kathy Boswell Baptist Medical Center Princeton Carol Britton Regions Bank Jeris Burns Burns Jones & LeCompte Financial Advisors Willie Chriesman Chriesman and Associates Ellen Dossett, Ph.D. Psychologist, retired  Eric Essix Alys Stephens Center Velda Eugenias Eugenias Advisory Group Sheila Gilbert Gilbert and Co. LLC Madeline Haikala Lightfoot Franklin and White

Virginia Jones Snoozy’s College Bookstore Nancy Kane Protective Life Carole Miller  Maynard, Cooper and Gale, PC Kathryn Dietrich Perrault Maynard, Cooper and Gale, PC Myrna Pittman Alabama Power Company, retired Stacia Robinson The BeneChoice Companies John Smallwood Political Consultant William F. Smith II Vernis and Bowling of Birmingham, LLC  Jorja H. White Worth Ltd.