The Academy draws upon the knowledge and skills of a host of professionals, including:

• Dr. Cynthia Anthony, Dean of Students, Bessemer State Technical College
• Dr. Michael Bailey, Director, Alabama Technology Network
• Dr. George Boggs, President, American Association of Community Colleges
• Dr. Nathaniel Bray, Assistant Professor, UA College of Education
• Governor Albert P. Brewer, Distinguished Professor of Law and Government, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
• Bettina Byrd-Giles, M.A.Ed., Executive Director, Campus Activities, UA Student Affairs
• Dr. David Campbell, President, Northeast Alabama Community College
• Ed Castile, Director, Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute
• Dr. Kathleen Cramer, Senior Associate Vice President, UA Office of Student Affairs
• Debbie Dahl, Vice Chancellor for Fiscal and Information Services, Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education
• Artur Davis, Congressman, 7 th District, State of Alabama
• Dr. Joan Davis, General Counsel and Vice Chancellor for Legal and Human Resources, Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education
• Dr. Beverly Dyer, Assistant Professor, UA College of Education
• Dr. Gregory Fitch, Executive Director, Alabama Department of Higher Education
• Tina Fitch, Executive Producer, Theater Tuscaloosa
• Dr. Leila Gonzales Sullivan, W. Dallas Herring Professor of Community College Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Leigh Grogran, Director of Fiscal and Information Services, Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education
• Dr. Seth Hammett, Speaker of the House, Alabama House of Representatives
• Dr. David E. Hardy, Director of Research, UA Education Policy Center
• Dr. Michael Harris, Assistant Professor, UA College of Education
• Dr. Thomas Harris, Professor, UA College of Communication and Information Sciences
• Dr. Vicki Hawsey, President, Wallace State Community College
• Dr. Mark A. Heinrich, President, Shelton State Community College
• Dr. John Johnson, President, Alabama Southern Community College
• Dr. James Jolly, Jr., Dean of Instructional Services, Gadsden State Community College
• Mary Jolly,
• Dr. Stephen Katsinas, Director and Professor, UA College of Education
• Janet Kincherlow-Martin, Director of Public Relations, Calhoun Community College
• Dr. Humphrey Lee, President, Northwest-Shoals Community College
• Dr. ClaireH. Major, Associate Professor, UA Education Policy Center
• Dr. Helen McAlpine, President, J. F. Drake State Technical College
• Dr. Susan McBride, President, Jefferson Davis Community College
• Dr. Edward Meadows, President, Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
• Dr. Judy Merritt, President, Jefferson State Community College
• Dr. Milady Murphy, Director, Wellness Center, Shelton State Community College
• Dr. Charles Nash, Vice Chancellor, The University of Alabama System
• Dr. Mark Nelson, Assistant Provost, UA Office of Academic Affairs
• Dr. Malcolm Portera, Chancellor, The University of Alabama System
• Dr. Susan Price, Vice Chancellor, Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education
• Dr. Samory Pruitt, Vice President, UA Office of Community Affairs
• Sandra Ray, Board Member, Alabama State Board of Education, District #7
• James Rowell, President, HRD Associates, Tuscaloosa, AL
• Jackie Sexson, The Sexton Group
• Dr. Sanford Shugart, President, Valencia Community College
• Dr. Devin Stephenson, Vice President for External Affairs, Bevill State Community College
• Dr. Stephen Tomlinson, Associate Professor, UA College of Education
• Dr. Perry Ward, President, Lawson State Community College
• Dr. Robert Witt, President, The University of Alabama