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Board of Directors

Officers

Andrew Hugine, Jr., Ph. D., Chairman
President
Alabama A&M University
Huntsville, Alabama 

Allen P. Vital, Vice Chair, Ph.D.
Interim Vice President for Marketing, Communications and Advancement
Alabama A&M University
Huntsville, Alabama 

Lynda Batiste, Ph.D., Treasurer
Interim Vice President for Business and Finance
Alabama A&M University
Huntsville, Alabama

Board Members 

(Alphabetically)

Albert Benifield, Jr. 
President
Alabama A&M University National Alumni Association, Inc.
Pearland, Texas 

Phil Coker
Brigadier General, Ret.
Huntsville, Alabama 

Kyla Pitcher, Ph.D.
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
Alabama A&M University
Huntsville, Alabama

Charles A. Cusack
CEO
Cusack & Associates, Inc.
Huntsville, Alabama 

Bryan Hicks
Director of Athletics
Alabama A&M University
Madison, Alabama 

Kreslyn Kelley-Ellis, Ed.D.
President/CEO
Premier Leadership Academy
New Market, Alabama

Mr. James Prude, J.D.
Assistant Attorney General
State of Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama

Elizabeth B. Richardson 
Market President
Progress Bank
Madison, Alabama

Mr. Andre Taylor
Trustee
Alabama A&M University Board of Trustees
Bessemer, Alabama

Raymond Young, Jr.
CEO
Raymond Young & Associates, LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana