The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development (UACED) manages the Alabama Community Leadership Network (ACLN), an organization committed to building, supporting, and enhancing community leadership throughout Alabama. The ACLN brings expertise and valuable resources available throughout the state together to assist communities and organizations to develop, improve and sustain leadership development programs and community initiatives. Through the ACLN, we provide a diverse range of services to promote effective leadership principles including: opportunities for sharing best practices, provide educational materials, host training events and provide consultation to communities to assist with local community and economic development initiatives.
Advisory Council
- Chris Barraza, Leadership Mobile
- Cristin Brawner, The David Mathews Center for Civic Life
- Carol Bruser, Leadership Shelby County
- Katrina Easley, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
- Carla Elston, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
- Lyndsay Ferguson, Leadership Huntsville/Madison County
- Clifford Jones, Youth Leadership Academy
- Linda Kelley, Leadership Dothan-Houston County
- Cheryl Lange, Leadership Montgomery
- Callie Nelson, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
- Danny Patterson, Gulf States Health Policy Center
- Pam Stenz, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
- Ephraim Stockdale, Alabama Power Company
- Libba Vaughan, Leadership Birmingham
“If you want to improve the organization, you have to improve yourself and the organization gets pulled up with you.”
Indra Nooyi