Chamber Happenings

Jim Page, the Vice President for Public Policy and Business Development at the Decatur – Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, was recently named as a member of the “Top 40 Under 40” by Chamber Executive magazine, a national industry publication. He was nominated for the top honor by Chamber President & CEO John Seymour.

Page, who joined the Chamber staff in 2002, is responsible for its local, state and federal lobbying efforts and for coordinating business development and recruitment in the Chamber’s partnership with the City of Decatur.

Kim Hood was named Executive Director of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce earlier this year and reports she is enjoying her new job. She holds an Associate Broker AL Real Estate License and has been involved in the real estate profession over the past eleven years. Kim and her husband, Kenny, have been married for 21 years and are active members of Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, where they devote a great deal of their time working with the youth and music.

Sheryl Smedley accepted the position of Executive Director of the Selma- Dallas County Chamber of Commerce this summer after spending more than 20 years in the banking industry, where she served in various positions including assistant branch manager, branch manager and commercial portfolio manager. She serves on the boards of Habitat for Humanity, Selma- Dallas county Historical Preservation Society and the International Paper Riverdale Mill Advisory Board. She is a very active member of Church Street Methodist Church where she serves as Council secretary.