May 8, 2025 - The Club
Small Business Owner presented by T-Mobile:
- Sonya Faye Gardner - Owner, Tailor and Clothier, Sonya Faye's - (WINNER)
- Crystal Mullen-Johnson - Owner, Strive Counseling Services
- Jackie Wilson - Owner, Elite Hands Massage Therapy
Outstanding Young Professional:
- Dulce Rivera - General Manager, MiPueblo Markets (WINNER)
- Clarence Graham - CEO, Graham Group Real Estate
- Rachel Harmon - Inaugural Director, Birmingham Promise
Diversity Leader:
- Cristina Almanza - Business Development Coordinator, Buffalo Rock (WINNER)
- James E. King Jr. - Associate Dean for Diversity, Culverhouse College at UA
- Martina Winston - VP & Senior HR Partner | Diversity & Inclusion Leader, Protective Life
Faith/Non-Profit Leader presented by Legacy of Hope:
- Catrena Norris Carter - Co-Founder and Executive Director, Salute Selma Inc. (WINNER)
- NaKaria Barfield - Founder, Pretty Young Girls
- LTC Kenneth Phillips - CEO, Priority Soldier Inc
Automotive Professional of the Year presented by BB&T, now Truist Bank:
- John Porter - General Sales Manager, Hendrick Hoover Auto Mall (WINNER)
- April Benson - Chief Operating Officer, King Boyz Towing
- Thomas Walker Sr. - Owner, Speedy Tire and Service | T. Walker Enterprises
Justice/Attorney Professional:
- Danny Carr - D.A. Jefferson Co. - Birmingham Division (WINNER)
- Randall Minor - Shareholder, Maynard Cooper Gale
- LeFrante Williams - Attorney, Fan Will Legal Services, LLC.
Entrepreneur of the Year presented by Alabama Power:
- Tanesha Sims-Summers - CEO, Naughty but Nice Kettle Corn Co. (WINNER)
- LaToya Meadows - CEO, Simple Tax Solutions
- Lemar Storey - CEO, Life Touch Massage
Medical Professional:
- Tony Christon-Walker - Director of Prevention & Community Partnerships, AIDS Alabama
- Cherie May Edwards - Owner / CEO, Work in Progress LLC Counseling Services
- Alexia C. Vaughn - President & Optometrist, Advanced Eye Care
Academic Leader:
- Ethan David Hill - Student, J.H. Phillips Academy (WINNER)
- Bobbi Knight - President, Miles College
- Perry W. Ward - Retired President of Lawson State Community College
Executive of the Year:
- Alisa Summerville - Director of Customer Service Centers, Alabama Power
- Montal Morton - Owner & Marketing Director, Redmont Distilling Company
- Tawanna Morton - Intake Director, Crossroads to Intervention