Among the 72 members of Leadership Alabama Class XXXVI is Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan. 

Leadership Alabama is a statewide program of Alabama leaders engaged in creating a network of relationships that seeks mutual understanding of problems and priorities for Alabama’s future. The program year will launch on Wednesday, October 14, in Montgomery and continue through May of 2027.

During the year, the class will also convene in Birmingham, Huntsville and Mobile, where it will hear challenging presentations and participate in class discussions that encourage critical, thoughtful assessments of our state and its issues – both challenging and successful – while learning of some extraordinary initiatives that are addressing those issues. 

“Leadership Alabama’s mission is to challenge, motivate and engage Alabama’s proven leaders for the good of our state, and Class XXXVI, as with all previous classes, is comprised of accomplished people who will continue to act, individually and in concert with one another, to move Alabama forward to help it reach its full potential,” expressed Kyle Buchanan, Leadership Alabama’s board chair.

Ashley Kaplan, executive director, added, “Leadership Alabama is an organization represented by our state’s most respected and visionary leaders who are passionate about serving the people and addressing the issues of our great state. Alabama continues to benefit from the collective actions and initiatives borne by this engaged group of leaders, and once again, it is an honor to gather such an esteemed and diverse cohort of knowledgeable professionals from throughout all regions in Alabama.