Who We Are
Leadership
The Alabama Retail Association is led by retailers who know the industry firsthand. Our officers and directors represent businesses of all sizes and sectors across Alabama, bringing their experience and perspective to the Association’s work.
Officers
Rick Brown
President
Alabama Retail Association
Melissa Cross
Chairman
McAleer’s Office Furniture
Shane Spiller
Vice Chairman
Spiller Furniture & Mattress
Bob Akers
Treasurer
Davis Direct
Michael Gee
Immediate Past Chairman
The Pants Store
Beth Staula
Executive Committee Designee
Alabama Goods
Jennifer Henderson
Secretary
Alabama Retail Association
Directors
* Also serves as an officer.
Dustin Beaty
Molly Cagle
Michael Cohen
Melissa Cross*
Michael Gee*
Jheovanny Gomez
David S. Marks III
Will Meacham
Midtown Pizza Kitchen
Melissa Parker-Paul
Yancey Parker’s
Robert A. Robicheaux
Shane Spiller*
Danielle Spinks
Chad Wester
John M. Wilson
Big Bear of Luverne Inc.
Jimmy Wright
Ex-officio Directors
Past Presidents and Chairmen
Rodney Barstein, Retail Specialists LLC; Darrell Bourne, (retired); Claude “Bud” Kitchin IV, Presbyterian Home for Children; Todd Noden, Books-A-Million; Jacob Shevin, Standard Furniture; Jimmy D. Smith and Jimmy Ray Smith, Jimmy Smith Jewelers; Dianne Wammack (retired); and George Wilder, The Locker Room.