Birmingham City Council, District 3 Name: Rowan Henderson Age: 21 Residence: Arlington Crescent Political experience: First run for public office. Professional experience: Life insurance agent at Primerica Insurance Company, 2017-present; customer service representative/cashier/cook at Vestavia Bowl, 2013-2015. Civic experience: Member of executive board, Alpha Tau Omega. Education: Birmingham-Southern College, candidate for bachelor’s in business administration
The office: Birmingham City Council, District 3 The duties: The nine-member council is the legislative arm of Birmingham city government. It enacts legislation, adopts budgets and decides on policies for the city during weekly council meetings. One councilor is elected from each of nine districts to serve a four-year term. Birmingham City Council District Map
Birmingham City Board of Education, District 8 Patricia Bozeman-Henderson Age: 57 Residence: Green Acres neighborhood Political experience: Ran for the District 8 board seat in 2013. Professional experience: Job readiness and GE. coordinator, Birmingham Municipal Court, 2016-present; coordinator and case manager, Gun and Drug Court division of Birmingham Municipal Court, 2009-2016; substitute teacher and
Birmingham City Board of Education, District 8 Donald Tyrone Silmon Age: 47 Political experience: First campaign for elected office. Professional experience: Executive assistant to Mayor William Bell. Civic experience: Member, Birmingham Public Library Board, 2016-present; member, 2016-2017 class of Leadership Birmingham; founder, Dads on Duty mentoring group, Birmingham City Schools; coach, Amateur Athletics Union boys’
Birmingham City Board of Education, District 8 Sonja Smith Age: 36 Political experience: First campaign for elected office. Professional experience: Enroll Alabama Project Coordinator, AIDS Alabama, 2013-present; 10-and-under tennis coordinator, U.S. Tennis Association Southern, 2012-2014; music instructor, Malcolm X College – City Colleges of Chicago, 2009-2012; teacher, ACE Technical Charter High School, Chicago, 2006-2009; private
Birmingham City Board of Education, District 8 Antwon Womack Age: 29 Political experience: No offices held previously. Ran unsuccessfully for this school board seat in 2009 and 2013. Ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Tarrant in 2008. Ran unsuccessfully for Jefferson County Board of Education in 2010, but withdrew before the election. Civic experience: Member of
The Office: Birmingham Board of Education, District 8 The Duties: The nine members of the Birmingham Board of Education work with the superintendent to establish a vision for the school system by adopting goals and policies that address student needs, advance student performance and regulate overall operations of the system. The board also approves operating
Birmingham Board of Education Name: Eloise Manning Crenshaw Age: 63 Residence: Gate City Political experience: None Professional experience: Teacher, Jefferson-Blount-St. Clair County Mental Health Facility, 1978-1988; special education teacher, Glenn Middle, 1988-2005; special education teacher, Wenonah High, 2005-2017. Civic experience: President, Gate City Neighborhood Association, 10 years. Education: Tennessee State University, B.S., 1977; University of
Birmingham Board of Education Name: Martha McDowell Age: 73 Residence: College Hills Political experience: None Professional experience: Birmingham City Schools, 1990-2007; Madison Local School, Mansfield, Ohio, 1984-1990; Atterbury Job Corp Center, Edinburgh, Indiana, 1984-1990; Bartholomew County Schools, Columbus, Indiana, 1979-1980. Civic experience: Member of the School Planning Board for Woodland Park Learning Center; 10th Avenue
Birmingham Board of Education District 5 David T. McKinney Age: 34 Residence: Downtown Birmingham Political experience: None Professional experience: Taught communication courses at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007 to 2009, Miles College 2009 to 2013 and at Jefferson State Community College 2009 to present. Civic experience: National Education Association and the Alabama Education
