Birmingham Board of Education, District 5 Name: Buford Lee Burks Date of birth: 62 Residence: College Hills Political experience: None Professional experience: Teacher, Booker T. Washington Junior College of Business, 1982; Birmingham high schools, since 1997. Civic experience: Member, NAACP, SCLC and National Action Network; received a 2017 Community Service Award from NAACP as author
Birmingham Board of Education, District 2 Brandon McCray Age: 36 Residence: South East Lake Political experience: Neighborhood officer, secretary. Professional experience: Birmingham City Council, administrative assistant, 2009 to present; All The Way Entertainment, casting director, 2012 to present. Civic experience: Birmingham Children’s Theatre, patron board member, 2010 to 2015; Birmingham Festival Theatre board member, 2012
Birmingham Board of Education, District 9 Sandra Kelly Brown Age: 70 Political experience: Member, Birmingham Board of Education, District 9, 2013-present. Professional experience: Employee, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, 1973-1997; part-time employee, The Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, 2007-2017. Civic experience: Has been president, vice president and secretary of the North Birmingham Neighborhood
Birmingham Board of Education, District 9 Lawrence Jackson Political experience: Ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the city Board of Education in 2013. Professional experience: Currently a professor teaching social work at Alabama A&M and Lawson State Community College; pastor at Love Fellowship Baptist Church; owns Sweet and Eats restaurant. Education: Master’s, Alabama A&M; bachelor’s,
Birmingham Board of Education, District 7 Wardine Towers Alexander Age: 62 Political experience: Birmingham Board of Education District 7 member, 2013-present, including vice president, 2014-2015, and president, 2015-present. Professional experience: Training/document control supervisor, BioLife Plasma Services/Shire, 1999-2017; education manager, American Red Cross Blood Services,1977-1999. Civic experience: President, Alabama State Association of Blood Banks 1990-1992; member,
Birmingham Board of Education, District 7 Patricia Spigner McAdory Age: 65 Political experience: Board member, Oxmoor Valley Home Owner Association 2014-2015. Professional experience: Teacher, second grade, Greensboro Elementary School-Greensboro, Georgia, 1978-1979; teacher, Birmingham City Schools, 1979-1993, and library media specialist, 1993-2010. Education: Powderly Elementary School, graduated 1966; Jones Valley High School, 1966-1988; Wenonah High
Birmingham Board of Education, District 6 Cheri A. Gardner Age: 56 Residence: Heritage Towne Center Political experience: Birmingham Board of Education, 2013 to present. Professional experience: A vice president and manager with AmSouth Bank, 1982-1996; exclusive agent/owner, Allstate Insurance Co., 1996-2000; director of funeral service, Smith and Gaston Funeral Service, 1986-present. Civic experience: Alpha Kappa
Birmingham Board of Education, District 6 Ervin Philemon Hill Sr. Age: 69 Residence: South Titusville. Political experience: None Professional experience: Retired from the Birmingham City Schools, where he worked as a vocational welding instructor and athletics coach. Civic experience: Member, Committee to Save Jefferson County. Education: Associates of science degree, Lawson State Community College; welding
Birmingham City Board of Education, District 4 Name: Amber Marie Courtney Age: 28 Residence: Norwood Political experience: First political race Professional experience: Administrative assistant to the mayor, special projects coordinator for the city, 2013-present; adjunct English professor, Jefferson State Community College, 2016-present; housing counselor, 2012-2013; first year enrichment administrator, Miles College, 2011-2012; interpreter, park guide,
Birmingham City Board of Education, District 4 Daagye Hendricks Age: 41 Residence: Norwood Political experience: Birmingham Board of Education, District 4, 2013-present. Professional experience: Wee Care Academy Inc., vice president of operations and licensed educator, 1999-2005; Birmingham Airport Authority- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise liaison and parking manager, 2003-2012; Wee Manage Inc./Harambe Inc., vice president of operations
