Birmingham Board of Education, District 4 Edward Maddox Age: 61 Residence: Woodlawn Political experience: Maddox held the Board of Education District 4 seat, winning a term in 2009. He was named president of the board in 2011. Maddox was forced to step down from that post as part of a plea agreement involving charges that
Board of Education, District 3 Name: Mary Boehm Age: 64 Political experience: First political race. Professional experience: YWCA 1986-1989; Alabama Power Foundation 1989-1997; BellSouth/Bellsouth Foundation 1997-2007; A+ College Ready 2007- 2017. Civic experience: Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, board of directors; American Red Cross, chairman of volunteers; YWCA junior board; Mayor’s Task Force on Refugee Resettlement, chairman;
Board of Education, District 3 Name: Larry Contri Age: 71 Political experience: First political race Professional experience: Birmingham City Schools teacher, grades 7-8, 1967-72; principal, Fairmont School, 1972-79; principal, Curry School, 1979-1981; principal, Ramsay High School, 1981-1984; area assistant superintendent, 1984-96; director of research/planning, 1996-98; director of special projects, 1998-2002; information technology officer, 2002-2007; director of schools, 2007-2016; interim superintendent,
Birmingham City Council District 9 Angene Coleman Residence: Westchester neighborhood. Political experience: First time to seek elected office. Professional experience: Drug-prevention specialist coordinator for 22 years, currently at Alcohol and Abuse Treatment Centers Inc.; previous work with the Birmingham Housing Authority. Civic experience: Smithfield Estates vice president, 2010; volunteer youth advisor with NAACP, current. Education:
Birmingham City Council, District 9 John Hilliard Age: 56 Residence: Smithfield Estates. Political experience: Ran for Alabama Legislature in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010; held the House District 60 seat from 1993-2003. Professional experience: Private business owner, in real estate and bonding. Education: Alabama State University, bachelor’s degree in business administration management; A.H. Parker High School.
Birmingham City Council, District 9 Wendell Major Age: 51 Residence: Dolomite. Political races run: Unsuccessful campaign for Alabama Senate, 2006. Professional experience: Principal, Major Law Group LLC, 2007- present; lieutenant, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, 1989-present; civilian police assistant mentor/adviser supervisor in Kabul, Afghanistan, U.S. State Department, November 2009-November 2010; sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps., 1983-1991. Civic
Birmingham City Council, District 9 Roderick Royal Age: 52 Residence: Westchester neighborhood, Pratt City. Political Experience: Birmingham City Council, 2001-2013; council president, 2009-2013; interim mayor, November 2009-January 2010. Professional experience: Instructor, Miles College, 20 years; outreach counselor with local health clinic; pastor of local congregation; former U.S. Army officer with combat service in the Persian
Birmingham City Council, District 9 David Russell Residence: Smithfield Estates Political experience: Member, Jefferson County and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee; member, Birmingham Water Works committee on rates; volunteer, voter registration drives. Professional experience: Administrative assistant at Alabama State University, 15 years; work in the insurance field. Civic experience: President, Neighborhood Block Watch in Smithfield Estates;
Birmingham City Council, District 9 Reginald Swanson Age: 60 Residence: Pratt City Political experience: First time to seek elected office; appointed to and served as chair of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority. Professional experience: Dentist in private practice, 1981-present; dentist for Jefferson County jail, 2006-2012; developer, owner and operator, Magnolia Terrace Senior-Handicap Housing, 40 units
Birmingham City Council, District 9 James Williams Jr. Age: 47 Residence: South Pratt City Political experience: Ran unsuccessfully for the Birmingham City Council, 2012; public relations volunteer, Birmingham mayoral campaign, 2008. Professional experience: On-air radio personality J. Love, WBHK Today’s Kiss, 2000-present; host, Talkback Live 98.7, 2002-2009; on-air personality J. Love, WTUG, 2001-2002; Homeboy’s Restaurant
