Board of Directors

The Foundation

Sloss Furnaces holds a very special place in the hearts and minds of the people of Birmingham. The original blast furnaces constructed by James Withers Sloss in the early 1880's served to propel the fledgling city of Birmingham into the pre-eminent industrial center of the South. For this reason Sloss Furnaces is a rich source of local pride and an invaluable part of our collective identity. But the Sloss Furnaces story doesn't end there. We are now looking to the future with plans to preserve Sloss Furnaces and expand on it's base as a cultural icon. You'll find these plans are big and bold, much like the towering smokestacks and enormous furnaces that made Sloss the stuff of legend.

Board of Directors

Officers:
President: Robin Wade President, Wade Sand & Gravel

Vice President: Mike Keel Senior Vice President, McWane Inc.

Secretary: John Nixon, Community Volunteer

Treasurer: Steven Reider Principal, Bancography

Cathy Adams

Community Volunteer

John J. Burke
Senior Vice President, BB&T

Monte Burnham
Vice President, US Pipe & Foundry Company

Kevin Owens
Administrative Assistant to the City of Birmingham Mayor

Barry Copeland
Executive Vice President, Birmingham Business Alliance

Charles DeBardeleben
Executive Vice President, Steward Machine Company

Albert Folcher
President, SCA Planning and Construction

Dr. Jay Goldman
Professor Emeritus, UAB

Wyndall A. Ivey
Principal, The Ivey Law Group

Doug Jackson
Director Community Affairs, Regions Bank

Alan Lott

Financial Specialist, Southeastern Financial Group, LLC

Philip McWane
Chairman, McWane Inc.

Maxine Parker*
Coucilwoman, City of Birmingham

Bob Rathburn
Executive Director, Sloss Furnaces NHL

James Richardson
Sr. VP, Wells Fargo

Gene Robinson
President, IMS Ready

A. Page 'Pete' Sloss
Chairman, Sloss Real Estate

Charles C. Stewart
President, Walter Coke and Walter Minerals

* Landmark Board only