President, Board of Directors
Tim Thrasher
Community Action Partnership of North Alabama
Tim Thrasher is the Executive Director of Community Action Partnership of North Alabama and serves as President of the CAAA Board of Directors.
Leadership
The leaders of Alabama's Community Action network
Most poverty-related organizations focus on a specific area of need — job training, health care, housing or economic development. Community Action Agencies reach out to low-income people in their communities, address their multiple needs through a comprehensive approach, develop partnerships with other community organizations, involve low-income clients in the agency's operations, and administer a full range of coordinated programs designed to have a measurable impact on poverty.
Board Officers
Officers of the Board of Directors
CAAA is governed by a board drawn from its member agencies, reflecting the tripartite structure that guides every Community Action Agency.
Vice President, Board of Directors
Angel Walker
Macon-Russell Community Action Agency
Angel Walker is the Executive Director of Macon-Russell Community Action Agency and serves as Vice President of the CAAA Board of Directors.
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Rosetta Pender
Community Action Agency of South Alabama
Rosetta Pender is the Chief Executive Officer of Community Action Agency of South Alabama and serves as Treasurer of the CAAA Board of Directors.
Secretary, Board of Directors
Luke Laney
Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama
Luke Laney is the Executive Director of Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama and serves as Secretary of the CAAA Board of Directors.
“Community Action changes people's lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.”
Team Members
Member agency executive directors
The 14 executive directors and chief executives below lead CAAA's member agencies. Each serves a defined set of Alabama counties with locally designed programs and a shared statewide mission.
Cynthia Simpson
Executive Director
Pickens County Community Action Committee & CDC, Inc.
Pickens County Community Action Committee and CDC, Inc. is dedicated to mobilizing resources in an effort to eliminate poverty and improve the quality of life for low-income and vulnerable populations.
Karinne Simmons
Executive Director
Southeast Alabama Community Action Partnership
Southeast Alabama Community Action Partnership strives to provide low-income persons with the information, opportunities, education and increased self-assurance that they need to become self-sufficient.
Isaiah R. Scott
Chief Executive Officer
Community Action Partnership of Huntsville/Madison & Limestone Counties
The partnership strives to enhance the quality of life through the mobilization of federal, state and local resources in order to provide advocacy, economic development and assistance that moves low-income people toward self-sufficiency.
Angelo Miller
Executive Director
Mobile Community Action, Inc.
Mobile Community Action strives to empower the low-income population to achieve maximum potential through advocacy, education, training, employment and emergency support services.
Deidre Tatum
Executive Director
Walker County Community Action Agency
The agency enables low-income citizens of Walker County to overcome barriers by assisting them with the basic needs, skills and information essential to become successful and productive citizens.
Olandor O. Lewis
Executive Director
Community Service Programs of West Alabama, Inc.
Community Service Programs of West Alabama, Inc. provides resources and services which resolve immediate needs and lead to long-term self-sufficiency for low-income and vulnerable populations.
Tyrone Barrow
Executive Director
Organized Community Action Program
The Organized Community Action Program is a private, non-profit community-based Community Action Agency dedicated to improving the quality of life for the low-income population served.
R.W. Pringle
Interim Executive Director
Montgomery Community Action Agency
Montgomery Community Action Agency assists low-income residents with the basic needs, skills and information essential to becoming successful and productive citizens through agency programs and referrals.
Kendra Williams
Executive Director
Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama
The partnership identifies causes and conditions of poverty among low-income households in Autauga, Chilton, Elmore and Shelby counties by providing services and programs that enhance quality of life.
Gary Lewis
Executive Director
Community Action of Etowah County
To reduce poverty in Etowah County, the agency focuses local, state, federal and private resources to help low-income individuals and families acquire skills, gain access to opportunity and achieve economic self-sufficiency.
David Crosby
Executive Director
Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama
The agency reduces the causes and adverse consequences of poverty and empowers low-income individuals, families and communities to achieve self-sufficiency through advocacy, resource utilization and service delivery.
Stephanie Keith
Executive Director
Community Action Agency of Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun & Cleburne Counties
The agency promotes change and empowers low-income individuals and families in the communities it serves.
Tina Evans
Chief Executive Officer
Alabama Council on Human Relations
ACHR is a private non-profit funded exclusively for educational and charitable purposes on behalf of the low-income population, promoting programs that improve economic conditions, education and relationships for all people.
Lesia Woody
Interim Executive Director
Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa Community Action Committee
The committee's mission is to enhance the quality of life for low-income people through mobilizing resources and providing services that promote self-sufficiency.
Photography
Portraits are shown where the association has a current photo on file. Remaining leaders show a neutral silhouette until an updated headshot is supplied.