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	Snead State Welcomes New Advisory Board BOAZ – December 26, 2011 Snead State Community College announces the new members to its nine-person Advisory Board. The purpose of the Advisory Board is to promote and serve the best interests of the College. The board will serve as advocates for the College and will participate in the Strategic Planning Process. The Advisory Board members include Scott Bobo of Aroney, Mark Brickey of Guntersville, Tammy Davis of Boaz, Lana Hawkins of Arab, Jeremy Hays of Boaz, Joan Noel of Boaz, Andrea Oliver of Guntersville, Dianne Prestridge of Arab, and Greg Price of Boaz. “I’m honored to be working with this group of professionals from our community who have pledged their support to Snead State Community College. I look for the Advisory Board to be our ‘eyes and ears’ in the community and guide Snead State in our pursuit of future endeavors,” said Snead State President Dr. Robert Exley. Scott Bobo is a 1994 graduate of the University of West Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science. He is currently the Loss Control and Communications Manager for Marshall-DeKalb Electric Cooperative. Mr. Bobo is recognized as a Certified Loss Control Professional by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He is a coordinator for the Alabama Rural Electric Association Youth Tour, as well as the editor for the cooperatives monthly publication, “Alabama Living.” Mr. Bobo is a member of the Boaz Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He and his wife, Christie, have three daughters, Jaycie, Jayden and Jesslyn. Mark Brickey is a 1984 graduate of Harriman High School in Harriman, Tenn., and is a 1988 graduate of the University of Tennessee with a B.S. Degree in Accounting. After 20 years in the banking industry, Mr. Brickey and his wife, Jeannie, moved to Guntersville in 2006 when he and his brother purchased Kilpatrick Toyota and changed the name to Sand Mountain Toyota. The Brickeys have three sons, Jeffrey (13), an eighth grader at Guntersville Middle School; Austin (10), a fourth grader at Cherokee Elementary; and Jackson (7), a first grader at Guntersville Elementary School. The Brickeys are members of the Church at Lake Guntersville where Mr. Brickey serves as a Life Group leader, Sunday School Teacher, Trustee, and is member of the Finance Committee. He also serves on the boards of Marshall County Leadership, Christian Women’s Job Corp. of Guntersville, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Marshall County Board, and the Apple Foundation. He and his brother, Joe, own Sand Mountain Toyota, where he serves as General Manager and President. Tammy Davis is married to Steve Davis, and they have three sons, Taylor, who is a freshman at the University of Alabama, and twins, Connor and Turner, who are juniors at Boaz High School. She attends First Baptist Church in Boaz where she teaches ninth and 10th grade girls. She is employed by BPI Media group where she sells specialty products. Ms. Davis graduated from Albertville High in 1988 and attended Snead State for two years. Lana Hawkins is the founding attorney for The Hawkins Law Firm with offices located in Albertville and Arab. Prior to returning to her hometown of Arab, she was a partner in the Birmingham law firm of Balch & Bingham. She also previously practiced law in Palo Alto, Calif., and Washington, D.C. She received her B.A. degree from University of Central Florida, summa cum laude, and her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, with honors. Lana has served on the Arab Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Industrial Development Board for the City of Arab, the Birmingham Venture Club Board of Directors and Marshall County Leadership Challenge. Jeremy Hays graduated in 1996 from Boaz High School. He is a 2000 graduate University of Alabama with Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration. He was a member of the UA Men’s Basketball Team from 1996-2000. He is currently employed with Alfa Insurance as a Claims Adjuster for the Blount County area. He is a deacon and member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church of Albertville. He and his wife, Dina Springfield Hays of Boaz, have one daughter, Bella, age 15 months. Joan Noel is a native of Boaz, and she attended Snead College from 1962-1964. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Education from St. Bernard College and her Master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of Alabama. She began her teaching career at Boaz Elementary and taught third grade for 17 years. She later served as assistant principal at Douglas Elementary School and Corley Elementary School. She served as principal of Boaz Elementary School. In 1998, Mrs. Noel was the first woman elected Superintendent of the Marshall County School System. She also served as the director of the county’s reading program and Boaz City School system’s special education program. Mrs. Noel remains active in the community and in 2009 received the Alumna of the Year award from Snead State Community College. Andrea Oliver is a native of Guntersville and graduated from Guntersville High School in 2004. She then went on to Auburn University where she graduated summa cum laude in 2008 with a dual degree in Political Science and Communication. While at Auburn, Mrs. Oliver was involved in a number of student organizations including the AU Honors College, the Student Government Association as Director of Aubie, Vice President of the Student Alumni Board, the Auburn University Singers, Cater Society and Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. After graduation, she moved home to Guntersville and married her high school sweetheart, Michael Oliver, a 2006 Auburn graduate. Mrs. Oliver currently works as Foundation Director at Marshall Medical Centers and is involved in the community as a board member for the Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce, the Marshall County Auburn Club, the Auburn University Honors College Council and several non-profit organizations. The Olivers are active members of the Guntersville Church of Christ where they serve as mentors to the youth group and coordinate mission work in San Vicente, Mexico. Dianne Prestridge is a graduate of Arab High School, Snead State Junior College, and Alabama A&M University, from which she earned a Master’s degree. While teaching business education at Arab High School for 30 years, she served as Beta Club sponsor on both local and state levels, scholar’s bowl coach, dance line sponsor and was named Arab City Schools secondary teacher of the year. Since retiring, she has been a realtor with Century 21 The Premiere Agency in Arab, served as president of the Marshall County Board of Realtors and has consistently been recognized with achievement awards through the Century 21 system. Active in her community, Dianne is a member of the Arab Rotary Club, Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce and Arab First United Methodist Church. A graduate of Marshall County Leadership Class of 2010, she currently serves on their board of directors as well as on the boards for Marshall County PALS, Junior Achievement of Marshall County and is a patron of Arab Musical Theatre. Ms. Prestridge served on the Arab City Council from 2004 to 2008 and has announced plans to be a candidate for mayor in the August 2012 municipal election. She is married to retired Arab fire chief, Tommy Prestridge, and has two sons, Brandon and Brian, all three of whom attended SSCC. Greg Price attended Snead State Community College after completing high school and later graduated from Jacksonville State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Forensic Science and a minor in Law Enforcement. He has worked as a police officer with the Douglas and Albertville Police Departments and with the Etowah County Drugs and Major Crimes Task Force. He graduated from the Birmingham School of Law in 2002 and has practiced law in various courts throughout Marshall County and the State of Alabama on matters including criminal, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, business and civil litigation. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Alabama State Bar, Marshall County Bar Association and has recently completed training and applied for registration as a mediator with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution in Montgomery. He is also a member of the Albertville, Boaz, and Guntersville Chambers of Commerce and serves on the board of directors with Alzheimer’s Services of Marshall County, the City of Albertville Commercial Development Authority, and the Children’s Policy Council of Marshall County. Mr. Price has also volunteered with other organizations such as the Alabama State Bar “Wills for Heroes” project, the Marshall County Leadership Challenge, and Marshall County Volunteer Guardianship Program. He is married to Leslie Powell Price, who teaches for the Boaz City Schools. The Prices have two daughters, Kailey (age 7) and Kenedi (age 5). They are members of Mountainboro Missionary Baptist Church in Boaz. The Advisory Board visited Snead State on Wednesday, Dec. 14, for an orientation president by President Dr. Robert Exley and Director of Marketing and Public Relations Shelley Smith. Following the orientation, the board ate lunch with Snead State students, who shared their experiences at the College, and attended a reception where they met and spoke with Snead State faculty and staff.

Snead State Welcomes New Advisory Board

BOAZ – December 26, 2011
Snead State Community College announces the new members to its nine-person Advisory Board.

The purpose of the Advisory Board is to promote and serve the best interests of the College. The board will serve as advocates for the College and will participate in the Strategic Planning Process.

The Advisory Board members include Scott Bobo of Aroney, Mark Brickey of Guntersville, Tammy Davis of Boaz, Lana Hawkins of Arab, Jeremy Hays of Boaz, Joan Noel of Boaz, Andrea Oliver of Guntersville, Dianne Prestridge of Arab, and Greg Price of Boaz.

“I’m honored to be working with this group of professionals from our community who have pledged their support to Snead State Community College. I look for the Advisory Board to be our ‘eyes and ears’ in the community and guide Snead State in our pursuit of future endeavors,” said Snead State President Dr. Robert Exley.

Scott Bobo is a 1994 graduate of the University of West Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science. He is currently the Loss Control and Communications Manager for Marshall-DeKalb Electric Cooperative. Mr. Bobo is recognized as a Certified Loss Control Professional by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He is a coordinator for the Alabama Rural Electric Association Youth Tour, as well as the editor for the cooperatives monthly publication, “Alabama Living.” Mr. Bobo is a member of the Boaz Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He and his wife, Christie, have three daughters, Jaycie, Jayden and Jesslyn.

Mark Brickey is a 1984 graduate of Harriman High School in Harriman, Tenn., and is a 1988 graduate of the University of Tennessee with a B.S. Degree in Accounting. After 20 years in the banking industry, Mr. Brickey and his wife, Jeannie, moved to Guntersville in 2006 when he and his brother purchased Kilpatrick Toyota and changed the name to Sand Mountain Toyota. The Brickeys have three sons, Jeffrey (13), an eighth grader at Guntersville Middle School; Austin (10), a fourth grader at Cherokee Elementary; and Jackson (7), a first grader at Guntersville Elementary School. The Brickeys are members of the Church at Lake Guntersville where Mr. Brickey serves as a Life Group leader, Sunday School Teacher, Trustee, and is member of the Finance Committee. He also serves on the boards of Marshall County Leadership, Christian Women’s Job Corp. of Guntersville, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Marshall County Board, and the Apple Foundation. He and his brother, Joe, own Sand Mountain Toyota, where he serves as General Manager and President.

Tammy Davis is married to Steve Davis, and they have three sons, Taylor, who is a freshman at the University of Alabama, and twins, Connor and Turner, who are juniors at Boaz High School. She attends First Baptist Church in Boaz where she teaches ninth and 10th grade girls. She is employed by BPI Media group where she sells specialty products. Ms. Davis graduated from Albertville High in 1988 and attended Snead State for two years.

Lana Hawkins is the founding attorney for The Hawkins Law Firm with offices located in Albertville and Arab. Prior to returning to her hometown of Arab, she was a partner in the Birmingham law firm of Balch & Bingham. She also previously practiced law in Palo Alto, Calif., and Washington, D.C. She received her B.A. degree from University of Central Florida, summa cum laude, and her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, with honors. Lana has served on the Arab Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Industrial Development Board for the City of Arab, the Birmingham Venture Club Board of Directors and Marshall County Leadership Challenge.

Jeremy Hays graduated in 1996 from Boaz High School. He is a 2000 graduate University of Alabama with Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration. He was a member of the UA Men’s Basketball Team from 1996-2000. He is currently employed with Alfa Insurance as a Claims Adjuster for the Blount County area. He is a deacon and member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church of Albertville. He and his wife, Dina Springfield Hays of Boaz, have one daughter, Bella, age 15 months.

Joan Noel is a native of Boaz, and she attended Snead College from 1962-1964. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Education from St. Bernard College and her Master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of Alabama. She began her teaching career at Boaz Elementary and taught third grade for 17 years. She later served as assistant principal at Douglas Elementary School and Corley Elementary School. She served as principal of Boaz Elementary School. In 1998, Mrs. Noel was the first woman elected Superintendent of the Marshall County School System. She also served as the director of the county’s reading program and Boaz City School system’s special education program. Mrs. Noel remains active in the community and in 2009 received the Alumna of the Year award from Snead State Community College.

Andrea Oliver is a native of Guntersville and graduated from Guntersville High School in 2004. She then went on to Auburn University where she graduated summa cum laude in 2008 with a dual degree in Political Science and Communication. While at Auburn, Mrs. Oliver was involved in a number of student organizations including the AU Honors College, the Student Government Association as Director of Aubie, Vice President of the Student Alumni Board, the Auburn University Singers, Cater Society and Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. After graduation, she moved home to Guntersville and married her high school sweetheart, Michael Oliver, a 2006 Auburn graduate. Mrs. Oliver currently works as Foundation Director at Marshall Medical Centers and is involved in the community as a board member for the Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce, the Marshall County Auburn Club, the Auburn University Honors College Council and several non-profit organizations. The Olivers are active members of the Guntersville Church of Christ where they serve as mentors to the youth group and coordinate mission work in San Vicente, Mexico.

Dianne Prestridge is a graduate of Arab High School, Snead State Junior College, and Alabama A&M University, from which she earned a Master’s degree. While teaching business education at Arab High School for 30 years, she served as Beta Club sponsor on both local and state levels, scholar’s bowl coach, dance line sponsor and was named Arab City Schools secondary teacher of the year. Since retiring, she has been a realtor with Century 21 The Premiere Agency in Arab, served as president of the Marshall County Board of Realtors and has consistently been recognized with achievement awards through the Century 21 system. Active in her community, Dianne is a member of the Arab Rotary Club, Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce and Arab First United Methodist Church. A graduate of Marshall County Leadership Class of 2010, she currently serves on their board of directors as well as on the boards for Marshall County PALS, Junior Achievement of Marshall County and is a patron of Arab Musical Theatre. Ms. Prestridge served on the Arab City Council from 2004 to 2008 and has announced plans to be a candidate for mayor in the August 2012 municipal election. She is married to retired Arab fire chief, Tommy Prestridge, and has two sons, Brandon and Brian, all three of whom attended SSCC.

Greg Price attended Snead State Community College after completing high school and later graduated from Jacksonville State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Forensic Science and a minor in Law Enforcement. He has worked as a police officer with the Douglas and Albertville Police Departments and with the Etowah County Drugs and Major Crimes Task Force. He graduated from the Birmingham School of Law in 2002 and has practiced law in various courts throughout Marshall County and the State of Alabama on matters including criminal, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, business and civil litigation. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Alabama State Bar, Marshall County Bar Association and has recently completed training and applied for registration as a mediator with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution in Montgomery. He is also a member of the Albertville, Boaz, and Guntersville Chambers of Commerce and serves on the board of directors with Alzheimer’s Services of Marshall County, the City of Albertville Commercial Development Authority, and the Children’s Policy Council of Marshall County. Mr. Price has also volunteered with other organizations such as the Alabama State Bar “Wills for Heroes” project, the Marshall County Leadership Challenge, and Marshall County Volunteer Guardianship Program. He is married to Leslie Powell Price, who teaches for the Boaz City Schools. The Prices have two daughters, Kailey (age 7) and Kenedi (age 5). They are members of Mountainboro Missionary Baptist Church in Boaz.

The Advisory Board visited Snead State on Wednesday, Dec. 14, for an orientation president by President Dr. Robert Exley and Director of Marketing and Public Relations Shelley Smith. Following the orientation, the board ate lunch with Snead State students, who shared their experiences at the College, and attended a reception where they met and spoke with Snead State faculty and staff.