LTC Nicky Medley, President LTC Nicky Medley was elected as the President las Spring by the Executiev COuncil in accordance with the By-Laws after the 2011 Conference was cancelled due to the tornadoes. He is a 32-year member of the Alabama Army National Guard, and is assigned as Engineer Officer for the 62nd Troop Command. His last assignment was as the Commander of the 31st Forward Support Battalion. He’s employed fulltime with the 62nd TC and is assigned as the Security Manager, Physical Security Officer, OPSEC Manager, Safety Coordinator, Facilities Manager. He is a past President of the George Watson Chapter of Quartermaster Association. LTC Medley received his BS degree in Human Resource Management from Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama. LTC Medley has two children that are married and live in the Enterprise, Alabama area. LTC Medley lives in Enterprise, Alabama. nicky.g.medley@us.army.mil     COL Joe Barnard, 1st Vice Preisdent      Col Cliff James, 2nd Vice President Colonel James served as Air North and on the Nominations Committee for the National Guard Association of Alabama. He was elected to be the 2nd Vice President by the Executive Council in 2011 after the 2011 State Conference was cancelled. He is a 30 year member of the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, and currently serves as the Vice Wing Commander. Prior to his current position, he served as the 117th Operations Group Commander. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Bachelor of Computer and Informational Science degree, minor in Business. Colonel James and his wife Cathy are the proud parents of two daughters and one son. Col James and Cathy reside in Empire, AL.      Col Gary Kirk, Immediate Past President COL Gary Kirk, Immediate Past President Col Gary Kirk was elected as the President at the 2010 State Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Huntsville, Alabama. Col Kirk is a technician with the 226th Combat Communications Group. He previously served as commander of the 232nd Combat Communications Squadron, the 187th Mission Support Flight, and the 187th Logistics Readiness Squadron. He served in the active duty Air Force for four years as an Operations Management Officer. He and his wife, Jeanine, have two sons, Andrew and Ryan. Col Kirk serves as an Admissions Liaison Officer for the Air Force Academy as an additional duty and is an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Prattville. gary.kirk@ang.af.mil 334-230-4020 Kirk216@knology.net  334-230-4000   Maj Keith Brown, Judge Advocate      Capt Brandy Brown Chaplain      Major Jon Michael Taylor, Treasurer Major Taylor is the Treasurer for the National Guard Association of Alabama. He is a 23 year member of the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, and is assigned as the Deputy Commander of the 117th Mission Support Group. Major Taylor was selected as the 2004 and 2007 Alabama Air National Guard Company Grade Officer of the Year and served four years as the Air National Guard Company Grade Representative on the National Board of Directors of the National Guard Association of the United States. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Major Taylor and his wife, Aletha, have three children, daughters Casey and Hannah and son Matt. They reside in Remlap, Alabama. Jon.Taylor@albirm.ang.af.mil     LTC Raymond Barnes, JFHQ, Army National Guard      LTC Johnny R. Bass, JFHQ, Army Aviation      LTC Dale Murray, 62nd Troop Command      Col Donnie Davis, JFHQ, Air National Guard      Lt Col Scott Grant, Air North      Col Paul Jacobs, Air South Col Paul Jacobs serves as the Air South representative and . He is a 30-year member of the Alabama Air National Guard, and is assigned as Commander of the 187th Mission Support Group Montgomery, Alabama. Col Jacobs received his BS in Education from the University of Alabama and MS in Strategic Studies from the USAF Air War College. Col Jacobs resides in Montgomery, Alabama with his wife Teresa and has one son, John, who is currently enrolled at the United States Naval Academy.      LTC John Whitmire, 167th TSC      LTC Steven Sheperd, 135th Sustainment Command      LTC Michael Izzo, 31st Chemical Brigade COL Brown serves as the 31st Chemical Brigade representative and Chairman of the Legislature Resolutions Committee. He is a 26-year member of the Alabama Army National Guard, and is assigned as Deputy Commanding Officer to the 31st Chemical Brigade. His last assignment was as the National Guard Adviser to the Commandant, United States Army War College (USAWC), Carlisle, Pennsylvania. COL Brown has a BS in Agronomy & Soils and an MS in Agriculture from Auburn University and a Masters in Strategic Studies from the USAWC. COL Brown resides in Collierville, Tennessee with his wife Patti and son Logan.      MAJ Kyle Hannah, 20th Special Forces      MAJ David Crenshaw, 142nd BFSB      LTC Curtis Faulk, 226 MEB      LTC John Dean, 111th Ordnance Group      VACANT, 122 Support Group      2/Lt Sean Rizzo Company Grade , Air      2/Lt Kurt Buchta, Company Grade, Army      CW4 Tracy Jolly, Warrant Officer Representative      Col (ret) George McCurdy, Retired Life (Air) Colonel George R. McCurdy III is the Retired Life (Air) Representative on the Executive Council. Colonel McCurdy retired as the Executive Support Staff Officer and the Technician Chief of Staff for the Alabama Air National Guard. He was assigned to the Alabama National Guard State Headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama. Colonel McCurdy is the previous Commander, 226 Combat Communications Group, Alabama Air National Guard. Colonel McCurdy attended Marion Military Institute (Junior College) and has a degree in Business from the University of Alabama. Colonel McCurdy entered the Air National Guard in 1969 as an Airman Basic and after graduating from the University of Alabama in 1972 was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1973. He has an extensive background in air traffic control and combat communications. Colonel McCurdy and his wife, Linda, have three children and four grandchildren. george.mccurdy@almont.ang.af.mil     LTC (ret) Wayne Davenport, Retired Life (ARMY)      Lt Col (ret) Ron Stone, Executive Director Stoney is the Executive Director of the National Guard Association of Alabama and the Administrator of the National Guard Association of Alabama Insurance Trust. After he received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama in 1971, he served seven years in the U.S. Navy and fifteen years with the 106th Tactical Reconaissance Squadron of the Alabama Air National Guard in Birmingham. Stoney is married to the former Brenda Tune of Birmingham. They live in Trussville and have four children and eight grandchildren. stoney833@bellsouth.net  205-833-0100