Meet the Team

We Never Stop Working for You

For over a century, our team has helped foster healthy commerce in our state.

Meet the experts who make Alabama Power's Economic and Community Development team the most powerful ally for your business.

See why companies choose Alabama.

Director, Economic and Community Development

As the Economic and Community Development manager, Shane works closely with state and local development allies to help Alabama grow.

Director, Business Development

As the manager of the existing industries and expansion team, Blair works closely with companies considering moving to Alabama.

Lauren Lambiase

Senior Project Manager

Lauren is a project manager for statewide economic development who guides companies considering a new facility or relocation to Alabama. 

Joel Watts

Senior Project Manager

Joel excels at identifying growth opportunities and potential threats for companies as a project manager supporting Alabama's businesses.

Senior Project Manager

Amendi specializes in identifying profitable economic growth opportunities, particularly for the chemical corridor.

Project Manager

Chris partners with existing industries to create growth opportunities that bring jobs and prosperity to our communities.

Deyse Lopez

Team Lead

Deyse supports targeted industrial segment initiatives and lead generation as a business development analyst and team lead.

Tonya Gary

Senior Analyst

Tonya identifies the state's best industrial sites through research and analysis and provides her site data to the economic development team.   

Adrienne Newton

Senior Analyst

Adrienne gathers and analyzes data to support workforce expansion, lead generation, and RFI responses in her role as a senior analyst.

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GIS Project Specialist 

In his role on the strategic analytics team, Philip evaluates potential corporate locations as a geographic information systems (GIS) project specialist.

Our Approach

For more than a century, Alabama Power has been a catalyst for economic development.

Industries

We offer industry-specific expertise to help navigate your company with confidence.