Board of Directors

The 2024 Oasis Board of Directors is an essential part of Oasis and our mission.

Officers

Jennifer B. Bates, J.D. – President

Birmingham Bar Association

Marsha Morgan, PMP, MBA - V. President

Alabama Power Company

Grey Yeager – Treasurer

Truist Wealth

Barvette Patterson – Secretary

Community Volunteer

Board Members

Kenneth Byrd, Jr.

Protective Life Corporation

Dessilyn Chappell, Ph.D.

University of West Alabama

Mia Cowan, M.D.

MiBella Wellness Center, LLC

Jennifer Powell Decker, J.D.

Baker Donelson

Jarvis Escott

First Impressions Marketing Group, LLC

Larry Estock

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama

CeCe Brown Freeman, J.D.

Maples, Tucker & Jacob LLC

Honorable Sherri C. Friday

Jefferson County Probate Judge

Amanda Beck Fowler, LICSW-S

Soul Story Therapy

Amy M. Jackson

Warren Averett

Teashia Goodwin, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist

Joshua C. Klapow, Ph.D.

Clinical Psychologist

Susan Lyerly

Encompass Health

Kathryn O’Neal

Harbert Management Corporation

Christy J. Palmer

Spire Energy

James G. Scott

Code Access Owner - Retired

R. Matthew Talley, J.D.

Cornelius & Talley P.C.

Ex Officio

Anne Bruno LaRussa, Founder

(1938-2022)

Executive Director

Kathryn Bowden, J.D., M.Ed.