Executive Committee
A.C. Roper
Committee Chair
Army Lieutenant General (RET.)
Former Birmingham Chief of Police
David P. Burford
Committee Vice Chair
Major General (RET.)
United States Army
Steve Pierson
Executive Committee Member
Director of Convention Sales
Greater Birmingham CVB
Honorary Committee
Kay Ivey
Alabama State Governor
Randall L. Woodfin
Mayor
Birmingham, Alabama
Host Committee
Steve Ammons
Chief Executive Officer
Birmingham Business Alliance
Jessica Black
VP of Marketing & Communications
Greater Birmingham CVB
Brent Cotton
Associate Director of Convention Servicing
Greater Birmingham CVB
Sue Crabtree
Complex Senior Catering Sales Executive
Sheraton/Westin
Jim Darden
Major General (RET.)
United States Army
USAR Ambassador Emeritus
Michael J. Davis, II
Government Relations
Balch & Bingham
Mike Gunn
Senior Vice President of Convention Sales
Greater Birmingham CVB
Don Lupo
Operations Manager
Mayor's Office
City of Birmingham
Col. Alan B. Miller, USMCR
President & CEO
American Village
Brigadier General Jeff Newton (RET).
Commissioner
Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs
Mark Ryan
President
National Veterans Day in Birmingham
Harry Sessamen
Secretary and Agent
Blue Star Salute Foundation
2027 Medal of Honor Convention
September 12 - 19, 2027
Birmingham, AL