American Legion Alabama Boys State staff are selected from all over the state and even the country. They spend a week of their vacation time volunteering during the intense week of Boys State. They do this because they know what the program means and the lasting impact it has had for so many young men and our great state over the past 70+ years. Many of them are former Alabama Boys State delegates themselves.
Judge Pete Johnson, Director
-Retired District Judge for Jefferson County
-Has been at every Boys State since he was Lt. Governor of Boys State, except while he was serving in Vietnam
Judge Joel Laird, Assistant Director
-Circuit Court Judge for Calhoun and Cleburne Counties
-26 years on ALBS staff
John Godwin, Assistant Director
-Former Boys State Governor
-Owns T&G Professional Computing in Tuscaloosa
-19 years on ALBS staff
Ted Copland, Assistant Director
-Retired high school teacher and football coach
-Resident of Pickens County
-Former elected official
-33 years on ALBS staff
Dr. Tim Hebson, Assistant Director
-University of Alabama Dean of Students
-Official UA-ALBS Liaison
-24 years on ALBS staff
Yancy Mitchell, Academic Counselor
-U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command at Redstone Arsenal
-Lives in Ardmore
-19 years on ALBS staff
Derek Conrad Brown, Academic Counselor
-An owner of WideNet, an Anniston-based Website Development Company
-12 years on ALBS staff
Josh Averette, City Counselor
-High school teacher and coach at St. Clair High School
-9 years on ALBS staff
Quinton Brasfield, Assistant City Counselor
-Electrical Engineering student at Alabama A&M University
-3 years on ALBS staff
Will Breland, City Counselor
-SGA President at Birmingham Southern College
-Graduate of Decatur High School
-2 years on the ALBS staff
Robert Maxwell, Assistant City Counselor
-Student at The University of Alabama
-3 years on ALBS staff
Scott Atkinson, Academic Counselor
-Graduate student in UAB Masters of Public Administration program
-9 years on ALBS staff
Robert Jones, City Counselor
-Aerospace Engineering student at The University of Alabama
-Former Boys State Lt. Governor
-4 years on ALBS staff
Chase Hancock, Assistant Counselor
-Nursing student at Wallace State
-3 years on ALBS staff
Chief James Sullen, City Counselor
-Retired from US Navy
-Pastor of Nebraska Church in Hardaway, AL
-9 years on ALBS staff
Cline Thompson, Assistant Counselor
-Student at The University of Alabama
-3 years on ALBS staff
Tommy McFarland, Academic Counselor
-Attorney in Birmingham
-8 years on ALBS staff
Alan Dunkling, City Counselor
-Teacher and Head Football Coach at Good Hope High School (Cullman County)
-10 years on ALBS staff
John Holcolm, Jr., Assistant Counselor
-Student at Spring Hill College in Mobile
-4 years on ALBS staff
Jonathan Lett, Academic Counselor
-Recent graduate of the University of Montevallo
-1 year on ALBS staff
Brian Tidwell, City Counselor
-In House Attorney for Southern Research Institute in Birmingham
-Graduate of US Naval Academy
-4 years on ALBS staff
Michael Stansberry, City Counselor
-Assistant Principal in Cullman County
-2 years on ALBS staff
Seth Wright, Assistant Counselor
-Student at The University of Alabama
-4 years on ALBS staff
Prince Cleveland, Academic Counselor
-Fundraiser for Morehouse Medical College, Atlanta, GA
-4 years on ALBS staff
Jason Jones, City Counselor
-Staff member of Space Missile Defense Command, Redstone Arsenal
-Former Lt. Governor of Boys State
-Member of the Sons of American Legion
-10 years on ALBS staff
Brett Pouncey, Academic Counselor
-Attorney with offices in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa
-4 years on ALBS staff
Arthur Cohen, City Counselor
-Lead Computer Operator at Regional Healthcare System of Spartenburg, S.C.
-Resident of Mooresboro, N.C. and former N.C.Boys State staff member
-US Marine Corp veteran
-12 years on Boys State staff
David Damsky, Assistant Counselor
-Student at Auburn University
-5 years on ALBS staff
Kirk Walker, Academic Counselor
-Attorney in Bessemer
-5 years on ALBS staff
Chase Long, City Counselor
-Student at The University of Alabama School of Law
-4 years on ALBS staff
Robert Harris, Assistant Counselor
-Student at The University of Alabama
-4 years on ALBS staff
Daniel Honeycutt, Assistant Counselor
-Student at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi
-2 years on ALBS staff
Bo Wingo, Academic Counselor
-Attorney with the Jefferson County Drug Court
-5 years on ALBS staff
Colonel Mark Valentine, Academic Counselor
-Commander of a fighter jet squadron at Andrews Air Force Base
-Lives in Washington, D.C.
-Former Boys State Governor
-Graduate of US Air Force Academy
-9 years on ALBS staff
Clint Usher, Academic Counselor
-Leadership Team of Merrill Lynch in Fort Lauderdale, FL
-18 years on ALBS staff
Bryan Rosenstiel, Academic Counselor
-An attorney, engineer, and high school teacher in Hoover, AL
-5 years on ALBS staff
James Kendrick, Academic Counselor
-An attorney in Birmingham
-25 years on ALBS staff
Mike Fields, Academic Counselor
-Attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Birmingham
-26 years on ALBS staff
Shawn Bates, Academic Counselor
-Professor of International Law at American University in Washington, D.C.
-17 years on ALBS staff
Teddy Copland, Academic Staff
-Attorney in Anniston
-15 years on ALBS staff
Tim Huddleston, Academic Staff
-Chairman of the Board, NADC
-10 years on ALBS staff
Jay Jackson, Academic Staff
-Math Professor at The University of North Alabama
-Graduate of US Naval Academy
-Former Boys State Governor
-8 years on ALBS staff
Mitch Damsky, Public Relations
-Attorney in Birmingham
-12 years on ALBS staff
Josh Payne, Academic Staff
-Recent graduate of Washington and Lee University School of Law
-8 years on ALBS staff
Jessie Bates, Academic Staff
-Director of Theater Department at Alabama School of Fine Arts
-1 year on ALBS staff
Mike Miles, Academic Staff
-Consultant and Lobbyist
-5 years on ALBS staff
Coach Jim Jeffrey, Headquarters Staff
-Retired as a Vestavia Hills School District Administrator
-Member of 1957 National Championship Football Team at Auburn University
-25 years on ALBS staff
Coach Jack Cook, Headquarters Staff
-Recently retired for fourth time as a Head Football Coach
-37 years on ALBS staff
Coach Johnny Averette, Headquarters Staff
-Recently retired as a coach at Brookwood High School
-15 years on ALBS staff
Andy Carpenter, Headquarters Staff
-Assistant Principal at Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia Hills
-8 years on ALBS staff
Coach Malcolm Pruitt, Headquarters Staff
-Coach and teacher at Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia Hills
-11 years on ALBS staff
Millie Whitaker, Headquarters Staff
-Teacher in Vestavia Hills
-9 years on ALBS staff
