Our Team
Fred Rendfrey
President & Chief Executive Officer
Jessica White
Director of Operations / Accounts Payable & Receivable
Ellis Foster
Director of Economic Development
Maggie Shreve
Marketing Coordinator
Sheila Cochran
Executive Assistant
Allie Barker
BID Services Manager
Ken Abner
Team Lead
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025-26
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Ellis Bridges,
Paul Bridges & Associates, LLC*
VICE CHAIRMAN FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
VICE CHAIRMAN FOR PUBLIC REALM
VICE CHAIRMAN FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
VICE CHAIRMAN FOR MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING
SECRETARY
Harris Oswalt, Hargrove Engineers + Constructors*
TREASURER
Rashawn Figures, Dortch, Figures, & Sons Inc.*
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
Matt LeMond,
210 Dauphin LLC/O’Daly’s Irish Pub*
DIRECTORS
Ryan Allenbach, Alabama Power Co.
Taylor Atchison, Atchison Properties
Leon Barkan, Volkert, Inc.
Dina Blankenship, Universal Supply Company
David Clark, Visit Mobile
Francisco Codina, K.P. Investments, LLC*
The Honorable Randall Dueitt, Mobile County Commission*
Patrick Dungan, Adams and Reese
Chris Esfeller, Regions*
Nikolas Espinoza, Jimmy John's
Rashawn Figures, Figures Investments
Graysi Gartman, MCG Workforce Solutions*
Jordan Gerheim, Outside Chief Legal, LLC
Margo Gilbert, The Battle House Hotel*
John Goodloe, Parkview Plaza, LLC*
Gareth Jones, Airbus
Frankie Little, Rooster's
Louis Maisel, Adams Street Property*
Robert Matthews, Burr Forman LLP
Dana Mayo, Spire Gulf Coast*
Steven McMahon, OSLC LLC
Kayla Seawell, White-Spunner Construction*
Russell Shaw, PNC
John Wade Therrell III, Leavell Investments*
Joseph P. Toole, The Retirement Systems of Alabama*
Clay Turner, Turner Holdings, LLC*
Non-Voting Directors:
Matt Anderson, City of Mobile (Mayor Designee)
William Carroll, Mobile City Council, District 2 (Ex officio - DMA only)
Sam Covert, APCO, retired (Honorary Director)*
Tyrone Fenderson, Synovus (Honorary Director)*
Cooper Thurber, Phelps Dunbar LLP (Honorary Director)*
*Denotes members who serve on both the DMA and DMDMC Board of Directors