Volume
1 Issue 2 - April 2001
Independent Thought
2170 Highland Ave.
Suite 100
Birmingham, AL 35205
phone: 205.558.4665
fax: 205.558.4670
e-mail: info@voternewsnetwork.com
Owner & Publisher
Donald V. Watkins
Donald V. Watkins is the president of Donald V. Watkins PC and is the founder & chairman of Alamerica Bank in Birmingham, AL. He also owns Watkins-Pencor, LLC, a global energy investment company headquartered in Birmingham. Mr. Watkins is a former trial lawyer and a Trustee of Alabama State University in Montgomery, AL.
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Editor-N-Chief
Sharon Childs-Long
Sharon Childs-Long, J.D., is a Birmingham, AL resident and well known civic and community leader. Mrs. Childs-Long has been in public relations since 1980 in the Birmingham-Metropolitan area, including over 10 years as Public Information Officer for the Birmingham City Council. She is a member of the Community Affairs Committee of Operation New Birmingham, The Women's Network, The Birmingham Association of Black Journalists and President Pro Tem of the St. John A. M. E. Church Trustee Board.
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Associate Editor & Web Master
Drew A. Watkins
Drew A. Watkins is an Atlanta, GA resident. He graduated Howard University with honors in 1998 receiving a B.A. in Political Science. Drew currently works as a Production Assistant for Turner Sports on various assignments ranging from covering the NBA to Wimbledon tennis to the 2001 Goodwill Games. Drew spent two years as a Production Assistant for ESPN Studios in Bristol, CT, where he produced numerous highlight and feature packages for SportsCenter, NBA2Night and ESPNNews.
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Legal Adviser
Kenneth L. Thomas
Mr. Kenneth L. Thomas is a partner of Thomas, Means, Gillis & Seay, P.C, a firm of civil trial lawyers well known for extensive experience in civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts. For background information on Kenneth L. Thomas CLICK HERE.
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Owner & Publisher
Editor-N-Chief
Associate Editor & Web Master
Legal Adviser
Kenneth L. Thomas