Birmingham banking executive to lead Samford 2018 board of overseers

Birmingham banking executive Keith Herron has been reelected to a second one-year term as chair of Samford University’s Board of Overseers. Peter J. Clemens IV of Franklin, Tennessee, is vice chair.

Four Birmingham-area residents were elected as new board members.

The 56-member board includes business, community and church leaders who advise the administration and are advocates for the university.

Herron, a 1986 Samford graduate and Mountain Brook resident, is senior executive vice president with Regions Financial Corp. in Birmingham. He previously served as overseers vice chair in 2016 and is a former national president of the Samford Alumni Association. He was named one of Samford’s Alumni of the Year in 2016.

Clemens, a 1987 Samford graduate, is a retired health care and investments executive. He also is a member of the advisory board for Samford’s Brock School of Business.

New members of the board of overseers include:

Brent M. Fielder ’08 of Hoover, Alabama, an owner/operator with Chick-Fil-A.

Corey Green ’02 of Bessemer, Alabama, vice president and small business development officer for BB&T.

Brian Kelly ’87 of Alexandria, Virginia, chief executive officer of Brian Kelly Strategies, a consulting and lobbying firm.

Daniel W. Samford of Mountain Brook, Alabama, principal with Golden Bell Capital and owner/broker with Samford Properties.

Mechelle Wilder ’83 of Shoal Creek, Alabama, a partner with ARC Realty.

Overseers who were approved for additional terms of service through 2020 include Bill Cleveland of Homewood, Alabama; Carolyn Featheringill of Birmingham; Ann Thornton Field of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Drew Langloh of Birmingham; Vince Noblitt of Fairhope, Alabama; Anna E. Williams of Birmingham; and Herron.

Submitted by Samford University.