President
Charles A. Payne, Southern Charter Company, Trussville
Vice President
Clip Coates, Spirit Coach, LLC, Madison
Secretary
John Adams, Southern Coach, Dothan
Treasurer
Scott Grantham, Kingdom Coach, LLC, Mobile
Immediate Past President
Frank Montgomery, Capital/ Colonial Trailways, Montgomery
DIRECTORS
Vacancy
Bucky Ferrell, Alabama Buses Unlimited, Inc., Prattville
James Kelton, Kelton Tours Unlimited, Gadsen
Frank Leyden, Cline Tours, Inc., Birmingham
Jim Thrasher, Thrasher Brothers Trailways, Birmingham
Bill Tilton, Southern Transportation., Jacksons Gap
ASSOCIATE REPRESENTATIVES
Sara Hamlin, Greater Birmingham CVB, Birmingham, AL
Bill Leonard, Prevost Car, Marietta, GA
Ron McConnell, Mobile Bay CVB, Mobile, AL
Jim Morrison, ABC Companies, Winter Garden, FL
Tim O’Bryan, Service Insurance Agency, Richmond, VA
Ken Presley, United Motorcoach Association, Alexandria, VA
Executive Director
Linda Morris directs the day-to-day operations of the Association communicating with the Board of Directors and membership;
is the main editor of Association publications; and manages all AMA meetings, record keeping and finance.
COMMITTEES
ANNUAL MEETING PLANNING
Karen Sanders, Co-Chairman, Bus Supply Charters
Scott Grantham, Co-Chairman, Kingdom Coach
Ron McConnell, Mobile Bay CVB
Vacancy
John McCommon, Cline Tours
Rodney Lafontaine, IP Casino Biloxi
BYLAWS
Frank Leyden, Chairman, Cline Tours
John Adams, Southern Coaches
Bucky Ferrell, Alabama Buses Unlimited
LEGISLATIVE
Jim Thrasher, Chairman, Thrasher Brothers Trailways
Charles A. Payne, Southern Charter Company
Frank Montgomery, Capital/ Colonial Trailways
Clip Coates, Spirit Coach
Ken Presley, United Motorcoach Association
MARKETING, PROMOTION, MEMBER SERVICES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
Bill Tilton, Chairman, Southern Transportation
Jimmy Kelton, Kelton Tours Unlimited
Jim Morrison, ABC Companies
Tim O’Bryan, Service Insurance Agency
MEMBERSHIP
Charles A. Payne, Chairman, Southern Charter Company
Sara Hamlin, Greater Birmingham CVB
Kerry Nivens, Spirit Coach
Bill Leonard, Prevost Car
NOMINATING
Frank Montgomery, Chairman, Capital Trailways / Colonial Trailways
Charles A. Payne, Southern Charter Company
Clip Coates, Spirit Coach
