Timothy S. Blair, CCIM, is a veteran real estate professional, with more than 25 years he has been in the real estate industry. He currently serves on The CCIM lnstitute’s national board of directors and was The CCIM lnstitute 2021 Global President. In addition, Blair was the 2017 National Association of Realtors Commercial Advocate of the Year and is also a Life Member of the Birmingham Association of Realtors' Commercial Million Dollar Sales Club. Tim served as the local CCIM Chapter President in 2013, the year that the chapter won 1st Place Chapter of the Year, Tier 1.

Bill Barnhill, CCIM, PhD., of Mobile, Alabama, has been involved in commercial real estate for over 36 years and received the CCIM Designation in 1981. Bill is a past president of the Alabama CCIM Chapter and was instrumental in starting the chapter’s Gulf Coast District. He is also a past president of the Alabama Real Estate Securities and Syndication Institute.

Tom Crawford of Birmingham, Alabama, is Chairman of The Title Group Incorporated, which he founded in 1984. He was one of the founding board members of the CCIM Alabama Chapter and an active member and supporter for over 30 years.

Chad Thomas Hagwood of Birmingham, Alabama, was named one of Birmingham’s Executives of Influence in 2019, “Who’s Who” in commercial real estate in 2017-2023, and one of the state’s “Heavy Hitters” in banking in 2010. Over the course of his career, he has closed in excess of $15 billion in commercial real estate transactions and is consistently ranked as one of the industry’s top mortgage bankers. Chad has been an active Alabama CCIM Chapter member and supporter for many years.

John Lauriello, CCIM, of Birmingham, Alabama, is Principal of Southpace Properties, a company he co-founded in 1984 and now the largest independent commercial real estate firm in the state. He was one of the founding board members of the CCIM Alabama Chapter and has been active with commercial real estate in metro Birmingham since 1978, achieving more than $400,000,000 of leasing and sales activity and $250,000,000 of development activity.

Troy McClendon, CCIM, of Millbrook, Alabama, was the founder of a successful self storage business and served as a member of the Army National Guard. He was a founding board member and President of the Alabama CCIM Chapter, and a CCIM instructor for over 30 years. Troy passed away in 2013 at 72 years of age.

Bill Moss, CCIM, of Birmingham, Alabama, is Associate Broker of Southpace Properties. He is a founding board member and past president of the Alabama CCIM Chapter and has been a CCIM instructor for over 30 years. Bill is also a past president of The CCIM Institute Foundation and Greater Birmingham Association of Homebuilders.

Cotten Volman, CCIM, of Mountain Brook, Alabama, was a board member of the Alabama CCIM Chapter. Cotton graduated from the University of Alabama in 1994, being awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance with a concentration in real estate. He passed away in 2013 at 40 years of age. At the time of his passing, Cotton was a mortgage banking executive with Capital Advisors in Birmingham.

Charlie White, CCIM, has been a featured speaker for Coldwell Banker, Re/Max, Grubb and Ellis, and Century 21 Commercial, and has addressed state conventions for Ohio, Florida, and Alabama. An instructor for The CCIM Institute for 17 years, he received the Robert L. Ward Instructor of the Year award in 2000, and Senior Instructor of the year for individual courses three times. Besides teaching in the U.S., Charlie has also taught CCIM courses in Canada and Russia.Instructor of the year for individual courses three times. Besides teaching in the U.S., Charlie has also taught CCIM courses in Canada and Russia.