Board & Staff

People, Partners, Projects, Progress

The Alabama Association of RC&D Councils is a non-profit organization that is made up of volunteers who identify the unmet needs in their communities and create solutions across Alabama.

State Board of Directors

Our state board is made up of volunteers from across the state.
They are committed to helping Alabama grow and prosper.

Nick Williams
Chairman

Ala-Tom RC&D Council

Chris Langley
Vice-Chairman

Coosa Valley RC&D Council

Marianne Leigh
Secretary-Treasurer

Northwest RC&D Council

William A. Hodge
Past Chairman

Mid-South RC&D Council
President, National Association of RC&D Councils

Kathy McCrimmon

Coosa Valley RC&D Council

Don Sherrod

Tombigbee RC&D Council

Allen Pickens

AMRV RC&D Council




Randall Hastings

Gulf Coast RC&D Council

Monica Carroll

Wiregrass RC&D Council

Craig Sizemore

President, Southeast Association of RC&D Council

Sheila Baker

Cawaco RC&D Council




JO Norris

Mid-South RC&D Council

Mike Roden

At-Large Board Member
Non-Profit Specialist


State Staff

Our state staff works hard to implement state-wide grant projects, provide support to our statewide Councils and promote the mission of Alabama RC&D.

Katie Conner

Executive Director

Katie Conner is the Executive Director for the Alabama Association of RC&D Councils. She began working for RC&D in 2013 as the Office Manager for the Tombigbee RC&D Council and was hired as the Operations Manager for the Alabama Association of RC&D Councils in 2015. She was promoted to the Executive Director position in the spring of 2022.

Katie is from Trussville, Alabama, and graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Alabama in 2012. It was there that she completed her degree in Communication with a concentration in Media Production and a minor in General Business. She went on to receive her Undergraduate Certificate in Accountancy in 2017, and her Master’s Degree in Accountancy in 2020 from Auburn University.

Katie serves on the board for Your Town Alabama.

Katie and her husband Caleb live in Montgomery with their son and two sweet dogs. She loves spending time with friends and family and finding outlets for creativity.

Clara Romine

Grants Director

Clara Romine is the Grants Director for AARCDC. Clara started as an assistant with RC&D in the fall of 2016 during her senior year at Huntingdon College. Upon graduating in 2017 from Huntingdon with Bachelor’s in Communications Studies she was offered a full-time position and grew within the organization from there. While at Huntingdon she met her husband, Lake Romine. Clara and Lake live in Wetumpka, Alabama with their two sons and dogs.

Clara loves working for RC&D and enjoys being able to help so many different people. She is inspired by all the wonderful things happening across the great state of Alabama. 

Morgan Flowers

Communications Specialist

Morgan Flowers is the Communications Specialist for the Alabama Association of RC&D Councils. Flowers joined the AARCDC staff in summer 2025.

Morgan and her husband, Shawn, live in Brundidge on her family’s small cattle operation. She graduated from Auburn University in 2018 with her bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications with a minor in poultry science.

She several agricultural and religious organizations in Pike County and throughout the state.

Together the Flowers attend Springfield Baptist Church in Brundidge.