Alabama AER 2023 Election Results

Thank you to all candidates and members who participated in the Alabama AER 2023 Elections. On behalf of the Alabama AER Board of Directors, members, and other colleagues' congratulations to Ms. Marquita Riggins and Mr. Jack Harrison, for garnering the most votes in the 2023 Election. Both will serve as members of the Alabama AER Board of Directors for the next three years beginning at the adjournment of the business meeting on September 28, 2023.

Marquita Riggins

Marquita Riggins began her career at AIDB in 2018 as Assistant Director of Development in the Office of Institutional Advancement. She was responsible for creating and leading fundraising campaigns and managing relationships with donors, corporations, and community partners. She has worked and volunteered in leadership roles at a variety of community agencies, and nonprofit organizations serving people with disabilities.

Marquita has extensive program administration, fundraising, and leadership experience. She currently serves as Director of the AIDB Opelika Regional Center. There, Marquita leads a team of eight professionals working with individuals who are deaf, blind, deaf/blind, multi-disabled, and their families.

Jack Harrison

Jack Harrison has served in the fields of education and rehabilitation for over 40 years. He is currently the Principal Investigator for an O&M research project within the Services for the Blind Department at the E. H. Gentry Facility. He has spent a total of twenty-five years in direct classroom instruction at three of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind campuses.

Jack first joined AER when the organization began 40 years ago. He is a current board member and the co-chair of the AER International membership committee. Jack has made presentations at state, regional, and International AER conferences. 

Alabama AER is both honored and blessed to have highly skilled and experienced members like Marquita and Jack who are willing to accept and commit to serve in prominent leadership roles. Their sacrifice of time and energy is a testament to their commitment to the mission of Alabama AER.

Thank you Yevette Pearce, Nominations Committee Chair, other candidates,  and all of those who made Election 2023 a success.