We’re one of the fastest-growing chapters in the Southeast,
and we invite you to join us!
The mission of the Alabama Power Chapter is to enhance the individual and collective value, image, competence, and influence of administrative professionals. We accomplish these goals by holding monthly business meetings, educational seminars, and other events; providing networking opportunities; and helping members prepare for professional certification examinations.
Chapter members are primarily employees of Alabama Power Company, Southern Company Services and Southern Nuclear Company, but we encourage, welcome and invite administrative professionals from all area businesses and organizations to join us. We have members from UAB, Bellsouth, Regions, and KLM Group. Whether you’re a secretary, administrative assistant, office manager, clerk or other office support staff, you’ll benefit from being a member of IAAP.
Associate Members are
Alabama Goods
Embassy Suites (Homewood)
Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park
Sheraton Birmingham
Springhill Suites
Monthly meetings are held in the Alabama Power Company CH at 600 North 18th Street, Birmingham, AL, at 11:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month. Please browse our web site, and contact one of our officers if you’d like more information. We’d love for you to attend our monthly lunch meetings and consider joining our chapter!
OUR EXECUTIVE SPONSOR
Richard (Rich) J. Mandes
Vice President-SCS Transmission, Alabama Power Company
Richard J. (Rich) Mandes was named Vice President—Southern Company Transmission, Alabama Power Company, in January, 2010. In this role, Rich is responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of Southern Company’s transmission system in Alabama. Rich has worked for Southern Company for more than 30 years, in the Birmingham Division at Alabama Power and in various departments at Georgia Power.
Rich graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technoloy in 1981 with a bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering. In 2007, he completed the Executive Development Program at the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University. He is also a recent graduate of Southern Company Leadership Development Program.
Rich and his wife Jan have been married for more than 29 years. They have one son, Micah, who is 21.