Meet the Pillars
Brent Barringer
Brent Barringer is a senior at Frost Cummings Tidwell Group where he is proficient in Tax, Audit, Business Litigation, Business Development and Renewable Energy. He is a graduate from Auburn University. Brent has been involved with running congressional campaigns to local legislator campaigns. He is a board member and Vice President of Finance for the Young Professional, a member of the Auburn Real Estate board, and sits on the Robert Reed Foundation board. Brent is also member of several committees involving the revitalization of downtown Birmingham and sits on the Mitchell's Place Junior Counsel.
Krista Conlin
Krista Conlin serves as Vice President of Business Operations for Wilbanks Agency Public Relations and Marketing, where she is responsible for the management of company operations, providing public relations and marketing activities for various clients and assisting with business development.
She received her Masters in Business Administration from The University of Miami in 2002, graduating summa cum laude and specializing in International Business and E-Commerce. She received her Bachelors Degree in Finance with honors from The University of Alabama in 1999 with a concentration in Investment Management. She is a board member and public relations chair for the Young Professionals of Birmingham, an advisory board member for Red Mountain Theatre Company, a board member of Shelby Humane Society, a member of the Atlanta Press Club and a member of the 2010 UAB Leadership Class. She is also a member of various local groups, including the Junior League of Birmingham and the Birmingham Venture Club.
Jenifer Champ Wallis
Jenifer Champ Wallis is the owner of Wallis Law Firm, LLC, a boutique law firm specializing in representing small to medium sized businesses. Jenifer essentially serves as in-house counsel to businesses without the resources for full time in-house counsel. In this capacity, Jenifer advises her business clients on a wide range of legal issues, including contract advice, employment issues, litigation and a broad spectrum of other issues that confront companies. Jenifer is also the owner of Amicus Curiae, LLC, an online legal resource that will be launched in Fall 2010.
Jenifer received her Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law in 2005 and Master of Public Health from UAB in 2005. She was then chosen for a year long judicial clerkship at the Alabama Supreme Court and upon its conclusion returned to Birmingham to dedicate herself to the practice of law. Jenifer is a member of the Board of Directors of YPBirmingham and Shelby Humane. She is also a member of various professional and community organizations, including Rotaract and the Junior League of Birmingham.
