Consortium Members

The Consortium for Alabama Regional Center for Automotive Manufacturing (CARCAM) is comprised of faculty and administrators from five two-year colleges in Alabama’s “Automotive Corridor.” CARCAM’s goals are to recruit, retain, and prepare students for careers in automotive manufacturing, provide professional development for instructors at secondary and postsecondary levels that enhance their skills and knowledge, support instructional programs that serve students and incumbent workers in automotive manufacturing technology, and promote a seamless transition for secondary education students to enter postsecondary programs offering automotive manufacturing technology programs.

CARCAM Membership Institutions

Calhoun Community College

Central Alabama Community College

Drake State Technical College

Gadsden State Community College

Jefferson State Community College

Lawson State Community College

Southern Union State Community College

Trenholm State Technical College

Wallace State Community College

Shelton State Community College

Bevill State Community College

Organizational Structure

Regional Center Staff
Under the leadership of the Principal Investigator/Director, the Regional Center coordinates the daily functions in support of the NSF accepted goals and activities.

Beverly Hilderbrand- Director/Principal Investigator

Walt Simmons - Assistant Director
YoLandra Ball- Assistant


Co-Principal Investigators
David Felton—Jefferson State Community College
Don Greer—Trenholm Technical College
Mike Mann—Central Alabama Community College
Joe Hendrix—Wallace State Community College
Jack Mayfield —Gadsden State Community College


Senior Team Members
Mark Rose - Calhoun Community College
Lardell Goodloe - Drake State Community College
Nancy Wilson - Lawson State Community College
Carlton Jones - Southern Union State Community College

Brett Butler - Shelton State Community College

Sara Elinburg - Bevill State Community College


Curriculum Development
Ted Davis - Alabama Department of Post Secondary Education