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