AME Regions
(USA) Southeastern
The Southeastern Region serves practitioners and leaders across the diverse enterprise excellence ecosystem in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Puerto Rico, connecting members with practitioner-to-practitioner learning and localized events. Our volunteer leadership helps local companies improve competitiveness through shared learning, access to best practices, and an open-door culture to Share, Learn, and Grow together.
Upcoming Events
Thu
13
Nov 2025
The future of work and work improvement
Virtual Event
Mon
17
Nov 2025
LPPD: Understand customers — The unique way lean enterprises study customers during product development
Virtual Event
Mon
22
Dec 2025
Lean yellow belt certification - December
Virtual Event
Leadership
Officers
Mike Burns
President, Southeast Region
McKee Foods
McKee Foods
April Thomas
Past President, Southeast Region
Green Dot Consulting Group
Green Dot Consulting Group
Jerry Pfister
Vice President, Consortia
Lochinvar/AO Smith (retired)
Lochinvar/AO Smith (retired)
Paul Todd
Vice President, Programs
Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
Members
Tom Barto
Training Modernization Group
Jason Black
Wabtec
Hank Czarnecki
Alabama Technology Network
Wesley Farris
Power Partners, Inc.
Kim Humphrey
AME
President & CEO
President & CEO
Steve Ebbing
The Ebbing Group, LLC
Art Hau
Taino Consulting
Bill Iacovelli
NC State Industry Expansion Services
Tyler Kidd
Lynne Johnson
Honeywell
Glenn Marshall
Retired
Jared Norflis
Financial Aid Services
James Price
Just-in-Time Enterprise Institute
Eugene Saunders
Newport News Shipbuilding
Cenise Waites
Newport News Shipbuilding
Ben Tanner
Winland Foods
Join the Southeastern Region
Connect with practitioners, leaders, and peers through local events, shared learning, and resources that drive enterprise excellence.