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
19
Feb 2026

Lean yellow belt certification - February

Virtual Event
Thu
19
Mar 2026

Lean yellow belt certification - March

Virtual Event

Leadership

Officers

Mike Burns

President, Southeast Region
McKee Foods

Jerry Pfister

Region Vice President, Consortia
Lochinvar/AO Smith (retired)

Steve Ebbing

Region Vice President, Programs
The Ebbing Group, LLC

Members

Tom Barto

Training Modernization Group

Jason Black

Wabtec

Hank Czarnecki

Alabama Technology Network

Wesley Farris

Power Partners, Inc.

Kim Humphrey

President & CEO
AME

Onu Okebie

HTL Freight

Paul todd

Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute

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

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