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Stimpson names Beaco Director of Operations and Community Affairs

Posted by Ashley Trice | Nov 4, 2013 | News | 0 |

Just hours after Mayor Sandy Stimpson was sworn in, he announced a new appointment.

Shayla Jones Beaco was named as the Director of Operations and Community Affairs.

Barbara Drummond held the same position during the Sam Jones administration.

Beaco

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Beaco

Beaco was previously with the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce as the director of local government affairs. She also previously worked with the city of Mobile’s Urban Development department.

Her experience and knowledge of Mobile led Stimpson to select her for the position.

“Shayla has impeccable credentials and brings a unique skill set of understanding city government and its connection to the business community,” he said. She is a proven leader in Mobile and will be an integral part of my executive team whose advice and counsel I will rely heavily upon.”

Beaco, a longtime resident of Mobile, graduated from Spring Hill College in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. She followed that degree by earning a master’s in community planning in 1999.

When she graduated from Auburn, she moved to Mobile and worked for the city of Mobile. She then was hired by the city of Prichard as the director of community and economic development. During her time in Prichard, she developed the city’s first comprehensive plan.

At the chamber, she coordinated Envision Coastal Alabama, which is a two county partnership focused on long-range strategic planning efforts for coastal Alabama.

Beaco was eager to start the job and honored to be selected. She said a great leader and an engaged and enthusiastic community make the best cities.

“As a lifelong Mobilian and public servant, it is indeed an honor to be asked to serve my community in this incredible role,” she said. 

“In every first class city, you will find that its individual success is the direct result of unparalleled leadership combined with an energetic citizenry. Under Mayor Stimpson’s leadership, I look forward to the opportunity to work in partnership with the Mobile community as we collectively strive to become the safest, most business and family friendly city in America by the year 2020.”

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About The Author

Ashley Trice

Ashley Trice

Ashley Trice is the editor and publisher of Lagniappe Weekly, which she co-founded with fellow publisher Rob Holbert in July 2002. Lagniappe has steadily grown from a 5,000 circulation biweekly into the 30,000 weekly newspaper it is today. Originally from Jackson, Alabama, she graduated cum laude from the University of South Alabama in 2000 with a BA in communications and did some post graduate work at the University of Texas. She was in the 2011 class of Mobile Bay Monthly’s 40 Under 40. She is the recipient of the 2003 Award for Excellence in In-Depth Reporting by the Mobile Press Club and for Humorous Commentary by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2010 and 2018. In 2015, she won a national writing award presented by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for “Best Column.” She won the Alabama Press Association Award for Best Editorial Column in 2017, Best Humor Column in 2018 and Best Editorial Column in 2019. She is married to Frank Trice and they live in Midtown with their children Anders and Ellen, their dog Remy and a fish named Taylor Swift.

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