FRIENDS OF THE MARKET - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
- President and CEO of Sloss Real Estate Company, Inc.
Cathy Sloss Jones is President and CEO of Sloss Real Estate Company, Inc., an urban redevelopment firm founded by her grandfather in 1920. Her noteworthy achievements include the Pepper Place Entertainment District, a vibrant mixed-use design district where the nationally recognized Market at Pepper Place has made its home.
After living and working for twenty years in New England, Leigh Sloss-Corra came back to her home town of Birmingham, Alabama. She oversees Market fundraising, Friends of the Market membership program, and relationship-building with community partners.
After working in television news and commercial production for over 25 years, Lisa Beasley joined the Market at Pepper Place in January of 2009. As Market Manager, Lisa helps direct vendor registration and scheduling, market lay out and farm visits, special events and yearly planning - plus she checks in weekly with the market's logistics team to make sure the Market is ready to go, rain or shine - thank you, Lisa.
Maintenance Engineer for Sloss Real Estate Company, Inc. on weekdays for almost 25 years, Quinton Craig is also responsible for managing a team of workers to oversee the farmers market's set up every Saturday morning. Rain or shine, Quinton has shared his engineering skills and his time to manage logistics since the first market was held in June of 2000. Our market wouldn't be here without his dedication and hard work - thank you, Quint.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Board President / the VAL Group