Our Staff

Amy Hacker has been part of the TAB Media team since 2016. She has varied experiences in office support and customer relation functions. Amy has three children and attends Church of the Highlands, Grants Mill. To contact Amy, email ahacker@thealabamabaptist.org.

Annette has been part of the TAB Media team since 2019. Previously, she worked in human resources with two insurance companies in the Birmingham area for more than 25 years. Annette and her husband, Barry, are members of NorthPark Baptist Church, Trussville. To contact Annette, email abrown@thealabamabaptist.org.

Carrie Brown McWhorter has been part of the TAB Media team full time since 2019 and in various other roles since 1995, during which time she also taught English at the university level. Carrie has a bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degree in journalism from the University of Alabama and master’s degree in English from the University of West Georgia. Carrie and her husband, Owen, are members of Beulah Baptist Church, Muscadine. To contact Carrie, email cmcwhorter@thealabamabaptist.org.

Dave Walsh has been part of the TAB Media team since 2021. He also has served in full-time ministry since 1998, and is currently pastor of Ariton Baptist Church. Dave has a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. He and his wife Tracy have four children and five grandchildren.

To contact Dave, email dwalsh@thealabamabaptist.org.

Debbie Campbell has been part of the TAB Media team since 1998. Her earlier employment includes management positions with Neiman Marcus and Dallas Fire & Life Insurance Co. Debbie has a bachelor’s degree in speech and journalism from the University of North Texas. She and her husband, Don, are members of The Baptist Church at McAdory, McCalla. To contact Debbie, email dcampbell@thealabamabaptist.org.

Deb Lowery has been part of the TAB Media team since 2009. Previously, she spent more than 20 years as a stay-at-home mom, wife and home educator and 15 years in real estate accounting. Deb and her husband, Wes, have served with Mayan Missions in Central America, Belize evangelizing and working with several vacation Bible schools. They attend Bethel Baptist Church, Dora. To contact Deb, email dlowery@thealabamabaptist.org.

Dianna Cagle has been part of the TAB Media team since March 2021. Previously, she was assistant editor for North Carolina’s Biblical Recorder, staff member of several daily newspapers and a US/C-2 missionary with the North American Mission Board. Dianna has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and history from the University of Alabama and a master’s of divinity degree in biblical counseling from Southeastern Seminary. To contact Dianna, email dcagle@thealabamabaptist.org.

Grace Thornton has been part of the TAB Media team since 2003. She also served in international missions for several years. Grace has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and English from Mississippi College and has done some graduate study at the University of Alabama and Southern Seminary. Grace is a member of The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham. To contact Grace, email gthornton@thealabamabaptist.org

Hannah Muñoz has been part of the TAB Media team since 2014 and also previously worked part-time at WIAT-CBS 42 News in Birmingham. She has a bachelor’s degree with a double major in journalism/mass communication and Spanish from Samford University. She is a member of The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham. To contact Hannah, email hmunoz@thealabamabaptist.org.

James Hammack has been part of the TAB Media team since 2016 and began full time in 2019. He has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Auburn University at Montgomery and experience in web development and design. James and his wife, Alicia, have three children. They live in Prattville and are members of Sovereign Grace Church. To contact James, email jhammack@thealabamabaptist.org.

Jessica has been part of TAB Media since 2018. Previously, she interned at national Woman’s Missionary Union, headquartered in Birmingham, and worked at the Homewood Public Library. Jessica has a bachelor’s degree in English from Mississippi State University and achieved a certificate of publishing from the Denver Publishing Institute. She is a member of The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham. To contact Jessica, email jingram@thealabamabaptist.org.

Lauren has been employed by The Alabama Baptist since Aug. 10, 2004. She joined the staff as an editorial intern and then was appointed part-time web/advertising assistant on Jan. 1, 2005. On April 1, 2006, she became the full-time graphic designer. She became the creative services manager in January 2019. A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Lauren received a Bachelor of Arts degree in graphic design at Mississippi College. She has earned 16 hours in theological studies at Beeson Divinity School. She and her husband, Myles, live in Hernando, Mississippi. They have a daughter, Alana, and a son, Mason, and are members of Hernando Baptist Church. To contact Lauren Grim, email lgrim@thealabamabaptist.org.

Maggie Evans rejoined TAB Media in August 2020. She previously served as a summer intern in May 2012 and then joined the staff in 2014 for a few years. Between stints with TAB Media, Maggie served as a financial coordinator and patient advocate for Gooch Family Dental. She has a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Troy University. Maggie and her husband, Sam, are members of Iron City Church, Birmingham. To contact Maggie, email mevans@thealabamabaptist.org.

Pam has served in church and denominational ministry for 20 years, including serving 17 years at churches in Missouri, Kentucky and Arkansas. Most recently, she and her husband, Trennis, served three years as national correspondents for National Woman’s Missionary Union. In their current roles, they continue to travel full-time in their 25-foot RV, Gracie. An award-winning photographer, Pam also has experience as a videographer and video producer. She is a graduate of Taylor University in Indiana. She and her husband have two adult daughters, Emily and Audrey, and four adorable granddaughters. To contact Pam, click here.

Pam has been part of the TAB Media team since 2008. Previously, she owned a retail business in the Fairhope area, worked with an international company as corporate manager of benefits in human resources and worked in sales for health care industries. She is a charter member of Riverchase United Methodist Church in Hoover. To contact Pam, email pholt@thealabamabaptist.org.

Sarah Gill has been part of the TAB Media team since 2017. Previously, she worked in the area of church software training and customer technology support. She has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in landscape design and horticulture from Auburn University. Sarah and her husband, Bryan, have two children and are members of Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Vestavia Hills. To contact Sarah, email sgill@thealabamabaptist.org.

Susan Stevens has been part of the TAB Media team since 2011. Previously, she work in advertising sales for several organizations and has a bachelor’s degree from Samford University. Susan and her husband, Ralph, have two children and are members of Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Vestavia Hills. To contact Susan, email sstevens@thealabamabaptist.org.

Trennis has served in Christian communications for nearly four decades, including serving as editor of the Arkansas Baptist News and Kentucky Western Recorder and vice president of communications at Ouachita Baptist University. He and his wife, Pam, served most recently as national correspondents for National Woman’s Missionary Union. Trennis holds degrees from College of the Ozarks and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served as national president of both Baptist Communicators Association and the Association of State Baptist Publications. An award-winning journalist, he earned BCA’s national grand prize for feature writing in 2020. To contact Trennis, click here.