Board of Advisors

CELIA MANN BAEHR

MOBILE SYMPHONY

Celia Mann Baehr is president and CEO of the Mobile Symphony. She has over 30 years of experience in financial services, is a certified financial planner practitioner and owns a small registered investment advisory business. Baehr holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of South Alabama (USA) and a bachelor’s degree in geology from The University of Alabama. She is a graduate of Leadership Mobile and a member of the Rotary Club of Mobile as well as the Gulf States Financial Planning Association. Baehr recently received the Impact Award from USA’s Mitchell College of Business as one of the 50 most influential graduates of the college.

GIA WIGGINS

MORALE RESOURCE LLC

Gia Wiggins is thefounder of Morale Resource LLC. Her human resource management career has spanned 21 years. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from Grambling State University, a master’s degree in business administration from California State University and a doctorate in business administration from the University of South Alabama with a concentration in management. Wiggins also holds human resources certifications. She has held executive human resource management roles in companies such as AT&T, Cintas, Target and BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards. In addition to serving her diverse client base, Wiggins also serves as an adjunct instructor with the University of South Alabama and the University of Mobile.

JEANINE M. WARD WESTMINSTER VILLAGE

Jeanine M. Ward is the executive director of Westminster Village, an Acts Retirement-Life Community. Prior to her present position, she was the staff nurse of the Medical and Surgical Center at Baptist Hospital, the clinical supervisor for the Northwest Florida Home Health Agency and the resident and employee health nurse at Azalea Trace, an Acts Retirement-Life Community. Ward attained a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of South Alabama and a master’s degree in healthcare management from Troy University. She served as the LeadingAge Alabama board secretary and is a former vice president of Northwest Florida Infection Control Practitioners, an assisted living center consultant and a member of LeadingAge Florida.