Board of Advisors

DAVID CLARK

VISIT MOBILE

Clark, a 32-year veteran in the hospitality industry, is president and CEO of Visit Mobile. He worked for Marriott International for 25 years, spending 23 years at The Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Point Clear. Clark and his teams earned numerous national industry awards. Visit Mobile supports Mobile’s tourism efforts, selling and marketing leisure and convention opportunities. He is president of the University of South Alabama’s Hospitality and Tourism advisory board and serves on the boards of Coastal Alabama Partnership, the Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance, Downtown Mobile Alliance and the Alabama Association of Direct Marketing Organizations. He is a lifetime member of the Professional Golfers Association of America. Clark has a bachelor’s degree in business management from Western Kentucky University.

ROBERT “ALLAN” GUSTIN JR.

DUNN BUILDING CO. LLC

Gustin is the vice president of the Gulf Coast area for Dunn Building Co. LLC, where he has worked since 2014. He previously served as vice president for White-Spunner Construction Inc. and Coastal Builders Inc. Gustin earned a bachelor’s degree in construction engineering technologies from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has served in leadership positions and as the board president for Partners for Environmental Progress, Associated General Contractors of Alabama (AGC) Mobile Section and the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Mid-Gulf Chapter. In addition, he has held leadership positions with the Barton Academy Foundation and the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.

GIA WIGGINS

MORALE RESOURCE LLC

Wiggins is the founder of Morale Resource LLC. Her human resource management career spans 21 years. A native of Mobile, she received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from Grambling State University in Louisiana, a master’s in business administration from California State University and a doctorate in business administration at the University of South Alabama with a concentration in management. Wiggins also holds certifications as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Society for Human Resource Management - Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). 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, teaching human resources management, intro to business and small business entrepreneurship.