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MOVER & SHAKER
Miller addresses the attendees of the 2019 Main Street Alabama Awards of Excellence Dinner
Lisa Miller to pilot Main Street Alabama's board
Story by Amy Passaretti
isa Miller is no stranger to public service and investing time and enthusiasm into the betterment of communities in which she serves. Starting this month, Prattville resident and Hackneyville native Miller will serve a two-year term as Main Street Alabama’s chairman of the board.
Main Street Alabama is a nonprofit organization focused on community revitalization and bringing jobs, dollars and people back to historic Alabama communities through a four-point approach. Miller has been involved with Main Street for five years through her employer Alabama Municipal L
Electric Authority.
“At AMEA, we place a great value on community and economic development and partner with our member communities to help improve the quality of life in their communities,” said Miller. AMEA is the wholesale power provider for 11 cities in Alabama, four of which are Designated Main Street communities and six are Network communities.
“Main Street network communities are exploring the possibility of applying as Designated programs and developing plans to determine if the resources are available to move forward,” said Miller.
Currently, AMEA pays the annual fees for those six network communities to retain the resources needed through Main Street to make that proper decision.
Miller will preside over the Main Street Alabama board of directors, where she also served in the past as secretary, as well as vice chairman. “The downtowns of our member cities are the hearts of their cities,” she said. “Our interest in Main Street is that it’s a program that breathes new life into our downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts. Our state also recognizes the importance of our downtowns in preserving history and celebrating diversity.”
Miller also has served as a member of Prattville’s Industrial Development Board since 1997 and is a past chairman of the Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce board. Within the chamber, Miller served as both vice chairman and chairman of the economic development committee. Her extensive philanthropic involvement includes River Region United Way board member, chairman of the Prattville Baptist Hospital Advisory Board and active involvement with the boards of both Leadership Autauga and Leadership Elmore counties.
“We work closely with member cities to help
them remain sustainable; create jobs; and work with industrial prospects and commercial development,” said Miller. “We want to help Alabamians look at their downtowns not simply as places for memories but also as places for bold economic opportunity.”
Main Street communities are rediscovering that the uniqueness of historic downtowns offers a new frontier for innovation, creativity, collaboration and economic prosperity, she added.
AMEA provides nointerest loans to its members through its Capital Fund Program, with grants available to assist special economic development projects. AMEA is owned by the members it serves and continues to research initiatives to constantly improve services, according to its website.
Miller is the manager of communications and marketing for AMEA, and her company is the sponsor each year for the Main Street Alabama Awards of Excellence. Awards are given in recognition of individuals, businesses and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to their local Main Street programs.
To learn more about Main Street Alabama, visit mainstreetalabama.org. Lisa Miller is the new chairman of the Main Street board
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