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Ken Grissom

Ken Grissom has served multiple roles with the SBDC at JSU, including Government Procurement Advisor, Business Advisor, and since 2014 as the Center Director. Grissom earned his undergraduate and MBA at JSU. Prior to joining the SBDC in 2011, Ken had worked as a businessman, owning and operating restaurants and other commercial projects.

Darby Davis

Darby Davis is a Business Advisor for the Small Business Development Center at Jacksonville State University. Before joining the SBDC, she served as an Accountant for an Aerospace Department of Defense Contractor where she gained valuable experience in many areas of finance. In 2020 Darby graduated with a Master of Business Administration concentrating in Accounting from Jacksonville State University, and this was preceded with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 2018. In addition, Darby has experience in various administrative roles, event marketing, and data analysis that are beneficial in her role.

Taylor Findley

Taylor Findley joined the Alabama SBDC at Jacksonville State University in 2021 as a business advisor specializing in providing small businesses with CARES Act assistance.  After leaving in 2022, she returned to the SBDC in 2024 again as a business advisor. She graduated from Jacksonville State University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology in 2016 and a Master of Science in Biology in 2019.  She has worked in multiple types of businesses including healthcare, industrial laboratories, higher education, and service industries.

Anna Fang

Anna has been employed at JSU since 2014. She serves as a Grants Administrator & Financial Analyst in the Small Business Development Center. Prior to her employment with SBDC at JSU, she worked in banking, and local government as a financial officer. She has over 19 years of expertise in the financial services industry. Anna has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration – Computer Information Systems and a Master’s degree in Accounting. Anna is a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM).

Lindsay Frey

After several years as a Procurement Specialist at the APEX Accelerator of Alabama at JSU, Lindsay was hired as the statewide APEX Program Manager at the University of Alabama.  Lindsay has offices in Birmingham and Jacksonville.  Before joining APEX, she spent two years in the Anniston Army Depot’s Contracting Office, mainly assisting in the Office of Small Business Programs.  Lindsay also offers eleven years of experience in sales, marketing, and community outreach to assist her clients.  She ran her family’s jewelry business for seven years and was a marketing manager/community outreach manager for a large chain of non-profit dental offices in the area for four years.  Lindsay has an undergrad in Marketing and her Masters in Public Administration, both from JSU.  She is a Leadership Calhoun County and Leadership Cleburne County graduate and received the Calhoun County Chamber’s Small Business Advocate of the Year award in 2019.  Lindsay is married to her husband, Tom and has a daughter named Scarlett.

The APEX Accelerator of Alabama (formerly Alabama PTAC) is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense.

Mazah Grimes

Mazah Grimes is a Government Procurement Advisor with the APEX Accelerator of Alabama Program based in Jacksonville State University and co-located in the Small Business Development Center. APEX Accelerators are managed by the Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs and assist clients with grants, certifications, and government contract opportunities. As a 2022 graduate of Auburn University, Ms. Grimes obtained a Master of Public Administration and Master of Community Planning in addition to a Graduate Certificate in Economic Development. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Communication with a concentration in Public Relations in 2020 from Jacksonville State University.