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New Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce Chairman Taylor Burton, center, was presented with the 2025 Chair's Choice Award at the chamber luncheon at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. Burton is shown with chamber Chairwoman Keri Bates, left, and chamber President and CEO Michelle Hawkins, right.
The Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce welcomed home builder Taylor Burton as its new chairman of the board of directors for 2026 on Tuesday.
Burton is the owner of his own home building company and is in the process of relocating his company from Lorna Road in Hoover to property on Rocky Ridge Road in Vestavia Hills.
He has been in the home building business for more than 40 years, served as president of the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders and Home Builders Association of Alabama and been on many committees with the National Association of Home Builders.
He also grew up in Vestavia Hills Baptist Church, has been a deacon in his church, been involved in Leadership Vestavia Hills and coached youth baseball in the city.
“I’m truly honored to stand before you as your new chairman of the Vestavia Chamber of Commerce,” Burton told chamber members during their annual meeting and monthly luncheon at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Tuesday. “Serving in this role is both humbling and exciting, and I’m thankful for the trust that you’ve placed in me.”
Burton said his involvement with home building organizations has taught him the value of advocacy, leadership and showing up for your industry. He’s thankful that fellow chamber members Scott Perry and Roger Steur asked him to get involved in the chamber, he said.
“Saying yes to the chamber turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve made,” Burton said. “Once I became involved, I saw how powerful this organization is, not just for one industry, but for the entire business community.
“I’ve seen how our chamber connects people, supports growth and creates opportunities that simply don’t happen on their own,” he said. “The impact is so significant that it helped lead me to move my business from another city to Vestavia Hills.”
His goal as the new chairman of the board is simple, he said.
“It’s to build on the success of supporting our businesses, strengthening our community and ensuring that Vestavia Hills remains a place where businesses can grow,” Burton said. “In today’s marketplace where companies like Amazon are here to stay, small businesses face new challenges, and I’m excited to further the chamber’s efforts to help them compete and succeed.”
Erin Burton, his wife, said Burton truly loves Vestavia Hills and wants to give back to it, invest in it and protect it.
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2026 Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commrce Chairman Taylor Burton gives a hug to his wife, Erin, after she introduced him at the chamber luncheon at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
“Business matters, growth matters, but people always come first to him,” Erin Burton said. “He truly has a heart for this organization. He steps into this role with tremendous energy and a genuine desire to build relationships. He is excited to listen, to learn and to work alongside every one of y’all and to continue to support this chamber and strengthen it and the city that we all care so deeply about. I couldn’t be prouder of him, and I’m incredibly thankful for the support that all of y’all have shown our family and that the chamber has shown him.”
Here is the full 2026 board of directors that was installed at the chamber’s luncheon on Tuesday:
- Chairman: Taylor Burton, Taylor Burton Co.
- Chairwoman Elect: Christina Babineaux, IRA Innovations
- Vice Chairwoman, Membership Development: Kelly Atchison, Two Men and a Truck
- Vice Chairwoman, Business Development: Katherine McRee, The Lili Pad and Gigi’s
- Vice Chairman, Community Affairs: Bob Barker, Big Color
- Vice Chairman, Programming: Andrew Burke, The Boss Co.
- Vice Chairwoman, Public Education: Ashley Moss, Village Dermatology
- Treasurer: Roger Jackson, Jackson Thornton
- Secretary/Legal Counsel: Mark Macoy
- Past Chairwoman: Keri Bates, Rocky Ridge Drug Co.
Directors include:
- Jamie Black, McDonald’s-Black Family Restaurants
- Avery Brown, The Law Office of Avery Brown
- Brian Fisher, Community Bank
- Elizabeth McDonald, Avadian Credit Union
- Suzanne Scott-Trammell, Vestavia Hills Methodist Church
- Kim Smith, Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital
- Grant Thomas, ALFA Insurance-The Thomas Agency
- Kevin Wade, ITAC Solutions
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The 2026 Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce board of directors poses for a photo at the chamber luncheon at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
The next chamber luncheon is scheduled for Feb. 10 at Vestavia Hills Methodist Church.
