ACOM Advisory Board
The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (ACOM) recently established advisory board offers a community leadership perspective to the ACOM Board of Directors concerning the strategic direction of the college and to serve as a liaison to the community. Learn more about the individual members of the board below.
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External Members
Kirk Davis, PhD
Dr. Kirk L. Davis began his career with Troy University on the Dothan Campus in 1998, where he currently serves as the interim chief operating officer for the Dothan campus, associate chair for psychology, and a full-time faculty member in the Department of Psychology. In 2014, Dr. Davis accepted an appointment as the chair for the newly formed Division of Psychology before being promoted in 2017 to the Director of International Programs for the College of Education. This position gave him the opportunity to teach in Malaysia on two separate occasions and host/teach over 30 visiting Chinese scholars from Chong Ching Normal University. He has been named the Outstanding Faculty Member three times in the College of Education. Dr. Davis earned a B.A. in Psychology (1990) and a M.A. in Social Psychology (1992) from Mississippi State University, followed by a M.S. (1994) and a Ph.D. (1997) in Experimental Psychology from the University of Mississippi. He is passionate about teaching Statistics, Research Methods, and Evolutionary Psychology. Kirk met his beautiful wife of 18 years, Regina, while earning her Ed.S. at Troy University. His son, Shane, graduated from the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2020, is in his final year of residency, and has accepted a position at the Southeast Medical Center.
Dwight Gamble
Mr. Gamble is the Chairman, President, and CEO of HNB First Bank in Headland, Alabama where he has worked for the past 34 years. Dwight grew up on a row crop and cattle farm in the Pleasant Plains community in Houston County, Alabama. He graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Business and Economics. Dwight is active on several state, county, and local boards. He has served on both Governor Robert Bentley’s and Governor Kay Ivey’s Alabama Small Business Commission and in 2021 he was appointed by Governor Ivey to the newly formed Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. Dwight currently serves on the Alabama Bankers Association Board as Treasurer. He has served for many years on the Henry County Health Care Authority Board. He currently serves on the Headland Planning Commission Board and the Headland Industrial Development Board
Brad Kimbro
Mr. Kimbro is the Chief Operating Officer of Wiregrass Electric Cooperative and Chairman of the Ashford Downtown Redevelopment Authority. He also serves as the Immediate Past Chairman of the Executive Board of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce, as the Immediate Past President of the Dothan-Tuesday Rotary Club, as a board member for the Grow Southeast Alabama Economic Development Board, as the Chairman of the Board at the Dothan-Houston County Library, as a member of the Advisory Board for the historic preservation of Dupree School, and as a board member of the Wiregrass United Way. Mr. Kimbro has received numerous certifications, awards, and acknowledgments in management, planning and economic development, and communication and public relations from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the Alabama Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and other utility industry organizations. Mr. Kimbro is originally from Brantley, AL, and graduated from Troy University in 1991 with a B.S. in Business Marketing.
Zel Thomas, PhD
Before being appointed Superintendent of Enterprise City Schools in June 2021, Dr. Thomas has served in various other leadership positions within the district over the past seventeen years. He has worked with students of the Wiregrass area for more than twenty-eight years. He was an elementary teacher at Lisenby Elementary in Ozark, AL for five years before transitioning to administration as assistant principal for three years in Daleville, one year at Windham Elementary, and two more years at Daleville High School. He became principal at Abbeville High School before coming to the Enterprise City School system.
Dr. Thomas is a Dothan native and a graduate of Northview High School. He holds an Associate degree from Wallace Community College; a Bachelor of Elementary Education from Troy University; a Master of Education Leadership from Troy University; and a Ph.D. in Adult Education from Auburn University.
Velma Tribue
Ms. Tribue is the previous owner of Velma J. Tribue State Farm Insurance Agency, serving the wiregrass area for over 20 years. She was inducted into the Dothan Business Hall of Fame in 2018. Ms. Tribue’s prior community service includes Chairwoman of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Board, Wiregrass United Way Board of Directors, Chairwoman of Dothan by Design, Wiregrass Museum of Art Board of Directors, House of Ruth, Houston-Love Memorial Library, Hawk-Houston Boys Club, Southeast Alabama Medical Center Women’s Advisory Council, Girls Club Incorporated, Early Childhood Education Executive Committee, Leadership Alabama Class XVI, Alabama Humanities Foundation Board, Dothan-Houston County Intellectual Disabilities Board, Houston County Personnel Board, Southeast Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission Revolving Loan Administration Board, Houston County Industrial Development Authority, and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Ms. Tribue received an undergraduate degree from Alabama State University and a master’s degree in social work from Ohio State University.
Internal Members
Martin Clemmons, DO, FACOI
Born at Southeast Health Medical Center, Dr. Clemmons is a lifelong resident of the Wiregrass region and a third-generation leader in education. Dr. Clemmons graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. As a member of the inaugural class at Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) in Tennessee, he was inducted into Sigma Sigma Phi, the national osteopathic honor fraternity. Dr. Clemmons served on the Executive Board of the LMU-DCOM Alumni Association for 10 years following his graduation. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at HCA Florida Largo Hospital, now part of the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine network. Dr. Clemmons has extensive experience as a board-certified internist practicing Hospital Medicine at Georgia and Alabama medical centers. Since joining the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) faculty in 2016, Dr. Clemmons has served as professor and Department Chair of both Primary Care and Internal Medicine. In addition to directing the Respiratory System Course and Internal Medicine Clerkships, Dr. Clemmons directs students in Primary Care Skills, Osteopathic Principles and Practice, and Simulation labs. Dr. Clemmons has been a leader and voting member of numerous committees and task forces at ACOM. Over the past year, he served as Chair of the Faculty Assembly, Vice-Chair of the Curriculum Committee, and Chair of the Appeals Board. Dr. Clemmons was a founding faculty member for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Southeast Health Medical Center and currently supervises residents, serving as core faculty and research mentor. Dr. Clemmons was awarded the degree of Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists in 2017. Nationally, Dr. Clemmons currently represents ACOM and the Alabama Osteopathic Medical Association as a delegate to the American Osteopathic Association. Dr. Clemmons also currently serves on the Government Affairs Committee for the American College of Osteopathic Internists. In 2021, he was named a member of the 142 Club, an American Osteopathic Association honor recognizing outstanding service to the osteopathic profession. In 2023 Dr. Clemmons was accepted into the Senior Leadership Development Program of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
Carmen Lewis, PhD MBA
Carmen Lewis, Ph.D., MBA, serves as Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness at ACOM. Institutional Effectiveness brings together several primary functions of the College – Institutional Accreditation, Research, Strategic Planning, Assessment, and Evaluation. Dr. Lewis earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems and later her Ph.D. in Business Administration with a Management Information Systems concentration from the College of Business at Florida State University. She obtained her MBA from the Sorrell College of Business at Troy University. Dr. Lewis previously served as Associate Dean of the Sorrell College of Business for non-traditional students at Troy University’s Dothan, Montgomery, Phenix City, and TROY Online Campuses. She also held the rank of Associate Professor of quantitative methods and information systems. She served on numerous strategic planning and leadership committees at Troy University during her tenure, including the Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness Committee. Prior to joining Troy University, Dr. Lewis was an interface analyst and programmer analyst for Southeast Health. Her research interests include healthcare and hospital information systems, statistical methods, technology use in higher education, and the importance of access to high-speed Internet in rural areas. At TROY, she received the Sorrell College of Business Faculty Research Award. Her publications include 16 peer-reviewed journal articles, two book chapters, and 32 conference proceedings. She also serves on the Alfred Saliba Family Services Center Board of Directors.
John McDaniel
Mr. McDaniel is the owner/operator of McDaniel Farms in Ashford, Alabama producing beef, cattle, and timber, and is a lifelong resident of Houston County. Mr. McDaniel serves as the chairman of the Alabama Cattlemen Organization Board of Directors, chairman of the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Board of Directors, and vice-chairman of the Houston County Health Care Authority Board of Directors. Mr. McDaniel is active in several trade organizations including the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the Alabama Forestry Association. Mr. McDaniel graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science.