NEW Board Member Spotlight: Buddy Russell

ESAC is proud to welcome Buddy Russell as our new Board Treasurer. Buddy attended the McGill Institute and University of Alabama. He retired in 2023 after 52 years as a practicing CPA concentrating primarily in tax planning, business consulting, and litigation support.

Buddy Russell
Buddy Russell and wife Mickie

Buddy began his career working with Wilkins and Miller CPA’s, becoming partner-in-charge and after approximately 27 years left that firm to form Russell Thompson, Butler and Houston CPA’s (now Carr, Riggs and Ingram, CPA’s), where he worked the remaining 25 years until retirement.

He is currently performing specialty work for his old firm and working as a consultant primarily with the legal profession.

Buddy has served on multiple Boards and with many civic organizations, including:

• Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (Mobile Jaycees) – President
• St. Ignatius Church – Treasurer
• Mulherin Home Board of Directors – Treasurer
• Chandler Branch YMCA Board of Directors
• Salvation Army Board of Directors – Treasurer
• Rotary Club
• Mobile Museum of Art Board of Directors – Treasurer
• Weeks Bay Foundation (now South Alabama Land Trust) Board of Directors – Treasurer

Buddy’s current hobbies include fishing, hunting, biking, walking/some jogging, and swimming. He and his wife Mickie of 57 years have 3 children, 6 grandchildren, one dog, one cat, and no more tropical fish!

Welcome to the ESAC family, Buddy!