District 6
Dixie Minatra
Dixie is serving her first term on the City Council. She chairs the Public Works Committee, is Vice Chair of the General Administration Committee, and is a member of the Finance Committee.
EDUCATION
Attended and graduated from Elliott Grammar School, General Forrest Junior High School, and Emma Sansom High School
Jacksonville State University – B.S. in Marketing & Economics
- Marching Ballerina, Group Captain; Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity founding pledge class
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Began retail career with Rich’s Department Store in Atlanta, GA, in 1973
Positions included:
- Training Specialist for new store openings
- College Recruiter
- Assistant Store Manager, HR & Operations for Southlake
- Corporate Customer Service Manager, reporting to Vice President of Stores (20 stores)
- Assistant Store Manager, Merchandising for Lenox
- Store Manager, Century Plaza, Birmingham
- Merchandise Coordinator for Goldsmith’s in Memphis, TN (6 stores)
- Store Manager, Hickory Ridge, Memphis, TN
- Store Manager, Brookwood, Birmingham
- Store Manager, Lazarus, Oxmoor, and Louisville, KY
Joined Belk Department Stores in Florida in 1998
Positions included:
- Vice President, HR & Store Operations (30 stores)
- Vice President, Regional Store Manager for Jacksonville, FL (6 stores)
- Vice President, Regional Store Manager for Central Alabama (5 stores)
- Vice President, Regional Manager for East Tennessee in Knoxville (17 stores)
Retired in 2014, and joined Southern Living Stores
- HR & Operations for 5 stores in Destin, FL, Myrtle Beach, SC, and Charleston, SC
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
- President, The Woman’s Club of Gadsden
- President, Emma Sansom High School Museum
PAST AFFILIATIONS
- Board of Directors, Alabama Retail Association
- Board of Directors, University of Alabama & Tennessee Retail Advisory
- Board of Directors, YMCA, Knoxville, TN