Allen Collinsworth is proposed for membership in the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham. He has over 10 years of experience working in emerging markets and founded Fara Group, a management consulting firm employing Turkey's workforce. He has a background in economics and international relations. Collinsworth spent 8 months in Iraq as a US defense contractor overseeing one of the largest reconstruction projects. He graduated from local schools and has family members who are fellow Kiwanians. His application will be considered at the next board meeting.

1. Volume 94 Issue 4 World’s Largest Kiwanis Club October 26, 2010
BIRMINGHAM - CRADLE OF KIWANIS - CHARTERED 1917
With a background in economics and international relations and more than 10 year experience
working in emerging markets, Allen Collinsworth has established himself as a respected entre-
preneur in Turkey. He founded Fara Group, Inc., a frontier management consulting organiza-
tion employing Turkey’s manufacturing base and competitive workforce to projects in the Mid-
dle East and Central Asia. He has been a Fellow at the EastWest Institute’s Global Security
Program, where he published foreign policy recommendations pertaining to Turkey’s strategic
significance for Western allies. He has lead various efforts to diffuse sectarian tensions includ-
ing the founding of DRUM (Dialogue Respect Understanding through Music), a local Turkish
movement working to foster confidence between the Islamic and Western communities.
In 2009, Collinsworth spent eight months in Iraq as a US defense contractor, running one of the largest reconstruction projects in Anbar Province.
His experience helping the private sector better understand the local climate and forge meaningful alliances in the Middle East makes Allen a valu-
able source of information.
Collinsworth is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School. He earned a BS in Finance from Birmingham-Southern College, an MBA from The
University of Alabama at Birmingham and an MS from the London School of Economics. In addition, Collinsworth is the youngest of five children.
His father, Coy Collinsworth and his sister Carol Collinsworth Hines are Fellow Kiwanians. You may communicate with Allen by email
at ,acollinsworth@faragroup.net.
Allen Collinsworth
Founder and Owner
Fara Group, Inc.
BOARD ACTION
The following new member was approved for publication at the October board of directors meeting. All questions and
comments should be received in the Kiwanis club office by Tuesday November 2, 2010.
Cynthia Fisher Crawford - Editor, Birmingham Business Journal
Sponsors: Ann McMillan, Ann Florie, Cathy Gilmore and Donna Smith

2. The
Birmingham
News
PERIODICAL
POSTAGE PAID
AT BIRMINGHAM
ALABAMA
KIWANIS CLUB OF BIRMINGHAM
Upcoming Programs
KIWANIAN (USPS 089-570) is published weekly by the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, 2019 4th
Ave. No. Birmingham, AL 35203.
Subscription Price: $5 per year, as part of yearly dues. (P)205-251-0032 (F)205- 251-2841 Periodical postage paid at Birmingham, AL
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, same address as above.
2010-2011Officers
President
AnnFlorie
E.D./LeadershipBirmingham
ImmediatePastPresident
JoeDean,Jr.
A.D./Birmingham-SouthernCollege
Secretary
TomThagard
Attorney-Shareholder/
Maynard,Cooper&GalePC
ImmediatePastSecretary
CarlCrosby
Sr.VP/BBVACompassBank
VicePresident-PresidentElect
DraytonNabers
Attorney-Shareholder/
Maynard,Cooper&GalePC
Treasurer
KellyTodd
CPAShareholder/Forensic/StrategicSolutions,PC
AssistantTreasurer
M.OwensSims
RetiredPartner/Dudley,Hopton-Jones,
Sims&Freeman
________________________________
2010-2011Directors
ScottL.Berte
CPA-Partner/DixonHughes,PLLC
RalphCook
Attorney-Partner/Hare,Wynn,Newell&Newton
HenryFrohsin
ManagingPartner/Frohsin&Barger,LLC
CarolHines
VP-TrustOfficer/RegionsBank
JimNoles
Attorney-Partner/Balch&Bingham,LLP
JayPatton
Attorney-Shareholder/Ogletree,Deakins…PC
ChipPierce
President/BrownMechanicalContractors
BillyPritchard
Attorney-Partner/Pritchard,McCall&Jones,LLC
JohnSaxon
Attorney-Partner/JohnD.Saxon,PC
DonnaSmith
Dir-HumanResources/AlabamaPowerCompany
PeggyStriplin
Sr.Dir.ofDev.&Dir.OfAlumniAffairs
UABSchoolofOptometry
Nov 2 Nichelle Gainey, President
SilverStone International, LLC
Nov 9 Author Ron Alsop
“The Trophy Kids Grow Up”
Nov 16 Fellow Kiwanian, Jim Noles
Salute to our Korean Veterans
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
October 26, 2010
1. Program Information
2. Board of Directors/Upcoming Programs
KIWANIAN on the web www.kcob.org
KIWANIS CLUB OF BIRMINGHAM
2019 4th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: 205-251-0032
Allen Collinsworth
President & Owner
Fara Group, Inc.
Next Tuesday’s Program
October 26, 2010 – SPLIT PROGRAM
Ringing Bell at 12 noon
Ron Sparks
Democratic Candidate
Governor, State of Alabama