Community Conversation with Mayor Bartlett

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We’re honored to welcome Mayor Ranae Bartlett as our next featured speaker in the Community Conversation series! Fresh off her election to lead Madison, Mayor Bartlett brings a rich background in civic leadership, education, and community-driven innovation.

Join us for an inspiring discussion as she shares her vision for Madison’s future—including how growth, infrastructure, and community priorities intersect—and offers insight into her goals as mayor. This is your chance to engage directly, ask tough questions, and be part of the conversation shaping our city.

🗓 Date: Wednesday, January 14th 
⏰ Time: 11:30am-1:00pm
📍 Location: Madison Public Library

Seats are limited—don’t miss your opportunity to connect with Madison’s new mayor and help shape the direction of our community together. Community Conversations are free for all dues-paying alumni and current class members. Guests and non-dues-paying LGH grads can attend for a fee. 

More about Ranae:

Ranae Bartlett earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law where she was a member of the Arkansas Law Review and a member of the National Moot Court team. Ranae met her husband Todd in law school, and they have been married over 30 years.  Upon graduating from law school, she clerked for the Honorable Henry A. Politz, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  Ranae graduated with high honors from the University of Central Arkansas, earning a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in mathematics and political science.

Ranae and her family moved to Madison from Northwest Arkansas in 2003 where she worked for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. as Assistant General Counsel and Director of Risk Analysis and Security Resources.  Upon moving to Alabama, she worked as a career law clerk to the Honorable C. Lynwood Smith, Jr., US District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. She and Todd have one son who graduated from the University of Alabama.

Ranae was appointed to the Madison Board of Education in June 2011 and was reappointed in 2016. She served as Vice-President from 2015-2017 and President from 2017-2020. Ranae was elected to the Madison City Council in 2020. She served as Council President from 2022-2024 and Council President Pro Tempore in 2025. 

Ranae is a graduate of Class 26 of Leadership Greater Huntsville. Ranae founded the Madison City Chess League in 2013, a non-profit organization that promotes chess education in North Alabama. In 2024, Ranae was selected to be Executive Director of the US Chess Federation, a position she held until being sworn in as Mayor of Madison in November 2025.

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