Allison Swagler has left her post as director of Birmingham's Venture for America program.
Swagler is moving over to gener8tor as managing director for the Bronze Valley Accelerator.
In an email announcing her resignation, Swagler said she will "remain a fierce supporter of (the) local program and all of (the) fantastic fellows and alumni."
Swagler was named director for Birmingham at VFA in May 2022.
In that role, she managed relationships with local donors, employers and the nonprofit’s participants. The national nonprofit and two-year fellowship program gives recent college graduates firsthand startup experiences and helps them become leaders.
Swagler, a Birmingham native, was previously with Alabama Power where she served in a variety of roles, including public relations and charitable giving intern, and communications specialist and charitable giving specialist. She returned to the city in 2014 after earning her degree in journalism and mass communications from Washington and Lee University. She then earned an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The news of her appointment at the Bronze Valley Accelerator comes shortly after the program was named a BBJ 2023 Inno Fire award winner.
It has invested in 31 companies that have generated more than $55 million in revenue, raised $67 million in follow-capital and created over 370 jobs, as of August.
