About Commissioner Barbaree

Taylor Barbaree was elected to the Dothan City Commission District 5 seat July 12, 2005.  He succeeds Mayor Pat Thomas, who served as commissioner for eight years.  Raised in Dothan’s garden district, Barbaree attended Dothan City Schools until age 13, when his family moved to Andalusia.  In 1997, he moved back to Dothan and began work at Troy University’s Dothan campus as University Relations Coordinator.  Barbaree is currently employed at the U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center at Fort Rucker. He works in the USACRC’s public affairs office. 

A 1988 Andalusia High School graduate, Barbaree received an Associate of Science degree in business from Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in 1990 and a Bachelor of Science degree from Faulkner University in 1994.  Additionally, he earned a Master of Science degree in business management from Faulkner University in 2007.

Active in the community, the 37-year-old is a member of the Dothan-Houston County Rotary Club and the Dothan Tiger Club.  Past involvements include completion of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Dothan program (2003-2004) and the City of Dothan’s 101 Orientation Program (spring 2005).  He has served on numerous boards to include the (Wiregrass Division) March of Dimes, Girls Inc. of Dothan, Dothan-Houston County Substance Abuse Partnership, Southeast Alabama Advertising Federation and the Wiregrass Chapter of the American Red Cross.

As a commissioner, Barbaree serves on the Dothan Air Service Task Force Committee, Friends of Fort Rucker Committee and Downtown Master Plan Committee, as well as committee service in the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority and Electric Cities of Alabama. He is also a member of the Association of the United States Army, Fort Rucker-Wiregrass Chapter.

As a soldier, Barbaree is presently assigned to the Alabama Army National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters Public Affairs Office based in Montgomery.  A veteran of more than 18 years, Barbaree presently holds the rank of sergeant and serves as a broadcaster, journalist and public affairs specialist.  During his service in the military, Barbaree has been deployed twice, serving in Operation Joint Guardian (Kosovo) and Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia), as well as numerous state emergencies, including Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and the Enterprise Tornado Relief Mission (March 2007).  His military education includes graduation from the U.S. Army Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember’s Course (13 Bravo) and Department of Defense Information and Public Affairs Course (46 Quebec).  His military decorations include the Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal with (M) device, Army Commendation Medal (2), Army Achievement Medal (2), Humanitarian Medal, NATO Medal (2), Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Service Ribbon and the Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon.  His state medals include the Alabama National Guard Faithful Service Medal and the Alabama Commendation Medal.

A former educator, high school coach, speechwriter and public relations practitioner, Barbaree lists broadcasting high school football and basketball games as his true hobbies.

Contact Information:
Phone: (334) 615-3111
Cell: (334) 798-3599
Email: district5@dothan.org
             taylorbarbaree@aol.com