Kelly McNair, Josh Donaldson, Gregg Hope, Erroll Hickenbottom, Tom Esslinger, Bryan Burgess, and Ashley Bussey

Josh Donaldson, Kelly McNair, Erroll Hickenbottom, Tom Esslinger, Ashley Bussey, and Gregg Hope after 2019 Indoor State

Coaches for 2020-21

​Joshua Donaldson (Head Cross Country Coach, Head Coach Track and Field, Program Director)
Josh Donaldson has been teaching science and coaching at Homewood High School since 2012.  He was selected as Homewood High School Teacher of the Year for the 2019-20 school year and has earned two Alabama Cross Country Coach of the Year honors (2018 NFHS, 2019 USTFCCCA).  Josh began serving as Head Cross Country Coach in 2018 and led the both the girls' and boys' teams to 6A State Championships in both 2018 and 2019, and he continues to lead the distance runners to unprecedented success.  As Associate Head Coach in Track and Field, Josh is a well-rounded coach who can coach all of the events and has led Homewood pole vaulters to numerous individual championships, records, and All-State performances.  Donaldson has been an essential part of all 31 championships in the program's history, and he was an athlete on the first Homewood team to ever win in 2006.  ​He teaches AP Biology at Homewood High School and has excelled in both academics and community service throughout his life.  Prior to earning Master's degrees in Education and Education Administration, Josh graduated summa cum laude with Math and Biology degrees from the University of Alabama.  Donaldson consistently strives to help those around him in the community and also serves as Camp Director for Camp Dawson at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church.

Ashley Bussey (Assistant Track and Field)
Ashley Bussey began coaching hurdles at Homewood during the 2018-19 school year and helped lead the program to an incredible year in the hurdle events during her first year coaching.  Ashley has been around the sport her entire life and earned an athletic scholarship in hurdles to Samford University after graduating from Vestavia Hills High School, where she was a state champion and earned All-State honors in the hurdles.  Ashley's father is the legendary Randy Faust who was Vestavia Hill's head track and cross country coach for 27 years.  

​Erroll Hickenbottom (Assistant Track and Field)
Erroll Hickenbottom began coaching the jumps at Homewood during the 2016-17 season, and he has had a stellar career as both a coach and an athlete.  In addition to leading Homewood athletes to outstanding performances, Erroll has been a successful coach at the collegiate level at Samford University and has run two different track clubs in Mobile and Nashville.  Erroll was a great jumper for the University of Alabama where he earned All-SEC honors in the Triple Jump. Hickenbottom also won multiple individual and team state titles at Blount High School as an athlete and graduated from Blount in 1999 as one of the most successful jumpers in the history of Alabama high school athletics. 

Kelly McNair (Assistant Cross Country and Track and Field)
Kelly McNair started coaching at Homewood in the fall of 2018 and made an instant impact on the quality of the distance program.  Kelly has been coaching and teaching classes at Resolute Running since 2014 and has helped runners of all ages throughout the Birmingham area reach their running goals.  McNair is an extremely accomplished runner, and her coaching expertise in a variety of areas has helped Homewood distance runners become more well-rounded and attain personal bests at unprecedented rates.  Kelly graduated from the University of Georgia and worked at the Lakeshore Foundation for ten years as specialist, coordinator, and director of the Aquatics Program prior. 

Myron Powe (Assistant Track and Field)
Myron Powe began coaching shot put and discus at Homewood during the 2018 track and field season and has guided the throwers to great performances and new school records that have contributed to multiple teams state championships.  Coach Powe has been an exceptional PE teacher and coach for multiple sports for 16 years at Homewood.  Powe attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he earned a degree in Sports Administration and lettered in football.  Powe earned All-Conference honors in Conference USA while playing offensive line at Southern Miss and went on to play professionally for two years after college.  He graduated high school from Wilcox County where is was All-State in football and on a state championship team in basketball.  

Josh Reidinger (Assistant Cross Country and Track and Field)
Josh Reidinger joined the coaching staff in the fall of 2019 and brings exceptional leadership, character, and knowledge to the program.  Josh has a passion for running, an extraordinary record of community service, and has an incredible ability to help those around him reach their full potential.  He had a very successful running career at both Vestavia Hills High School and Samford University and currently works as a CPA at Warren Averett.  Josh currently serves as President and Member of Warren Averett Asset Management, a top fee-only wealth management firm as recognized by CNBC and Financial Times.  

Deon White (Assistant Track and Field)
Deon White is entering his first season coaching at Homewood, and he will coach both shot put and discus in addition to coaching football.  Coach White was on Pinson Valley's football staff for the last two years and was a part of state championship teams in both 2017 and 2018.  White played football for Jacksonville State University, earned First Team All-American honors, and went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers after graduating.  Deon was a 1998 graduate of Minor High School where he had an impressive athletic and academic career.