Member: Alabaster City Board of Education

Boards in District: Alabaster, Bessemer, Birmingham, Fairfield, Gardendale, Homewood, Hoover, Jefferson County, Leeds, Midfield, Mountain Brook, Pelham, Shelby County, Tarrant, Trussville, Vestavia Hills and Alabama School of Fine Arts

Derek Henderson has been a member of the Alabaster City school board since 2013 and currently serves as board vice president. He was elected as AASB's District 5 director in December 2022. Derek has been actively involved in AASB, having served on the Budget & Finance and Nominating Committees. He also is a trustee for the Alabama Trust for Boards of Education. Derek has achieved the Master Honor Roll distinction in the AASB School Board Member Academy, earning more than 378 training hours. He is a 2022 recipient of AASB's highest honor, the All-State School Board Award. 

He is involved with a number of civic and community organizations and serves as a mentor to young men in middle and high school. 

Derek is retired from State Farm as an insurance/underwriting professional. He is a graduate of Birmingham Southern College and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. 

He has been married to his wife, Gloria, for 45 years. The couple has four adult sons.