Leadership Mississippi Announces Class of 2014
The Leadership Mississippi Class of 2014 will begin its journey on Thursday, Jan. 30 and Friday, Jan. 31 at the Leadership Mississippi Opening Session. This year will mark Leadership Mississippi’s 40thyear.
This year, the 52-member class will visit Jackson to discuss the state’s government process; Corinth, where they will discuss infrastructure; the Mississippi Gulf Coast, which will focus on tourism; Oxford, which will highlight the state’s creative economy; Cleveland, where they will discuss education and then they will return to Jackson, where the class will discuss Health Care and have their Graduation.
Leadership Mississippi Travel Schedule 2014
Jackson – Thursday, January 30 & Friday, January 31 – *Mandatory*
Corinth – Thursday, March 6 & Friday, March 7
Mississippi Gulf Coast – Thursday, June 12 & Friday, June 13
Oxford – Thursday, August 21 & Friday, August 22
Cleveland – Thursday, November 13 & Friday, November 14
Jackson – Thursday, December 4 & Friday, December 5 (Graduation)
These sessions present exciting opportunities where the Leadership class can see the strategic, long-range planning and changes that are occurring in our state. Through this program, MEC continues to shrink the miles that divide us by broadening our understanding of life and leadership in communities throughout Mississippi.
Congratulations to the Leadership Mississippi Class of 2014!
Stan Alford |
American Medical Response |
Brandon |
Nathaniel A. Beach |
GE Aviation |
Ellisville |
Matthew Bengloff |
Teach for America |
Cleveland |
Russell Bennett |
Entergy Mississippi, Inc. |
Jackson |
Bernard Booth |
ADAMS AND REESE LLP |
Ridgeland |
Robin Boyles |
Delta State University |
Cleveland |
Jerome Brown |
The First Bank, A National Banking Association |
Hattiesburg |
Patrick Brown |
FNC, Inc. |
Oxford |
Corrie Cockrell |
Southern Poverty Law Center |
Jackson |
Ashley Renee’ Comstock |
Office of the State Treasurer |
Jackson |
Penny Danford |
TempStaff, Inc. |
Jackson |
Victoria N. Danish |
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino |
Biloxi |
Meta C. Danzey |
Butler Snow LLP |
Gulfport |
Steve Davidson |
C SPIRE |
Ridgeland |
Christen Duhé |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College |
Gulfport |
Tod Etheredge |
Trustmark National Bank |
Jackson |
Derek Finley |
Mississippi Development Authority Minority |
Jackson |
James R. Gainspoletti |
Gainspoletti and Associates |
Cleveland |
John Graham |
Jernigan, Copeland & Anderson, PLLC |
Ridgeland |
Charles E. Greer, V |
Greer Law Firm, PLLC |
Hattiesburg |
Rodney Harris |
Mississippi Army National Guard |
Jackson |
Cynthia M. Hines |
Delta 180 Inc. |
Greenville |
Susan Jacobs |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Pascagoula |
Willie Jones |
Dependable Source Corp of MS |
Jackson |
Eddie R. Kelly |
Mississippi Power |
Meridian |
Kellum Kim |
Hol-Mac Corporation |
Bay Springs |
Monica Lebron |
Ole Miss Athletics Foundation |
University |
Rebecca J. Mansell |
Children’s Justice Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Jackson |
Justin Martin |
Community Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc. |
Tupelo |
Katrina McMillin |
The Center for Education Innovation |
Jackson |
Paula McNair |
Atmos Energy |
Flowood |
Mary Lacy Montgomery |
SouthGroup Insurance and Financial Services |
Hattiesburg |
Mary Ann Moon, CEcD |
GEC, Inc. |
Gulfport |
Dr. Sharon Oswald, D.D.S. |
College of Business |
Mississippi State |
Kerri Paul |
University of Southern Mississippi Foundation |
Hattiesburg |
Sherry Rainey |
ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions |
Jackson |
Francine Thomas Reynolds |
New Stage Theatre |
Jackson |
Rhonda Rhodes |
Hancock Housing Resource Center |
Waveland |
Doug Robertson |
Cadence Bancorp, LLC |
Columbus |
Jamie Rogers |
Avon Engineered Fabrications |
Picayune |
Lori W. Sanders |
BankPlus |
Ridgeland |
Kate Dennis Spear |
Specialty Contractors & Associates, Inc. |
Gulfport |
Frederick Spieker |
Cardinal Health |
Madison |
De’Keither Stamps |
City of Jackson |
Jackson |
Rebekah K. Staples |
Butler Snow LLP |
Ridgeland |
Alex Thomas |
Blue South Entertainment |
Jackson |
Wes Thomas |
BancorpSouth |
Jackson |
Jaci Turner |
City of Pascagoula |
Pascagoula |
Joshua Patrick Whelan |
Palmer Home for Children |
Columbus |
Farae Wolfe |
City of Cleveland |
Cleveland |
Willie Woo |
Baxter Healthcare Corporation |
Cleveland |