
Class of 2022
Thirty-seven standout Mississippians have been selected for MEC’s Leadership Mississippi Class of 2022. Leadership Mississippi is an annual program of the Mississippi Economic Council conducted by the M.B. Swayze Foundation. Participants, selected by a committee of MEC’s Leadership Mississippi Alumni, work together in a training program that combines individual study, group sessions, and project experience in using leadership skills. Leadership Mississippi is endowed through a generous contribution by the late J.C. and Annie Redd. J.C. Redd was Chairman of the Mississippi Economic Council from 1973-74 when the program began.
Leadership Mississippi is the second-oldest statewide leadership program in the nation. Since its inception in 1974, Leadership Mississippi has graduated more than 1,300 alumni active in Mississippi business and politics. Mississippi's top business executives, community leaders, and elected officials have participated in Leadership Mississippi as a way to expand their networks and possibilities for future success. The program’s purpose is to identify and work with Mississippi leaders in strengthening our state. Leadership Mississippi empowers participants with information to make a strong impact in our state.
The 2022 Leadership Mississippi sessions began in Jackson in late April. When the class graduates in December 2022, they will have visited the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Olive Branch, and Camp Shelby.
The Leadership Mississippi Class of 2022 participants are:
Danielle Ashley
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Wayne Black, PE
Garver, LLC
Amy Bogue
Dutch Health Services
Aaron Brooks
Mississippi University for Women
Adam Carlson
PriorityOne Bank
Chance Carter
Community Bank
Mikhail Collins
Delta State University
Frank Dawson
Mississippi Power
Carley Dear, EdD
University of MS Medical Center
Vickie Dupree
Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Elliott
BancorpSouth\Cadence
Jennifer Ersin
Bradley
Chelsey Everett
Area Development Partnership
Robert Farr III, AIA
Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons Architects/Engineers
Grace Fisher
Mississippi Department of Corrections
Jenifer Freridge
William Carey University
David Grayson
CareMed EMS
Maxine Greenleaf
Alcorn State University
Scott Hambleton
Molina Healthcare
Shelly W. Janous
East & Leake Consulting
Laura Johns
The Business Growers
Roy Johns
Goodwill Industries of Mississippi, Inc.
Richard Kostal
Continental Tires the Americas, LLC
Dr. Monica Lewis
Jackson State University
April Martin
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Ruthie Massey
Mississippi Museum of Art
Dr. Melissa McCoy
Tougaloo College
Roy Moss
Atmos Energy
Bentley Nolan
Nolan Brothers Motor Sales
Sarah Ozbun
Delta Lodging Group
Kelvin Pulley
The Pulley Law Firm, LLC
Jamie Rasberry
Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Donald Shepley
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
Dr. Megan Smith
Delta State University
David Stewart
Adams and Reese LLP
Christopher Stump
Mississippi National Guard
Danny Yates
Raytheon Intelligence & Space