Board of Directors 2025-2026
Alicen Blanchard, Chair
REALTOR, Overby, Inc.
Wilson Hood, VP of Governance
Principal, JWH Holdings
Olivia Host, Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair
Community Volunteer
Jet Hollingsworth, Secretary
Attorney, Butler Snow, LLP
Beth Hansen, Immediate Past Chairperson
CEO, Mississippi REALTORS
Patty Ann Bogue, Board Member
Instructor of Management, Mississippi State University
Margaret Cupples, Board Member
Managing Partner (Jackson Office), Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP
Lisa Didion, Board Member
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Children’s of Mississippi at the University of Mississippi Medical Center
John Fletcher, Board Member
Partner Attorney, Jones Walker
Jeffrey M. Graves, Board Member
Senior Associate, John M. Colette & Associates
Laura Hearn, Board Member
President-Elect, Junior League of Jackson
Maggi Lampton, Board Member
Community Volunteer
Carla Lewis, Board Member
Senior Director of Digital Transformation, Canopy Children’s Solutions
Blann Lutken, Board Member
MCM Partners President
Ashley Meena, Board Member
Community Volunteer
Melanie Morgan, Board Member
Senior VP, Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing, Trustmark
Chip Pickering, Board Member
CEO of INCOMPAS
Marc Ransier, Board Member
Chief Financial Officer, Southern Pipe & Supply
Adams Yerger, IV, Board Member
President, Journa LLC
Camille Young, Board Member
Principal & Director, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Susan Garrard
MCM President & CEO
Ex-Officio Member (Non-voting)
Donna Bruce
Partner CPA, FORVIS
Ex-Officio Member (Non-voting)
The Honorable James E. Graves, Jr. U. S. Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Ex-Officio Member (Non-voting)
Martin F. Jue
President, MFJ Enterprises
Ex-Officio Member (Non-voting)
Advisory Committee 2025-2026
Patty Ann Bogue, Chairperson
Instructor of Management, Mississippi State University
Julie Boles, Secretary
MCM Partners President
John Anderson, Committee Member
President/CEO of Anderson Regional Medical Center
Beth Clay, Committee Member
The Clay Firm
Laura Carmichael, Committee Member
Director, Visit Meridian
Dr. Amy Carter, Committee Member
Superintendent of Meridian Public School District
Judge Veldore Young Graham, Committee Member
Judge, Lauderdale County Youth Court
David Hall, Committee Member
President/CEO of Hall Timberlands
Kelvin Jackson, Committee Member
Supervisory District Conservationist for the USDA/Natural Resources Conservations Service
Dr. Asif Lala, Committee Member
Oral Surgeon, East Mississippi Oral and Facial Surgery
Dustin Markham, Committee Member
Attorney at Law
Jim McGinnis, III, Committee Member
President and CEO of McGinnis Lumber Company
Melanie Mitchell, Committee Member
Active Community Volunteer
Chris Phillips, Committee Member
Area Manager, Mississippi Power
Don Rogers, Committee Member
Attorney at Law
Wade Sims, Committee Member
Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisor
Ronald Turner, Committee Member
Executive Manager, Greater Meridian Health Clinic
Captain Luke Davis
Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station Meridian
Ex-Officio Member (Non-voting)
Colonel Cindy Smith
Commander/186th Refueling Wing, Key Field Air National Guard Base
Ex-Officio Member (Non-voting)
Barbara Zeller
MCM-Meridian Executive Director
Ex-Officio Member (Non-voting)
Susan Garrard
MCM President/CEO
Ex-Officio Member (Non-voting)
