Board of Directors 2023-2024
Beth Hansen, Chairperson
CEO, Mississippi REALTORS
Alicen Blanchard, Governance and VP
REALTOR, Overby, Inc.
Olivia Host, Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair
Community Volunteer
Wilson Hood, Secretary
Principal, JWH Holdings
John Fletcher, Past Chairperson
Partner Attorney, Jones Walker
Michael Cormack, Board Member
Deputy Superintendent, Jackson Public School District
Terry Dale Cruse, Board Member
Associate Vice President and Head of Campus, Mississippi State University-Meridian
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
Otis Gowdy, Jr., Board Member
Meridian Advisory Committee Chairman
Nephrologist, Internal Medicine Clinic, Anderson Regional Medical Center
Jeffrey M. Graves, Board Member
Senior Associate | The Cochran Firm – Jackson
Amanda Green, Board Member
President Elect, Junior League of Jackson
Jet Hollingsworth, Board Member
Attorney, Butler Snow, LLP
Maggi Lampton, Board Member
Community Volunteer
Carla Lewis, Board Member
Owner, Lewis Consulting Service
Ashley Meena, Board Member
Community Volunteer
Melanie Morgan, Board Member
Senior VP, Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing, Trustmark
Amanda Overby, Board Member
MCM Partners President
Chip Pickering, Board Member
CEO of INCOMPAS
Adams Yerger, IV, Board Member
President, Journa LLC
Camille Young, Board Member
Principal & Director, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Donna Bruce
Partner CPA, FORVIS
Ex-Officio Emeritus (Non-voting)
The Honorable James E. Graves, Jr. U. S. Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Ex-Officio Emeritus (Non-voting)
Martin F. Jue
President, MFJ Enterprises
Ex-Officio Emeritus (Non-voting)
Susan Garrard
MCM President/CEO
Ex-Officio Member (Non-voting)
Education Advisory Board
Dr. Gail Hammond
Retired Gifted Education Teacher
Ellen Ruffin
Curator, DeGrummond Children’s Literature Collection
Limeul Eubanks
Mississippi Department of Education
London Thompson
Retired Teacher
Rev. Dr. Martha Alexander
Rhoda Yoder
Principal, Casey Elementary
Debby Renfroe
Lori Torrey
Principal, Spann Elementary
Brooke Floyd
Director of Children Services, Stewpot Community Services
Bobby Brown
Principal, Jim Hill High School
Advisory Committee 2023-2024
Dr. Otis Gowdy, Jr., Chairperson
Nephrologist, Internal Medicine Clinic, Anderson Regional Medical Center
Hallie Pearson Swindoll, Secretary
Pearson & Company Insurance
John Anderson, Committee Member
President/CEO of Anderson Regional Medical Center
Dr. Patty Ann Bogue, Committee Member
Instructor of Management, Mississippi State University, MCM-Meridian Partners Chair
Dr. Amy Carter, Committee Member
Superintendent of Meridian Public School District
Beth Clay, Committee Member
The Clay Firm
Dr. Terry Dale Cruse, Committee Member
Administrative Director and Head of Campus, Mississippi State University-Meridian
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
Captain Luke Davis
Commanding Officer/NAS 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)