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Leadership & Advisors

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)