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MCEE Directory
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The MCEE Board of Directors is composed of statewide
leaders representing the business, education,
and government sectors. The board members are
elected to a three-year terms and are dedicated
to promoting and supporting economic education
in Mississippi.
| Chairman of The
Board |
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| Dr. Ted Alexander, CEO |
Lower Pearl River Valley
Foundation |
| Vice Chairperson
- Finance |
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| Paul Breazeale, Senior
Partner |
Breazeale, Saunders &
O'Neil, Ltd. |
| Secretary |
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| Matt
Ballew, Chairman of the Board |
Security
Ballew, Inc. |
| Vice
Chairperson - Board Development |
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| Greg
Cronin, President & CEO |
First
Premier Corporation |
| Vice Chairperson
- Program Implementation |
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| Evelyn Edwards, Vice
President |
BancorpSouth |
| Treasurer |
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| Gloria
Harvey, Staff Manager |
AT&T
Mississippi |
| Vice Chairperson
- Communications |
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| Nell Murray,
Owner |
Murray Consulting
Services |
| Vice
Chairperson - Programming |
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| Cindy
Elder, Account Executive |
Mississippi
Power Company |
OARD
MEMBERS
| Ronnie
Agnew, Executive Editor |
The
Clarion-Ledger |
| Ron Applewhite,
Partner |
Horne CPA Group |
| David
Barrentine, President, Jackson Division |
BancorpSouth |
| Mark
N. Blackwell, Senior Vice President &
Director of MS Complex |
Merrill
Lynch |
| Lyle-Andrew
Booderas, Esq., Director Investor
Relations |
ECD/Hope
Credit Union |
| Hank
Bounds, Ph.D., State Superintendent of
Education |
Mississippi Department of
Education |
| Duke Cain, President |
Cain Lithographers, Inc. |
| Michael Clayborne,
President |
CREATE Foundation, Inc. |
| Brian Fenelon, Senior
Vice President |
SmithBarney |
| William
R. Flatt, Executive Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer |
Parkway
Properties, Inc. |
| Vincent
Gatlin, Regional Human Resources Manager |
Enterprise
Rent A Car |
| Gloria
B. Johnson, Mississippi Director of
Customer Service |
Entergy |
| Susan
Lamey, Public Affairs Specialist |
State
Farm Insurance |
| Carole
Lynn Meadows, Co-founder |
Lynn
Meadows Discover Center |
| Barry
Planch, Senior Vice President |
Trustmark National Bank |
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Marcus
H. Ransier, Vice President, Finance and Pricing
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Blue
Cross & Blue Shield of MS
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Judy Rhodes, Executive Director
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Mississippi Professional Educatiors
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| Dr.
Lynne D. Richardson, Dean, College of
Business and Industry |
Mississippi
State University |
| Jim
Richmond, Director-Corporate
Communications |
CellularSouth |
| David
Sanders, Esq. |
Mitchell
McNutt & Sams, PA |
| Candie
L. Simmons, Regional Marketing
Director-Southwest |
Regions
Bank |
| Will
Watson, Vice President Community Banking |
Wachovia
Bank, N.A. |
| Dr.
Alvin Williams, Interim Dean, College of
Business |
University
of Southern Mississippi |
Pamela P. Smith, Ph.D
President
smithp@millsaps.edu
Dr. Pamela P.
Smith was appointed President of the Mississippi
Council on Economic Education in June 2004 and
joined the staff on July 1, 2004. Previously,
she served the Mississippi Board of Trustees of
State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) in
Jackson, MS. as Assistant Commissioner for
Public Affairs and Development since 1995. Prior
to coming to Mississippi in 1995, she served in
a similar capacity in Illinois for the Board of
Governors Universities from April 1980-July
1995.
She holds the Doctors of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in
Educational Leadership from The University of
Mississippi in Oxford, the Masters of Arts
(M.A.) In Educational Psychology from The
University of Illinois–Springfield, IL and the
Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology from
MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL.
She is the author of numerous publications and
is a frequent presenter on the subjects of the
need for higher education for a better quality
of life and how to prepare your children for
college.
She is married to Jerome W. Smith of Jackson.
Kristi James
Director of Programming
jamesk@millsaps.edu
Allie
Hernandez
Coordinator
of Operations
hernaa@millsaps.edu
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