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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.
| Ex
Officio |
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| Dr. Ted Alexander, CEO |
Lower Pearl River Valley
Foundation |
| Secretary |
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| Matt
Ballew, Chairman of the Board |
Security
Ballew, Inc. |
| Vice Chairperson
- Finance |
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| Paul Breazeale, Senior
Partner |
Breazeale, Saunders &
O'Neil, Ltd. |
| Vice Chairperson
- Program Implementation |
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| Evelyn Edwards, Vice
President |
BancorpSouth |
| Vice
Chairperson - Programming |
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| Cindy
Elder, Account Executive |
Mississippi
Power Company |
| Vice
Chairperson - Board Relations |
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| William
R. Flatt, Executive VP and COO |
Parkway
Properties, Inc. |
| Treasurer |
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| Gloria
Harvey, Staff Manager |
AT&T
Mississippi |
| Vice Chairperson
- Communications |
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| Susan
Lamey, Public Affairs Specialist |
State
Farm Insurance |
| Chairperson |
|
| Carole
Lynn Meadows, Chair |
Gulfport
Re-Development Commission |
| Vice
Chairperson - Corporate Support &
Development |
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| Jim
Richmond, Director-Corporate
Communications |
CellularSouth |
OARD
MEMBERS
| Ronnie
Agnew, Executive Editor |
The
Clarion-Ledger |
| Nancy
Lottridge Anderson, President |
New
Perspectives, Inc. |
| Ron Applewhite,
Partner |
Horne CPA Group |
| David
Barrentine, President, Jackson Division |
BancorpSouth |
| Mark
N. Blackwell, Senior Vice President &
Director of MS Complex |
Merrill
Lynch |
| Dr.
Tom Burnham, Superintendent of Education |
Mississippi
Department of Education |
| Greg
Cronin, CEO |
Charter
Bank |
| Dr.
Marcelo Eduardo, Dean of the School of
Business |
Mississippi
College |
| Sherribeth
Farmer, Vice President |
BankPlus |
| Vincent
Gatlin, Regional Human Resources Manager |
Enterprise
Rent A Car |
| Dr.
Denise von Hermann, Dean, College of Arts
& Letters |
The
University of Southern Mississippi |
| David
Hollingsworth, Director of Sales &
Marketing |
Pediment
Publishing |
| Tyler
James, Design/Sales Manager |
Madison
Planting & Design Group |
| Gloria
B. Johnson, Mississippi Director of
Customer Service |
Entergy |
| David
Landrum, Senior National Sales Director |
Primerica |
| Dr.
Susan P. Lee, Director of P-16 Initiatives |
MS
Institutions for Higher Learning |
| James
Lowe, III, Attorney |
|
| Brad
Maley, 1st Vice President, Hinds County
Retail Manager |
BancorpSouth |
| Bill
Moak, President & CEO |
Better
Business Bureau of Mississippi, Inc. |
| Thomas
C. Parry, Owner |
Parry
& Parry Construction, Inc. |
| Barry
Planch, Senior Vice President |
Trustmark National Bank |
|
Marcus
H. Ransier, Vice President, Finance and Pricing
|
Blue
Cross & Blue Shield of MS
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Judy Rhodes, Executive Director
|
Mississippi Professional Educatiors
|
| Charlie
Ross, Attorney |
Wise,
Carter, Child & Carraway |
| David
Sanders, Esq. |
Mitchell
McNutt & Sams, PA |
| Kevin
G. Silence, Sr., Vice President |
Community
Bank |
| Candie
L. Simmons, Regional Marketing
Director-Southwest |
Regions
Bank |
| Adrianne
Slack, Assistant Vice President |
Federal
Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| Sean
Suggs, Director of Product Quality |
Nissan
North America |
| Will
Watson, Vice President Community Banking |
Wachovia
Bank, N.A. |
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
Director
of Operations
hernaa@millsaps.edu
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