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Class of 2022

Thirty-seven standout Mississippians have been selected for MEC’s Leadership Mississippi Class of 2022. Leadership Mississippi is an annual program of the Mississippi Economic Council conducted by the M.B. Swayze Foundation. Participants, selected by a committee of MEC’s Leadership Mississippi Alumni, work together in a training program that combines individual study, group sessions, and project experience in using leadership skills. Leadership Mississippi is endowed through a generous contribution by the late J.C. and Annie Redd. J.C. Redd was Chairman of the Mississippi Economic Council from 1973-74 when the program began.

Leadership Mississippi is the second-oldest statewide leadership program in the nation. Since its inception in 1974, Leadership Mississippi has graduated more than 1,300 alumni active in Mississippi business and politics. Mississippi's top business executives, community leaders, and elected officials have participated in Leadership Mississippi as a way to expand their networks and possibilities for future success. The program’s purpose is to identify and work with Mississippi leaders in strengthening our state. Leadership Mississippi empowers participants with information to make a strong impact in our state.

The 2022 Leadership Mississippi sessions began in Jackson in late April. When the class graduates in December 2022, they will have visited the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Olive Branch, and Camp Shelby.

The Leadership Mississippi Class of 2022 participants are:

Danielle Ashley
Jones County Board of Supervisors

Wayne Black, PE
Garver, LLC

Amy Bogue
Dutch Health Services

Aaron Brooks
Mississippi University for Women

Adam Carlson
PriorityOne Bank

Chance Carter
Community Bank

Mikhail Collins
Delta State University

Frank Dawson
Mississippi Power

Carley Dear, EdD
University of MS Medical Center

Vickie Dupree
Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce

Daniel Elliott
BancorpSouth\Cadence

Jennifer Ersin
Bradley

Chelsey Everett
Area Development Partnership

Robert Farr III, AIA
Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons Architects/Engineers

Grace Fisher
Mississippi Department of Corrections

Jenifer Freridge
William Carey University

David Grayson
CareMed EMS

Maxine Greenleaf
Alcorn State University

Scott Hambleton
Molina Healthcare

Shelly W. Janous
East & Leake Consulting

Laura Johns
The Business Growers

Roy Johns
Goodwill Industries of Mississippi, Inc.

Richard Kostal
Continental Tires the Americas, LLC

Dr. Monica Lewis
Jackson State University

April Martin
Huntington Ingalls Industries

Ruthie Massey
Mississippi Museum of Art

Dr. Melissa McCoy
Tougaloo College

Roy Moss
Atmos Energy

Bentley Nolan
Nolan Brothers Motor Sales

Sarah Ozbun
Delta Lodging Group

Kelvin Pulley
The Pulley Law Firm, LLC

Jamie Rasberry
Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy

Donald Shepley
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport

Dr. Megan Smith
Delta State University

David Stewart
Adams and Reese LLP

Christopher Stump
Mississippi National Guard

Danny Yates
Raytheon Intelligence & Space

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP MISSISSIPPI?

Leadership Mississippi is an annual program of the Mississippi Economic Council conducted by the M.B. Swayze Foundation. Participants, selected by a committee of MEC’s Leadership Mississippi Alumni, work together in a training program that combines individual study, group sessions and project experience in using leadership skills. Leadership Mississippi is endowed through a generous contribution by the late J.C. and Annie Redd. J.C. Redd was Chairman of the Mississippi Economic Council in 1973-74 when the program began.

Leadership Mississippi is the second oldest statewide leadership program in the nation. Since its inception in 1974, Leadership Mississippi has graduated more than 1,300 alumni active in Mississippi business and politics.  Mississippi's top business executives, community leaders, and elected officials have participated in Leadership Mississippi as a way to expand their networks and possibilities for future success.

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