2024-2025 Board of Directors 

• Katie Anthony, University of Southern Mississippi
• Jaclyn A. Baylis, Cadence Bank
• Chase Barnes, The First Bank
• Celeste Brown, South Mississippi Planning & Development District
• Jana Causey, Pearl River Community College
• Jerry DeFatta, USM Alumni Association
• Shameika Donaldson, Hattiesburg Clinic
• Tori Geiger, Cooperative Energy
• Jeffrey George, Mike Rozier Construction, City of Hattiesburg
• Karen Griffis, Regions
• Cher Harvey, Jones Capitol
• Ryan Hinton, Hancock Whitney
• Zach Howell, Forrest County Tax Collector
• Annie Jackson, Canopy Children's Solution
• Frank James, III, Courtyard by Marriott
• Ann Claire Kelly, Alfa Insurance
• Tyler Lofton, Regions
• Chris Miles, Combined Benefits Administrators
• Janet Mitchell, Forrest General Hospital
• Kevin Morris, Wright Morris PLLC
• Kyle Napier, Anderson Design Center
• Ned Nelson, Nelson Law
• Teresa Poole, PhD, William Carey University
• Alexis Rutland, Visit Hattiesburg 
• Adam Schraeder, Area Development Partnership
• Tristian Washington, Mississippi Power