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Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc. (MEDC)
2009-2010
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
President
Mr. Larry S. Barnett, Executive Director
Harrison County Development Commission
12292 Intraplex Parkway, Gulfport, MS 39503
228-896-5010; fax-228-896-6020
cell: 228-861-5878
lbarnett@mscoast.org
President-Elect
Ms. Christy Knapp, Executive Vice President
Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.
P. O. Box 108, Oxford, MS 38655
662-234-4651; fax: 662-234-4655
christy@oxfordms.com
Vice President - Chamber Development
Ms. Barbara Smith, VP-Chamber of Commerce Division
Community Development Foundation
P. O. Box A, Tupelo, MS 38802-1210
662-842-4521; fax: 662-841-0693
bsmith@cdfms.org
Vice President - Community Development
Mr. Blake Wallace, Executive Director
Hinds County Economic Development District
P. O. Box 248, Jackson, MS 39205
601-353-6056; fax: 601-353-7179
cell: 601-572-7201
blake@selecthinds.com
Vice President - Economic Development
Mr. Tom Troxler, Executive Director
RankinFirst Economic Development Authority
P. O. Box 129, Brandon, MS 39043
601-825-2268; fax: 601-825-1977
ttroxler@rankinfirst.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Mr. Tim Mood, VP, Economic Development
Electric Power Associations of Mississippi
P. O. Box 3300, Ridgeland, MS 39158
601-605-8600; fax: 601-605-8601
cell: 601-906-9309
mood@epaofms.com
Immediate Past President
Mr. David P. Rumbarger, President/CEO
Community Development Foundation
P. O. Box A, Tupelo, MS 38802-1210
662-842-4521; fax: 662-841-0693
rum@cdfms.org
Director - District 1 - 10/1/2009 - 9/30/2011
Mr. Sonny Simmons, CEO
Panola Partnership, Inc.
150 A Public Square, Batesville, MS 38606
662-563-3126; cell: 662-934-5520; fax: 662-563-0704
sonnysimmons@cableone.net
Director - District 2 - 10/1/2008 - 9/30/2010
Mr. Stephen Surles, Jr., Project Manager
Tennessee Valley Authority
P. O. Box 1160, Tupelo, MS 38802
662-690-3447; cell 662-315-6897; fax: 662-690-3601
sdsurles@tva.com
Director - District 3 - 10/1/2008 - 9/30/2010
Ms. Sue Stidham, Executive Director
Economic Development Partnership of Montgomery County
P. O. Box 248, Winona, MS 38967
662-283-4828; fax: 662-283-5986
mcedp@duckwood.net
Director - District 4 - 10/1/2008 - 9/30/2010
Mr. David Vowell, President
Community Development Partnership
P. O. Box 330, Philadelphia, MS 39350
601-656-1000; cell: 601-416-7060; fax: 601-656-1066
dvowell@bellsouth.net
Director - District 5 - 10/1/2009 - 9/30/2011
Mr. Taurus Wright, Senior Project Manager
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
P. O. Box 1640,
Jackson, MS 39205
601-969-2349; fax: 601-969-2313
twrigh3@entergy.com
Director - District 6 - 10/1/2008 - 9/30/2010
Mr. Cliff Brumfield, Executive Director
Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber & IDF
230 S. Whitworth Avenue, Brookhaven, MS 39601
601-833-1411; fax: 601-833-1412
chb@brookhavenchamber.com
Director - District 7 - 10/1/2009 - 9/30/2011
Ms. Kathy Cloyd, Director
Jefferson Davis County Community Development Association
P. O. Box 342, Prentiss, MS 39474
601-792-5903; fax: 601-792-0291
kcloyd@aol.com
Director - District 8 - 10/1/2008 - 9/30/2010
Mr. Jack Zinc, Executive Director
Hancock County Development Commission
P. O. Box 2267
Bay St. Louis, MS 39521
228-467-9231; fax: 228-467-9341
jzink@hcdc.ms
Director - At-Large - 10/1/2009 - 9/30/2011
Mr. Verdell L. Hawkins, Economic Development Representative
Mississippi Power Company
P. O. Box 4079, Gulfport, MS 39502
228-865-5153; fax: 228-865-5876
cell: 228-861-5177
vhawkins@southernco.com
Director - At-Large - 10/1/2009 – 9/30/2011
Ms. Beth Stevens, Executive Vice President
Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce
P. O. Box 848, Greenwood, MS 38935-0848
662-453-4152; fax: 662-453-8003
chamberevp@bellsouth.net
MDA Executive Director (ex officio)
Mr. Gray Swoope, Executive Director / CEO
Mississippi Development Authority
P. O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205
601-359-2075; fax: 601-359-3613
gswoope@mississippi.org
Mississippi SEDC Director – 01/01/2009 – 12/31/2010
Ms. Lyn C. Arnold, President/CEO
Tunica County Chamber of Commerce & EDF
P. O. Box 1888, Tunica, MS 38676
662-363-2865; cell: 662-519-4273; fax: 662-357-0378
larnold@tunicachamber.com
Mississippi SEDC Alt. Director – 01/01/2009 – 12/31/2010
Ms. Kim Richardson, Assistant Director
North MS Industrial Development Association
757 East Main Street
West Point, MS 39773
662-494-4633; cell: 662-617-4211; fax: 662-494-3231
krichardson@nmida.com
Chairman - Chamber Development Committee
Ms. Barbara Smith, VP-Chamber of Commerce Division
Community Development Foundation
P. O. Box A, Tupelo, MS 38802-1210
662-842-4521; fax: 662-841-0693
bsmith@cdfms.org
Chairman - Communications Committee
Ms. Elizabeth Fargason Stanga,
Team Leader - Port of Gulfport
Mississippi Development Authority
P. O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39201
601-359- 3962; fax: 601-359-5290
estanga@mississippi.org
Chairman – Community Economic Dev. Awards Committee
Mr. Blake Wallace, Executive Director
Hinds County Economic Development District
P. O. Box 248, Jackson, MS 39205
601-353-6056; fax: 601-353-7179
cell: 601-572-7201
blake@selecthinds.com
Chairman - Conferences Committee
Ms. Christy Knapp, Executive Vice President
Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.
P. O. Box 108, Oxford, MS 38655
662-234-4651; fax: 662-234-4655
christy@oxfordms.com
Chairman - Legislative Committee
Mr. Wade Jones, President
East Mississippi Business Development Corporation
P. O. Box 790, Meridian, MS 39302
601-693-1306; fax: 601-693-5638
wjones@embdc.org
Chairman - Membership Committee
Ms. Elizabeth Taylor
Mississippi Development Authority
P. O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205
601-359-3024; fax: 601-359-2116
etaylor@mississippi.org
Chairman - Scholarship Committee
Ms. Joy Foy, Director
Regional Services/Asset Development Division
Mississippi Development Authority
P. O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205
601-359-2659; cell: 601-955-7068; fax: 601-359-1971
jfoy@mississippi.org
Staff
Ms. Carol Hardwick, Executive Director and COO
Mississippi Economic Development Council
P. O. Box 3721, Jackson, MS 39207-3721
601-352-1909; cell: 601-613-8805; fax: 601-352-2061
carol@medc.ms
Mr. Chris Hinton, Manager, Member Services/Admin.
Mississippi Economic Development Council
P. O. Box 3721, Jackson, MS 39207-3721
601-352-1909; fax 601-352-2061
chris@medc.ms
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