CHAMBER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
Chairman: Barbara Smith,VP, Chamber of Commerce Division, Community Development Foundaton, Tupelo, MS
This committee meets regularly and is responsible for providing programs during the Winter and Summer Conferences which are of particular interest to chambers of commerce.
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE:
Chairman: Elizabeth Fargason Stanga, Team Leader - Port of Gulfport, Disaster Recovery Division, Mississippi Development Authority, Jackson, MS
This committee edits and publishes the MEDC quarterly newsletter. The most recent newsletter can be viewed by clicking on Newsletters under News in the menu to the left.
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDS (CEDA) COMMITTEE:
Chairman: Blake Wallace, Executive Director, Hinds County Economic Development District, Jackson, MS
This committee is responsible for coordinating this awards program, disseminating information, obtaining judges, notifying winners and helping with the Governor's Cup / CEDA banquet during Summer Conference. For CEDA info, go to: CEDA
CONFERENCES COMMITTEE:
Chairman: Christy Knapp, Executive Vice President, Oxford-Lafayette county EDF, Oxford, MS
This committee is responsible for coordinating the program and obtaining speakers for the winter and summer conferences. For a schedule of conferences, go to Conferences under Professional Development in the menu of the left.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:
This committee advises the membership of legislative issues affecting economic development in the state. Click here to see the MEDC Legislative Page.
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
Chairman: Elizabeth Taylor, Existing Industry and Business Division, Mississippi Development Authority, Jackson, MS
This committee recruits new members, provides statements for dues to members, publishes the Member Directory annually and keeps the information for the directory current.
To join MEDC click on the Membership on the left, then on Application, print it out, and send it in with a check for your membership fee OR fax it to 601-352-2061 and pay online. A current list of members can be accessed by clicking on Directory under Membership on the left.
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE:
Chairman: Joy Foy, Director, Asset Development Division, Mississippi Development Authority, Jackson, MS
This committee oversees the MEDC scholarship funds, receives all applications for MEDC scholarships and makes tuition awards to the recipients after they have attended the course. The Scholarship Application period usually is open October 1 - November 30 for courses in the next year.
Thanks to the following for making these scholarships possible:
Mississippi Power Company
Mississippi Development Authority
Mississippi Economic Development Council
Tennessee Valley Authority
For more information on the 2010 scholarships, click on the following links:
2010 Scholarship Information
2009 List of Approved Courses
2009 Scholarship Application (deadline passed November 30, 2009)
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