Board of Directors

President

Mr. Justin Hall, Executive Director 

Marshall County Industrial Development Authority

520 J.M Ash Drive Holly Springs, MS 38635

President-Elect

Ms. Regina Todd, Assistant Director
Rankin First Economic Development Authority 
101 Service Dr., Brandon, MS 39042

Vice-President - Chamber Development     

Ms. Hannah Aguzzi, Executive Director      

Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce
101 S. Bayou Avenue Cleveland, MS 38732

Vice-President - Economic Development

Mr. Ross Tucker, Executive Director
Economic Development Authority of Jones Co. 
153 Base Drive Laurel, MS 39440

Vice-President - Emerging Leaders

Ms. Stevie Phillips, Senior Economic Deveopment
Cooperative Energy
201 N. President St.

Jackson, MS 39201

Secretary/Treasurer

Mr. Glen Haab, Executive Director
Louisville Winston Development Partnership
70 West Park Street, Louisville, MS 39339

Immediate Past President

Mr. Todd Jackson Executive Vice President, ADP

Director - District 1 (Oct. 2025 –
Sept. 2027) 

Mr. Jon Levingston, Executive Director
Crossroads Economic Partnership
102 3rd St, Clarksdale, MS 38632

Director - District 2 (Oct. 2024 – Sept. 2026)

Mr. Leon Hays, Executive Director
Prentiss County Development Association
401 West Parker Drive, Booneville, MS 38829

Director - District 3 (Oct. 2025 – Sept. 2027)

Mr. Thomas Gregory, Executive Director
Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Found. 
402  Highway 82 Bypass, Greenwood, MS 38930

Director - District 4 (Oct. 2025 – Sept. 2027) 

Ms. Kim Richardson, Assistant Director
North MS Industrial Development Assn. 
26853 E. Main Street, West Point, MS 39773

Director - District 5 (Oct. 2025 – Sept. 2027)

Mr. Larkin Simpson, Chief Operating Officer

Madison County Economic Development Authority

135 Mississippi Parkway, Canton, MS 39046

Director - District 6 (Oct. 2026 – Sept. 2028)

Mr. Chandler Russ, Executive Director
Adams County Economic Development District
PO Box 5302, Natchez, MS 39666

Director - District7 (Oct. 2026 – Sept. 2028)

Ms. Lindsay Brown, Executive Director
Petal Chamber of Commerce

Director - District 8 (Oct. 2026 – Sept. 2028)

Mr. Blaine LaFontaine, Executive Director
Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission
 

Director-At-Large

Ms. Melissa Morel, Economic Development Director
Mississippi Power Company
PO Box 4079, Gulfport, MS 39502

Director-At-Large

Mr. Ed Gardner, Director of Business & Economic Development
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
308 E. Pearl Street, Suite 700, Jackson, MS 39201

Ex-Officio Member

Mr. Paul James "PJ" Waldrop, Executive Director and Chief Economic Development Officer
Mississippi Development Authority 
501 N West St, Jackson, MS 39201

Ex-Officio Member

Dr. Courtney Taylor, Executive Director
AccelerateMS
4400 Old Canton Road, Suite 200, Jackson, MS 39211

Mississippi SEDC Director

Mr. Larkin Simpson, COO
Madison County Economic Development Authority

135 MS Pkwy, Canton, MS 39046
 

Mississippi SEDC Alt. Director

Mr. Hunter Aycock
Vice President Economic Development, CDF
398 East Main, Tupelo, MS 38804

Chairman – Awards & Scholarship Committee

Mr. Tim Climer, Manager - Outreach Director and Agency Liaison for Community and Rural Development 
Mississippi Development Authority
501 North West Street, Jackson, MS 39201