Our Leadership

Christa Bishop
Senior Vice President Communications
Cooperative Energy

Carol Burger
President/CEO
United Way of the Capitol Area

Ashley Edwards
President/CEO
Gulf Coast Business Council

Ed Gardner
Vice Chair, Director of Business & Economic Development
Entergy Mississippi

Jennifer Johnson
Policy Director
Southern Bancorp Community Partners

Jay Moon
President/CEO
Mississippi Manufacturers Association

George Schloegel
Chairman Emeritus, Former Mayor of Gulfport, Former Director State Workforce Investment Board, Former CEO of Hancock Bank

J.B. Swanson
Director of Continuous Improvement
Empire Truck Sales, LLC

Amy Tate
Immediate Past Chairman, Government Relations Manager
Tennessee Valley Authority

Curnis Upkins
Vice President, Human Resources & Workforce Development, Mississippi Hospital Association Solutions, Inc.
Mississippi Hospital Association

Brian Useforge
Economic Development Director
Mississippi Power Company

Amy Walker
Chair, Area Sales Manager
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions