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
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

Amy Tate
Chair, Government Relations Manager
Tennessee Valley Authority

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

Brian Useforge
Economic Development Director
Mississippi Power Company

Amy Walker
Area Sales Manager
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions