Mississippi Journalism And Education Group Boards
Board of Directors
Michael Williams
Executive Board Chairman Michael Williams, native of Jackson, is the Director of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity for Hubbell Incorporated.
Jeanne McCarty
Executive Vice Chairman Jeanne McCarty, CEO of Out Teach, is a veteran education leader with more than three decades of experience.
Jim Schott
Board Secretary Jim Shott is the owner of E4 Infrastructure Advisors, LLC and an Adjunct Professor at Loyola University New Orleans.
Jacqueline Berry
Board Director Jacqueline L. Berry, Principal and Founder of Par Excelon Marketing Group, LLC, has worked with numerous organizations and nonprofits.
Allison Flynn
Board Director Allison Flynn leads Citibank’s Compliance team, managing compliance projects, staffing, diversity initiatives, and fairness in hiring.
Rosalyn Smith-Howard
Board Director Rosalyn Smith-Howard serves as Manager of Diversity and Workforce Development with Entergy Corporation.
Advisory Board
A’Lelia Bundles
Advisory Board Member A’Lelia Bundles is the author of “On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker.”
Albert Sykes
Advisory Board Member Albert Sykes is the executive director of the Institute for Democratic Education in America and helped found the Young People’s Project.
Amy Haimerl
Advisory Board Member Amy Haimerl is an author and is the editor-in-residence at Michigan State University
Angie Thomas
Advisory Board Member Angie Thomas is a former teen rapper and the New York Times-bestselling author of “The Hate U Give” and “On the Come Up.”
Arielle Hudson
Advisory Board Member Arielle Hudson is a senior at the University of Mississippi majoring in secondary English education with endorsements in history and special education.
Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Advisory Board Member Ayesha K. Mustafaa has been editor of the Muslim Journal weekly newspaper since January 1989.
Bridget Smith Pieschel
Advisory Board Member Bridget Smith Pieschel is an English Professor and Director of Women’s Studies at Mississippi University for Women.
Connie Moran
Advisory Board Member Connie Moran of Ocean Springs, Miss., has served as mayor and public servant of the area for more than 15 years.
Debo Dykes
Advisory Board Member Debo Dykes serves on the board of directors for The D. L. Dykes, Jr. Foundation, producers of FaithandReason® programs.
Diane Ravitch
Advisory Board Member Diane Ravitch co-founded and is President of the Network for Public Education and has written many best selling books.
Elaina Jackson
Advisory Board Member Elaina Jackson is Vice President of Strategic Communications for Concordia University.
Ellen Ann Fentress
Advisory Board Member Ellen Ann Fentress is a journalist, filmmaker and teacher in Jackson whose work has appeared in The New York Times, MPB and more.
Emily Maw
Advisory Board Member Emily Maw is a lawyer in the office of Chief Justice Bernette Johnson of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Emmitt Y. Riley, III
Advisory Board Member Emmitt Y. Riley III, a political scientist, author, political consultant, and assistant professor of Africana Studies at DePauw University.
Genesis Be
Advisory Board Member Genesis Be has used hip-hop and visual art to educate and inspire young people to be proactive in civic engagement.
Dr. Geraldine Kearse Brookins
Advisory Board Member Dr. Geraldine Kearse Brookins’ former clients include Ford, W.K. Kellogg, and the General Mills foundations.
Jennifer H. Gunter
Advisory Board Member Jennifer H. Gunter is the director of the South Carolina Collaborative on Race and Reconciliation at the University of South Carolina.
Heather McTeer Toney
Advisory Board Member Heather McTeer Toney was the first African American, first female and the youngest to serve as the mayor of Greenville, Miss.
Dr. Judy Alsobrooks Meredith
Advisory Board Member Dr. Judy Alsobrooks Meredith is a retired college mass communications professor and a former TV / radio news reporter and anchor.
Karla L. McCullough
Advisory Board Member Dr. Karla L. McCullough was raised in Jackson, Miss., and serves as executive director of the Juanita Sims Doty Foundation.
Karla Vázquez
Advisory Board Member Karla Vázquez is an Immigration Legal Specialist and the Mississippi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce president.
Kate McNeel
Advisory Board Member Kate McNeel has spent the past 30 years working in the high-tech industry and is currently the global marketing strategy lead for SAP SuccessFactors.
Keith A. Beauchamp
Advisory Board Member Keith Beauchamp is an award-winning filmmaker and co-producer of the feature film “Till.”
Kevin John Fong
Advisory Board Member Kevin John Fong is a nationally recognized cultural translator, leadership expert and dialogue facilitator.
Laurel Isbister
Advisory Board Member Laurel Isbister, a native of North Carolina, is a former Fulbright Scholar and was named a “Top 50 Businesswoman” in 2016.
Maisie Brown
Advisory Board Member Maisie Brown is an education advocate and Youth Program Director at the Institute for Democratic Education in America.
Mary Blessey
Advisory Board Member Mary Blessey is a documentary filmmaker and media producer committed to complex and honest storytelling about Mississippi.
Nader Dabit
Advisory Board Member Nader Dabit is a software engineer from Jackson, Miss., currently working as Director of Developer Relations for Eigen Labs.
Natalie Irby
Advisory Board Member Natalie Irby, Founder and CEO of Corner to Corner Productions, is an award-winning filmmaker and Jackson, Miss., native.
Okolo Rashid
Advisory Board Member Okolo Rashid was born in Mississippi and is the president and co-founder of the International Museum of Muslim Cultures.
Pam Johnson
Advisory Board Member Pam Johnson is a publicist, political strategist, and former executive director of the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women.
Pete Smith
Advisory Board Member Pete Smith is an associate professor of communication studies in the Department of Communication at Mississippi State University.
Randall Pinkston
Advisory Board Member Randall Pinkston is a Investigative Journalist, and former White House Correspondent.
Reena Evers-Everette
Advisory Board Member Reena Evers-Everette is the executive director of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute in Jackson, Miss.
Robert Luckett, Jr.
Advisory Board Member Robert Luckett, Jr. is Professor of History and Director of the Margaret Walker Center and…
Stephanie Dreher
Advisory Board Member Stephanie Dreher is a professional civil engineer and senior project manager with the City of New Orleans Sustainable Infrastructure Group.
Stuart Stevens
Advisory Board Member Stuart Stevens is the author of seven previous books and is a former fellow of the American Film Institute.
Wendy Shenefelt
Advisory Board Member Wendy Shenefelt serves as the executive director for Alternate ROOTS, a southern-based regional arts service organization.
Willie Jones
Advisory Board Member Willie Jones is the president and CEO of Dependable Source Corp. and the president of Women for Progress of MS, Inc.