Jeanne McCarty
Deborah Stockman Hodges, CPA, CGMA has more than thirty years of experience in public and private accounting. She serves as Quality Control Partner for the regional accounting firm of Prichard, Dewberry & Hodges, PC providing technical oversight for the Firm’s audit and attest engagements along with tax, consulting, litigation support and other accounting services. Deborah is married to her college boyfriend, Jim, and they have three children, one who works in the family business, one who recently graduated from Mississippi State, and one still in college. They live on a small farm in George County where they raise long-horned cattle for no other reason than that they look pretty in the pasture. Â
Jacqueline Berry
Deborah Stockman Hodges, CPA, CGMA has more than thirty years of experience in public and private accounting. She serves as Quality Control Partner for the regional accounting firm of Prichard, Dewberry & Hodges, PC providing technical oversight for the Firm’s audit and attest engagements along with tax, consulting, litigation support and other accounting services. Deborah is married to her college boyfriend, Jim, and they have three children, one who works in the family business, one who recently graduated from Mississippi State, and one still in college. They live on a small farm in George County where they raise long-horned cattle for no other reason than that they look pretty in the pasture. Â
Allison Flynn
Deborah Stockman Hodges, CPA, CGMA has more than thirty years of experience in public and private accounting. She serves as Quality Control Partner for the regional accounting firm of Prichard, Dewberry & Hodges, PC providing technical oversight for the Firm’s audit and attest engagements along with tax, consulting, litigation support and other accounting services. Deborah is married to her college boyfriend, Jim, and they have three children, one who works in the family business, one who recently graduated from Mississippi State, and one still in college. They live on a small farm in George County where they raise long-horned cattle for no other reason than that they look pretty in the pasture. Â
Rosalyn Smith-Howard
Reena Evers-Everette is the daughter of Civil Rights activists, Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams. Evers-Everette graduated from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in Business Merchandising Medgar Evers Institute, a national organization founded by Myrlie Evers-Williams to fulfill the vision of Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers through education and civic engagement programs. Ms. Evers-Everette’s civic and volunteer involvements include former chairman of the board of directors of the Claremont Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the City of Claremont’s Committees on Dialogue and Human Relations.She never wanted to return to Mississippi, yet after moving to Jackson, she found herself saying in a speech, “I’m home. This is where I need to be.” The words stunned her. “I always said I would never come back here to live because of the pain,” she said. She now believes she belongs here. “My father had a calling,” she said. “So do I.”
Crystal Welch
Crystal Welch is on the faculty of Mississippi College School of Law as Law Instructor and Supervising Attorney teaching clinical courses with MC Law’s Family and Children’s Law Center. A Jackson native, Crystal attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. She received her legal training at Mississippi College School of Law where she practices and teaches […]
Michael Williams
Since February 2022, Michael Williams has been the Director of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity for Hubbell Incorporated, which encompasses $4.2B in sales and over 17,000 employees worldwide. Recognized for innovation, quality, and a deep commitment to serving customers for over 130 years, Hubbell Incorporated is a world-class manufacturer of electrical and utility solutions. Prior to […]
Michael Dozier
Michael Dozier joined the Mississippi Journalism and Education Group as the executive chairman of the board of directors in August 2022. His professional expertise consists of serving as a former president and CEO of several community-based nonprofits throughout Mississippi. He has managed more than 287 employees and has managed budgets of over $14 million per […]
Deborah Stockman Hodges
Deborah Stockman Hodges, CPA, CGMA has more than thirty years of experience in public and private accounting. She serves as Quality Control Partner for the regional accounting firm of Prichard, Dewberry & Hodges, PC providing technical oversight for the Firm’s audit and attest engagements along with tax, consulting, litigation support and other accounting services. Deborah is married to her college boyfriend, Jim, and they have three children, one who works in the family business, one who recently graduated from Mississippi State, and one still in college. They live on a small farm in George County where they raise long-horned cattle for no other reason than that they look pretty in the pasture. Â
Heather McTeer Toney
Elected at age 27, Heather McTeer Toney knows what it means to be a public servant. She was the first African-American, first female and the youngest to serve as Mayor of Greenville, Mississippi from 2004-2012. In 2014, she was appointed by President Barack Obama as Regional Administrator for Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Southeast Region. Known for her energetic and genuine commitment to people, her work has made her a national figure in the area of public service, environmental justice and community engagement.She currently serves as the National Field Director forMoms Clean Air Force, an organization of over 1 million moms and dads committed to fighting climate change and protecting children from the dangers of air pollution. Heather is also a sought-after speaker and writer.
