MEC’s Leadership Mississippi program is proud to announce the 54 graduates of the Class of 2018. They are: Aubrey Blakemore, Barbara Bowman, Scott Brown, Everett R. Chinn, Shuronda Claiborne-Common, Kyle Dew, Jennifer B. Easley, Jason J. Fabre Jr., Donna Gardner, Adam Grace, Kimberly Griffin, Kristyn Gunter, Dr. Tangela N. Hales, PhD, RN, Tyrone C. Hendrix Sr., Cheryl Henning, Kern Hoff, Les Howell, Gary Hutson Emlyn Jackson, Todd Jackson, Jennifer R. Johnson, Enebeli Kanonu, Jo Carol Kieffer, Carmen Kyle, Amanda Lott, Timothy Mask, Kelly McQuaig, Don Meeler, John Mercer, Stacey Miles, Ryan Miller, Matthew D. Miller, Patrice Mims, Elizabeth B. Myles, Ph.D., Dr. Sebrina Palmer, Glenn Partrick, Bradley Patano, Ashley Rea, Carla Marie McPherson-Rushing, Shad Schipke, LTC Deidre D. Smith, Brigadier General Joe Spraggins, Jennifer Sutton, Jenny Tate, Darrell W. Temple, Lyndsay Thomas-Dowdle, Michael Todaro, Tyler S. Walker, Anthony Whirley, Chad Wicker, Floyd Wiley, Mary Cates Williams, Jonathan Woodward and Caroline Wright
The Class of 2018 celebrated their completion of the program at a graduation ceremony held at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson on December 7, 2018. Participants completed five sessions in locations across Mississippi, including Jackson, Oxford, the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Tunica and Columbus.
Leadership Mississippi is the second oldest statewide leadership program in the nation and is conducted by the M.B. Swayze Foundation. Since its inception in 1974, Leadership Mississippi has graduated more than 1,500 alumni active in Mississippi business and politics. Mississippi’s top business executives have participated in Leadership Mississippi as a way to expand their networks.
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