08/25/2026
Meet our ECIC members!
• Dr. La Shon F. Brooks, Director, Economic Development & Community Engagement
• C. Jerome Brown, Executive Vice President, The First
• Wade Broyles, Regional Vice President- Central US, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Christian Byrd, Vice President, McGriff Insurance Services
• Evelyn Cayson, Market President; MS & AL, Aledade, Inc.
• Jasmin O. Chapman, DDS, CEO, Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center
• Ralph Clark, Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager II, Trustmark – Metro
• General Augustus "Leon" Collins, CEO, MINACT Inc.
• John Damon, Ph.D., CEO, Canopy Children's Solutions
• Jason Dean, Senior Vice President, PATH Company
• Douglas Freeze, VP Workforce and Economic Development for Mississippi Delta
• Joey Garner, President & CEO, TEC
• Will Garner, Vice President/ Shareholder, Ross & Yerger
• Jeff Good, President, Mangia Bene Restaurant Management Group
• David Gray, Vice President & CFO, Consolidated Catfish Producers (Delta Pride Catfish)
• Roscoe Greene, President and General Manager, Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa
• Tiffannie Hedin, Corporate Communications Manager Toyota Motor Manufacturing, MS
• David Henry, CEO, Merit Health Central
• Neil Henry, Regional President, Citizens National Bank
• Dr. Leia Agnew Hill, Chief of Staff & VP, Institutional Advancement and Operations at Meridian Community College
• John Payton Hood, Vice President of Commercial Banking, Hancock Whitney
• Maury Hull, Vice President of Human Resources, Hol-Mac Corporation
• Cedrick Hurd, Northern Division Manager, Mississippi Power
• Susan Jacobs, Vice President of Human Resources & Administration, Ingalls Shipbuilding
• Brian K. Johnson, Executive Vice President, Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance
• Jonathan Jones, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Harrah’s Gulf Coast
• Willie Jones, President & CEO, Dependable Source
• Carla Kirkland, CEO, The Kirkland Group
• Sarah Kramer Ozbun, CEO, Delta Lodging Group
• Kirk Lewis, Chairman & President, Blue Springs Metals
• Latasha D. McCullar, Vice President of Operations, Blacklidge Emulsions, Inc.
• Debra McGee, Senior Vice President & Director of Minority Business Development, BankPlus
• Paula McNair, Vice President of Finance, Atmos Energy
• Jack Reed, Jr., Chairman, R. W. Reed Company
• T. Richardson Roberson, Mississippi Hospital Association, President & Chief Exec. Officer
• Shawn Rossi, DHA, FACHE, Director of Strategic Partnerships, HSG Advisors
• Nicole Schuster, Legal Nurse Consultant, Upshaw, Williams, Biggers, and Beckham, LLP
• Allison C. Simpson, Attorney, Kirkland Simpson
• Iris Stacker, CEO, Delta Health: The Medical Center
• Alan Sudduth, Manager of Government Affairs, Chevron
• Christie Vance, VP of Operations & COO, Mississippi Methodist Senior Services, Inc.
• Jeremy Vanderloo, Vice President, Business Operations and Strategy for Entergy MS
• Michael Walker, Vice President, AT&T Mississippi
• Charles D. Watson II, Senior Vice President of Network Operations, C Spire
• Tim Weston, Vice President, Brasfield and Gorrie
• Matt Wilson, Vice President of Operations, Newk’s Eatery
ReadyNation Mississippi strategically engages these influential business leaders to serve as champions in critical areas, including:
• Early Childhood Education
• Prenatal-to-Three Care
• Maternal and Child Health, Women’s Health
Tonya H. Ware
State Director, ReadyNation Mississippi
P. O. Box 2235
Madison, MS 39130
[email protected]