Robert R. Latham, Jr., Chair
Executive Director, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Mailing Address
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
P.O. Box 5644
Pearl, MS 39208-5644
Phone: 601-933-6882
Fax: 601-933-6810
Designee
William "Bill" D. Brown, Chief of Staff, 601-933-6635, bbrown@mema.ms.gov
Staff
Kent Buckley, Deputy Director, 601-933-6636, kbuckley@mema.ms.gov
Deb Biggers, Deputy Director, 601-933-6839, dbiggers@mema.ms.gov
Mark Sanders (GIS Coordinator), 601-933-6351, msanders@mema.ms.gov
Thomas Brewer (Asst. GIS Coordinator), 601-933-6354, tbrewer@mema.ms.gov
Dr. Craig P. Orgeron, Vice-Chair
Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
3771 Eastwood Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: 601-432-8000
Fax: 601-713-6380
Staff
Jimmy Webster, 601-432-8090, jimmy.webster@its.ms.gov
Debra Brown, 601-432-8128, debra.brown@its.ms.gov
Caren Brister, 601-432-8198, caren.brister@its.ms.gov
Trudy Fisher
Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Office Location
515 E. Amite Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 2249
Jackson, MS 39225-2249
Phone: 601-961-5000
Fax: 601-961-5794
Designee
Keith Harkins, 601-961-5002, keith_harkins@deq.state.ms.us
Melinda McGrath
Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Transportation
Office Location
401 North West Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1850
Jackson, MS 39215-1850
Phone: 601-359-7001
Fax: 601-359-7050
Send information to Designee:
Ray Barksdale, 601-359-7450, barksdale@mdot.state.ms.us
Staff
Michael Cresap, 601-359-7206, mcresap@mdot.state.ms.us
Rusty Cooke, 601-359-7413, rcooke@mdot.state.ms.us
Emily McGee, emcgee@mdot.state.ms.us
Brent Christensen
Executive Director, Mississippi Development Authority
Office Location
501 North West Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Send information to Designee:
Jack Moody, RPG, jmoody@mississippi.org
Office of Natural Resources and State Mineral Lease Program
Mississippi Development Authority
P.O. Box 849
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601-359-9278
Fax: 601-359-1971
Alternate
Jimmy Ware, 601-359-9325, jware@mississippi.org
Staff
John Helms, 601-359-5762, jhelms@mississippi.org
Jimmy Ware, 601-359-9325, jware@mississippi.org
Delbert Hosemann
Secretary of State, Mississippi Secretary of State
401 Mississippi Street
Heber Ladner Building
Jackson, MS 39201-1012
Phone: 601-359-1350
Fax: 601-359-1499
Send information to Designee:
Gerald McWhorter, 601-359-6374, gmcwhorter@sos.state.ms.us
Staff
Mr. Hosemann's administrator, 601-359-6338
Bill Cheney, 601-359-6377, bcheney@sos.state.ms.us
Charlie W. Morgan
State Forester, Mississippi Forestry Commission
Office location and mailing address:
301 N. Lamar Street, Suite 300
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-1386
Fax: 601-359-1349
Send information to Designee:
James "Buck" Buchanan, 662-891-3534, bbuchanan@mfc.state.ms.us
Staff
Lacie Wilkerson, Administrative Assistant, 601-359-2800, lwilkerson@mfc.state.ms.us
Wayne Tucker, Executive Dir. of MIFI, 662-325-5498, tucker@mifi.state.ms.gov
Rick Ericksen
Executive Director, Mississippi State Board of Registered Professional Geologists
Mailing Address
P. O. Box 22742
Jackson, MS 39225-2742
Phone: 601-354-6370
Fax: 601-354-6032
Jim Steil
Director, IHL/MARIS, Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS)
Representative from Board of Trustees of State of Institutions of Higher Learning
Appointed by the Commissioner of the Institutions of Higher Learning)
Mailing Address
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Phone: 601-432-6354
Cell: 662-418-7349
Fax: 601-432-6893
Gene McGee
Mayor, City of Ridgeland
(Appointed by the Executive Director of the Mississippi Municipal League)
Mailing Address
P. O. Box 217
Ridgeland, MS 39158
Phone: 601-856-7113
Staff
Deidre Smith, 662-325-9491, deidre.smith@ridgelandms.org
Shari T. Veazey
Executive Director, , Mississippi Municipal League
600 East Amite Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-353-5854
Send information to Designee:
Quincy Mukoro, 601-502-4080, qmukoro@mmlonline.com
Derrick Surrette
Executive Director, Mississippi Association of Supervisors
Office location and mailing address:
793 N. President Street
Jackson, MS 39202-3002
Phone: 601-353-2741
Fax: 601-353-2749
Send information to Designee:
Steve Gray, 601-353-2741, sgrayt@massup.org
Charles Baldwin
Member of Mississippi Assessors & Collectors Association
(Appointed by the President of the Mississippi Tax Assessors & Collectors Association)
Office location and mailing address
P. O. Box 351
Vicksburg, MS 39181-0351
Phone: 601-638-6181
Fax: 601-384-5864
Send information to Designee:
Jeff Mullins, taxesrus@telepak.net
Franklin County Tax Assessor-Collector P.O. Box 456
Meadville, MS 39653-0456
Phone: 601-384-8365
Fax: 601-384-5864
Chuck Carr
GIS Manager, Central Mississippi Planning and Development District
(Appointed by the Governor)
P. O. Box 4935
Jackson, MS 39296
Phone: 601-981-1511 (general line)
Phone: 601-321-2148 (direct line)
Richard T. Tolbert, PLS
Madison County Surveyor
(Appointed by the President of the Mississippi Association of Professional Surveyors)
Mailing Address
100 Old Orchard Road
Madison, MS 39211
Phone: 601-750-1669
Representative Scott DeLano
(Non-voting member appointed by the Speaker of the House)
MS House of Representatives
District 117, Harrison County
P.O. Box 4524
Biloxi, MS 39535
Phone: 228-276-2700
J. Ed Morgan
(Non-voting member)
Chairman, Mississippi Department of Revenue
P. O. Box 22828
Jackson, MS 39225
Phone: 601-923-7000
Staff
Renae Smith, 601-421-4388, Renae.Smith@dor.ms.gov or rsmith8624@aol.com
Albert Santa Cruz
(Non-voting member)
Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Office Location
1900 E. Woodrow Wilson
Jackson, MS 39216
Mailing Address
P. O. Box 958
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601-987-1490
Staff
J. W. Ledbetter, Director, Mississippi Office of Homeland Security
Phone: 601-346-1499, jledbetter@mdps.state.ms.us
Assistant, 601-346-1499