About The ADP

Tommy Thornton
Chair
Hattiesburg Clinic

Jim Compton
Vice-Chair
South Mississippi Electric Power Association

Gary Carmichael
Treasurer
PrideStaff

Lou Ann Poynter
Immediate Past Chair

Chad Newell
President
Area Development Partnership

Sheila Varnado
Community Development Division Chair
R3SM

Andy Mercier
Economic Development Division Chair
Merchants Company

Jan Lacy
Chamber of Commerce Division Chair
Copy Cats Printing

Evan Dillard
Member at Large
Forrest General Hospital

Frank McWhorter
Member at Large
Nicholson & Company, PLLC

Abb Payne
Member at Large
Camellia Home Health and Hospice

Ric Corts
RE/MAX Real Estate Partners

Donnie Doleac
Doleac Electric Company, Inc.

Chad Driskell
Executive Assistant to the President
University of Southern Mississippi

Roman Galey
SouthGroup Insurance Services

Bernard Green
Bernard Green Insurance, Inc.

Russ Hendley
Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Dr. Tommy King
William Carey University

Jason Lee
Mississippi Power Company

Mickey Ryan
Ryan Motors, Inc.

Kyle Wallace
Shows, Dearman & Waits, Inc

Marshall Bell
Chair
Hattiesburg Tourism Commission

James K.Dukes
Chair
Forrest County Industrial Park Commission

Andy Stetelman
Chair, Hattiesburg Convention Commission
London & Stetelman Commercial Realtors

Joe Bounds
President, Lamar County Board of Supervisors
Lamar County

Mayor Johnny DuPree
Mayor, City of Hattiesburg
City of Hattiesburg

Bobby Ray Bolton
President, Perry County Board of Supervisors
Perry County

David Hogan
President, Forrest County Board of Supervisors
Forrest County

Mayor Hal Marx
Mayor, City of Petal
City of Petal

Joe Stevens
Board Attorney
Wise, Carter, Child & Carraway PA