2010 Officers and Board of Directors
Officers
Chair
Dr. Joe Paul, The University of Southern Mississippi
Vice-chair
Greg Garraway, Regions Bank
Treasurer
Richard King, Leaf River Cellulose
Immediate Past Chair
Mike Collins, Mississippi Power Company
President
Chad Newell, Area Development Partnership
Board of Directors
Amy Arrington, Attorney at Law
Clyde Bryant, State Farm Insurance
Bob Chain, Chain Electric
David Fortenberry, Stewart Sneed Hewes
John Keilholz, Hancock Bank
Sarah Newton, Albert & Associates Architects, P.A.
Bill Oliver, Forrest General Hospital Healthcare Foundation
Willie B. Sims, Jr., Willie B. Sims, Jr., CPA, PLLC
Sheila Varnado, R3SM
Dr. Annie Wimbish, Hattiesburg Public Schools
Executive Committee
Chamber of Commerce Division Chair
Jan Lacy, Copy Cats Printing
Economic Development Division Chair
Lee Fedric, Community Bank
Partnership Division Chair
Jerome Brown, The First, A National Banking Association
Members-at-Large
Carl Nicholson, Nicholson & Company, PLLC
LouAnn Poynter
Ex-Officio Members
Hattiesburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
Marshall Bell
Lamar County Board of Supervisors
Joe Bounds
Forrest County Industrial Park Commission
James K. Dukes, Law Offices of James K. Dukes
City of Hattiesburg
Mayor Johnny DuPree
Perry County Board of Supervisors
Mitchell Hinton
Forrest County Board of Supervisors
Charles Marshall
City of Petal
Mayor Hal Marx
Lamar County Economic Development District
Paul Ockmand
Hattiesburg Convention Commission
Andy Stetelman, London & Stetelman Commercial Realtors