Mississippi Child Care
Resource and Referral Network
Staff Directory
MSCCR&R Network
School of Human Sciences
Box 9746
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Department Head, School of Human Sciences
Dr. Michael Newman
Professor & Director
School of Human Sciences
mnewman@ext.msstate.edu
Office - (662)325-3462
220-B Lloyd-Ricks-Watson
Director of MSCCR&R Network
Dr. Louise E. Davis
Phone: (662) 325-3083
Fax: (662) 325-1805
Toll Free: 1-866-706-8827
Email: louised@ext.msstate.edu
Project Manager
Melissa Lewis-Tenhet
Phone: (662) 325-4129
Fax: (662) 325-1805
Email: mtenhet@ext.msstate.edu
Regional Technical Supervisor
Yvonne Shumpert
Phone: (662) 325-7830
Fax: (662) 325-1805
Email:yvonnes@ext.msstate.edu
Regional Technical Assistance Supervisor
Amy Stokes
Phone: (662) 325-7573
Email: astokes@ext.msstate.edu
Assessment Coordinator
Julie Sims
Phone: (662) 325-7572
Email: jsims@ext.msstate.edu
CDA Coordinator
Adrienne Mercer, CDA Coordinator
Phone: (662) 325-5122
Fax: (662) 325-1805
Email: amercer@ext.msstate.edu
Resource Technician
Meredith Betts
Phone: (662) 325-4129
Fax: (662) 325-1805
Email: mbetts@ext.msstate.edu
Jimmy Miles
Phone: (662) 325-4749
Email: jmiles@humansci.msstate.edu
Training Coordinator
Jan Pettus
Phone: (662) 325-2917
Email: jpettus@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R – MSU/East Mississippi Community College
501 Collegeview Street
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Counties: Webster, Clay, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Lowndes, Noxubee and Winston
Training Coordinator
Deana Sanders, Training Coordinator
Phone: (662) 325-5122
Fax: (662) 325-1805
Email: dsanders@humansci.msstate.edu
Lucy Bryant, Training Coordinator (Floater)
Phone: (662) 325-5122
Fax: (662) 325-1805
Email: lbryant@ext.msstate.edu
Resource Technician
Brenda Swindle, Resource Technician
Phone: (662) 325-5122
Fax: (662) 325-1805
Email: bswindle@humansci.msstate.edu
CFD Area Agent
Dr. Rita Tanksley
Office: (662) 773-3091
Email: ritat@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R – Itawamba Community College, Tupelo Campus
2176 S. Eason Blvd
Tupelo, MS 38804
Counties: Pontotoc, Lee, Itawamba, Calhoun, Chickasaw, and Monroe
Training Coordinator
Anne Marie Ross, Training Coordinator
Email: ARoss@humansci.msstate.edu
Resource Technician
Mary Ann Wright
Phone: (662) 620-5370
Fax: (662) 620-5372
Email: mwright@ext.msstate.edu
CFD Area Agents
Dr. Carla Stanford
Phone: (662) 489-3910
Fax: (662) 489-3925
Email: carlas@ext.msstate.edu
Training Coordinator (Out-of-School Project)
Kristen Blair, Training Coordinator
Email: kblair@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R- Northeast Mississippi Community College
101 Cunningham Blvd., Box 1790
Booneville, MS 38829
Counties: Marshall, Benton, Tippah, Union, Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo, and Lafayette
Training Coordinator
Lydia Bethay, Training Coordinator
Phone: (662) 720-7770
Fax: (662) 720-4083
Email: lbethay@ext.msstate.edu
Resource Technician
Teresa Lawson
Phone: (662) 720-4082
Fax: (662) 720-4083
Email: tlawson@ext.msstate.edu
CFD Area Agents
Beth Bell
Office: (662) 647-8861
Fax: (662) 647-8972
Email: bethb@ext.msstate.edu
Dr. Carla Stanford
Office: (662) 489-3910
Fax: (662) 489-3925
Email: carlas@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
2226 Switzer Road-L202
Gulfport, MS 39507
Counties: Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson
Training Coordinator
Kolletta Davis-Lee, Training Coordinator
Phone: (228) 897-3851
Fax: (228) 897-3872
Email: kdavis@ext.msstate.edu
Resource Technician
Sherri Powell
Email: spowell@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R- Meridian Community College
Box # 625
910 HWY 19 North, Box 625
Meridian, MS 39307
Counties: Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Clarke, Leake, Jasper, Scott, Smith, and Kemper
Training Coordinator
Brooke Knight
Email: jknight@humansci.msstate.edu
Resource Technician
Kamilah Dunn, Resource Technician
Phone: (601) 553-3413
Fax: (601) 553-3416
Email: kdunn@extmsstate.edu
CFD Area Agents
Karen Benson
Office: (601) 656-4011
Email: karenb@ext.msstate.edu
Tashmia Prowell
Office: (601) 859-0333
Email: tashmiap@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R- Petal School District, Center for Families and Children
201 West Central Avenue
Petal, MS 39465
Counties: Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Perry, Pearl River, Stone, Greene, George, Wayne, and Covington
Training Coordinator
Niki Thompson, Training Coordinator
Phone:(601) 584-4704
Fax: (601) 544-8358
Email:nikit@ext.msstate.edu
Resource Technician
Brandi Cunningham Crowell
Phone: (601) 584-4704
Fax: (601) 544-8358
Email: brandic@ext.msstate.edu
CFD Area Agents
Karen Benson
Office: (601) 656-4011
Email: karenb@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R- Southwest Community College
Early Childhood Education Technology-Simmons Building
Southwest MS Community College
100 College Drive
Summit, MS 39666
Counties: Amite, Pike, Walthall, Marion, Lawrence, Jeff Davis and Simpson
Training Coordinator
LeSharn Nunnery
Phone: (601) 276-3737
Email: lnunnery@humansci.msstate.edu
Resource Technician
Jesica McCray
Phone: (601) 276-3736
Fax: (601) 276-3883
Email: jmccray@ext.msstate.edu
Project Manager (Out-of-School Project)
LaKesia Bryant
Email: lfbryant@humansci.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R- Copiah-Lincoln Community College
30 Campus Drive
Natchez, MS 39120
Counties: Wilkinson, Adams, Franklin, Lincoln, Jefferson, Copiah, and Claiborne
Resource Technician
Debra Griffin
Phone: (601) 446-1270
Fax: (601) 446-1222
Email: dgriffin@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R- Mississippi Delta Community College
Counties: Leflore, Humphreys, Sunflower, Sharkey, Issaquena, Washington, Sunflower, Bolivar
Resource Technician
Keiva Elverton, Resource Technician
Email: kelverton@ext.msstate.edu
CFD Area Agents
Jennifer Brown Russell
Office: (662) 453-6803
Fax: (662) 455-1853
Email: jbrown@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R – First Regional Library site in Hernando
370 West Commerce Street
Hernando, MS 38632
Counties: Desoto, Tunica, Tate, Panola, Coahoma, and Quitman
Training Coordinator
Victoria Penny
Office: (662) 429-4439
Fax: (662) 429-8625
Email: vpenny@firstregional.org
Resource Technician
Eleanor Morris
Office: (662) 429-4439
Fax: (662) 429-8625
Email: eleanor@first.regional.org
CFD Area Agents
Beth Bell
Office: (662) 647-8661
Email: bethb@ext.msstate.edu
Dr. Carla Stanford
Office: (662) 489-3910
Email: carlas@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R – Pearl Parent and Teacher Community Resource Center (PPTRC)
475 Parkway Drive
Pearl, MS 39208
Phone: (601) 936-3696
Fax: (601) 936-3695
Counties: Rankin, Madison, Yazoo
Training Coordinator
Sonia Brown-Johnson
Phone: (601) 936-3696
Fax: (601) 933-2462
Email: soniab@ext.msstate.edu
Resource Technician
Shea Wallace
Phone: ( 601) 936-3696
Fax: (
601) 933-2462
Email: awallace@ext.msstate.edu
MSCCR&R - Mid-Jackson Family Resource Center
301 Adelle Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: (601) 965-8000
Fax: (601) 354-7777
Counties: Hinds and Warren
Training Coordinator
Eileen Beazley
Email: EBeazley@humansci.msstate.edu
WyKeshia Glass
Email: wglass@humansci.msstate.edu
Resource Technician
Tiffani Nash
Email: TNash@humansci.msstate.edu