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Steering Committee

Steering Committee Responsibilities

Steering Committee Members:

Mike Allen
ShoppingBargains.com
mike@shoppingbargains.com

Monica Banks
Oktibbeha County Chancery Clerk
monicawbanks@hotmail.com

Jason Barrett
Mississippi State University Extension Service
jasonrbarrett@hotmail.com

Lee Beck
Metrocast Cable
lbeck@metrocast.com

Doug Bedsauls (Chair-Elect)
Hollywood Premiere Cinema
bedsauls4@ms.metrocast.net

Dennis Bock 
Bancorp South 
dennis.bock@bxs.com

Dixie Cartwright (Logistics Coordinator)
Mississippi State University – Academic Outreach and Continuing Education
dcartwright@aoce.msstate.edu

Brian Hawkins
hawk1_msu@yahoo.com

Tasha Hill
Greater Starkville Development Partnership
lhill@starkville.org

Tyson Langston
Sullivan’s Office Supply
tlangston@sullivansoffice.com

Charlotte Leonard 
Raised Praise 
theflaglady@bellsouth.net

Brian Lesley (Chair)
Wells Fargo Financial Services
brian.lesley@yahoo.com

David Lindley
Camgian, Inc.
dlindley@camgian.com

Susan McReynolds
Bank First 
smcreynolds@bankfirstfs.com

Shlynn Morris (Secretary)
Mississippi State University – Office of the Graduate School
smorris@grad.msstate.edu

Ashleigh Murdock
Mississippi State University – Research and Curriculum Unit
ashleigh.murdock@rcu.msstate.edu

Jason Ryder
Reynolds Insurance
jryder@tkronline.com

Kacey Strickland
Mississippi State University – Regulatory Compliance and Safety
kstrickland@research.msstate.edu

Jerry Toney 
Cadence Bank 
jerry.toney@cadencebanking.com

Joe Fratesi
Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development
joe@sig.msstate.edu

 

Ex-officio 
Alan Barefield 
Mississippi State University Extension Service 
alanb@ext.msstate.edu

Terry Kemp
Starkville Electric Department
tkemp9445@yahoo.com

Jon Maynard
Greater Starkville Development Partnership
jmaynard@starkville.org