Our Board

Phil Buffington, Chairman
Adams and Reese

Brad Maley, Secretary-Treasurer
BancorpSouth

Brad McMullan, Director
BFAC.Com

Samuel Scott, Director
St. Dominic Hospital

Rodney Grogan, Director
MMC Materials

Wesley Goings, Director
Telapex, Inc.

Renee Rice, Director
First Commercial Bank

Bill Senter, Director
Atmos Energy

Johnny Brunini, Director
Butler Snow

Doug Hederman, Director
Hederman Brothers

Cecil Harper, Director
Harper Rains Knight & Company

Doug Jones, MCEDA Appointee

Dr. Dwight Luckett, MCEDA Appointee

Calvin Harris, MCEDA Appointee
Warnock & Associates

Jim Smith, MCEDA Appointee
Merrill Lynch

Ex-Officio directors:

David Bishop, president

Mayor William Truly
City of Canton

Mayor Leslie Childress
Town of Flora

Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler
City of Madison

Mayor Gene McGee
City of Ridgeland

Advisory Board

Sam Kelly, Immediate Past Chairman
Brunini Grantham Grower & Hewes

G. Todd Burwell, Past Chairman
G. Todd Burwell, P.A.

Mark Bounds, Advisory Board
Mark S. Bounds Realty Partners

Gail Pittman, Advisory Board
Gail Pittman Designs

Alon Bee, Advisory Board
Regions

Ray Balentine, Advisory Board & Transportation Committee Chairman

John Geary, Advisory Board
Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush

Mike Crandall, Advisory Board
Trustmark

Ed Boyington, Advisory Board
L-3 Vertex Aerospace

Nicky Cobb, Advisory Board
Renasant

Paul Musick, Advisory Board
Yates

Executive Director

Jan Coulter Collins, Executive Director
Madison County Business League & Foundation

Entrepreneurship Committee

The mission of the Madison County Business League & Foundation Entrepreneurship Committee (“Committee”) is to provide a forum for the education and support of members of the Madison County Business League & Foundation (“MCBL&F”) seeking to capitalize on their entrepreneurial spirit. The Committee seeks to foster an environment where members can network and share ideas concerning entrepreneurship with other like-minded members and further develop the core skill set that relates to building and running innovating enterprises. The Committee strives to be a driving force to enhance the entrepreneurial skills of the members of the MCBL&F.

Members of the Entrepreneurship Committee who serve on the Madison County Business League & Foundation SWAT Team. Photo by Deryll Stegall

Seated: Eddie Woodard, Priority One Bank; Brenda Thames, Simon Properties; John Taylor, Taylor Industries
Middle: Charles Byram, Haddox Reid Eubank Betts; Pamela Hancock, Hancock Law Firm, PLLC; Bryan Carter, Think WEBSTORE; Jason Brooks, BancorpSouth; Wendy Mullins, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP
Standing: Cory Wilson, Office of State Treasurer Lynn Fitch; Scott Jones, Adams & Reese; Larry Ratzlaff, Community Trust Bank
Not pictured: Joe Donovan, Millsaps College - Else School of Management; Blair Waggoner, HORNE

This group of professionals completed the Innovate MS Venture Capital Development Program. They have volunteered to serve as mentors and coaches for entrepreneurs/startups in the state of Mississippi.

Chairman:

Wendy Mullins

Philip LeRoux	Summers, Green & LeRoux
Joe Donovan	Millsaps College
Chris Cooley	Blue Ox LLC
Brad McMullan	BFAC.com
Billy Brunt	The First Bank
Wendy Mullins	Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, LLP
Scott Jones	Adams & Reese
Eddie Woodard	Priority One Bank
Pamela Hancock	Hancock Law Firm, PLLC
Mary Rountree	Strategic Energy Management, LLC
Jason Brooks	BancorpSouth
Tony Jeff	Innovate MS
Charles Byram	Haddox Reid
Greg Hinkebein	MSET
Stephen Thompson	CMU
Tasha Bibb	Innovate MS
Janet Parker	Innovate MS
Cory Wilson
Joel Bomgar
LeeAnne Brewer	Millsaps College