Our Board
Wesley Goings, Chairman
Telapex, Inc.
Ray Balentine, Vice Chairman
Michael Baker International
Renee Rice, Secretary/Treasurer
BankFirst
Barney Daly, Immediate Past Chairman
Trustmark National Bank
Alveno Castilla, Director
Butler Snow
Brad Gatlin, Director
BankPlus
Charlotte Seals, Director
Madison County Schools
Doug Hederman, Director
Hederman Brothers
John Geary, Director
Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush
Nicky Cobb, Director
Renasant Bank
Samantha Barnett Lofton, Director
Barnett's Body Shop
Stan Wright, Director
Neel Schaffer, Inc.
Doug Jones, MCEDA Appointee
Gerard Gibert, MCEDA Appointee
Calvin Harris, MCEDA Appointee
Ex-Officio directors:
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
Cecil Harper, Past Chairman
Harper Rains Knight & Company
Phil Buffington, Past Chairman
Adams and Reese
G. Todd Burwell, Past Chairman
G. Todd Burwell, P.A.
Sam Kelly, Past Chairman
Brunini Grantham Grower & Hewes
Anne Marie Smith, Advisory Board
4 Top Hospitality
Dr. Don Burnham, Advisory Board
Holmes Community College
Ed Boyington, Advisory Board
Vertex Aerospace
Matt Davidson, Advisory Board
Atmos Energy
Murray Harber, Advisory Board
Mississippi Business Group on Health
Paul Musick, Advisory Board
Yates
Phyllis Johnson, Advisory Board
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Robbie J. Kemp, Advisory Board
Entergy MS, LLC
Rodney Grogan, Advisory Board
MMC Materials
Tina Lakey, Advisory Board
Trace Swartzfager, Advisory Board
St. Dominic - Jackson Memorial Hospital
Executive Director
Jan Coulter Collins, Executive Director
Madison County Business League & Foundation
Mary Kate Rankin, Executive Assistant
Madison County Business League & Foundation
Transportation Committee
"The mission of the Madison County Business League & Foundation Transportation Committee is to work closely with elected officials on the flow of traffic into, out of, and within the County to ensure that Madison County benefits from an expanded and improved transportation system that includes increased transportation choices. Transportation decisions are coordinated with the land use plan and support the County’s strategic plan to encourage economic growth."
Chairman: Ray Balentine (read bio)
Michael Baker International
Steering Committee:
| Andrew Jenkins | AJA Management |
| Sidney Allen | Butler Snow |
| Buster Bailey | H. C. Bailey Companies |
| Billy Brunt | First Commercial Bank |
| Rodney Grogan | MMC Materials |
| Sam Kelly | Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC |
| Hunter Arnold | Waggoner Engineering |
| Mike McCollum | City of Ridgeland |
| Kirk Sims | Yates Construction |
| Pauk Musick | Yates Construction |
| Charlie McLemore | City of Ridgeland |
| Keith O'Keffe | Neel-Schaffer |
| Amy Ainsworth | Terracon |
| Chip Estes | The Estes Companies |
| John Laws | Laws Construction |
| Doug Jones | Lake Caroline |
| Ron Emery | Century Construction |
| Ralph Barnes | Adcamp |
| Ryan Springer | Brasfield & Gorrie |
| Andy Williamson | Copeland & Johns |
| Hayden Peel | Gregory Construction |
| Rick Webster | Key Constructors |
| Brian Atkins | Malouf Construction |
| Eddie Templeton | Burns Cooley Dennis |
| Cynthia Warner | American Field Service |
| Chuck Barlow | Eley Guild Hardy |
| Nathan Killingsworth | APAC |
| Jeff Cox | Birdsong |
| Josh Thrash | Thrash |
| Chad Wages | Civil Link |
| Katie Bryant Snell | Bryant Songy Snell |
Excelerate MS - Resolution (99.00 KB)
Madison County Business League & Foundation
135 Mississippi Parkway
Canton, MS 39046
601.832.5592 office
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