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Early Childhood Investment Council

Mississippi's Early Childhood Investment Council (ECIC) is comprised of business leaders across the state that advocate for investments in early learning programs.

Early Childhood Investment Council Members

  1. C. Jerome Brown

    Executive Vice President, The First

  2. Wade Broyles

    Regional Vice President, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

  3. Christian Byrd

    Vice President, McGriff Insurance Services

  4. Evelyn Cayson

    Market President; MS & AL, Aledade, Inc.

  5. Jasmin O. Chapman, DDS

    CEO, Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center

  6. Ralph Clark

    Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager II, Trustmark Bank

  7. General Augustus "Leon" Collins

    CEO, MINACT Inc.

  8. John Damon, Ph.D.

    Chief Executive Officer, Canopy

  9. Jason Dean

    Sr. Vice President, PATH Company

  10. Jason Duren

    Senior Vice President, Cadence Bank

  11. Ted Fortenberry

    Regional Vice President and General Manager, Gray Media and WLBT

  12. Will Garner

    Vice President and Shareholder, Ross & Yerger

  13. Joey F. Garner

    President and CEO, TEC

  14. Jeff Good

    President, Mangia Bene Restaurant Management Group

  15. David Gray

    VP and Chief Financial Officer, Consolidated Catfish Producers (Delta Pride Catfish)

  16. Roscoe Greene

    President and General Manager, Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa

  17. Charles Hall

    Vice President of Power Generation, Entergy

  18. David Henry

    CEO, Merit Health Central

  19. Neil Henry

    Regional President, Citizens National Bank

  20. John Payton Hood

    Vice President of Commercial Banking, Hancock Whitney

  21. Maury Hull

    Vice President of Human Resources, Hol-Mac Corporation

  22. Lydia Irby

    Assistant Group Manager, Human Resources Toyota Mississippi

  23. Susan Jacobs

    Vice President of Human Resources & Administration, Ingalls Shipbuilding

  24. Brian K. Johnson

    Executive Vice President, Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance

  25. Jonathan Jones

    Senior Vice President & General Manager, Harrah’s Gulf Coast, Caesars Entertainment

  26. Willie Jones

    President and CEO, Dependable Source Corporation

  27. Kirk Lewis

    Chairman and President, Blue Springs Metals

  28. Alan Lovelace

    Vice President of Development, Technology, & Strategy, RPM Pizza, LLC

  29. Latasha D. McCullar

    Vice President of Operations, Blacklidge Emulsions, Inc.

  30. Debra McGee

    Senior Vice President & Director of Minority Business Development, BankPlus

  31. Paula McNair

    Vice President, Finance, Atmos Energy

  32. Sarah Kramer Ozbun

    Chief Executive Officer, Delta Lodging Group

  33. Jack Reed, Jr.

    Chairman, R. W. Reed Company

  34. Jordan Robinson

    Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine

  35. Shawn Rossi, DHA, FACHE

    Vice President of Communications & Member Engagement, M.H.A.; Adjunct Instructor, UMMC

  36. C. D. Smith

    Regional Director, AT&T Mississippi

  37. Karen Sock

    President and CEO, Sock Enterprises, Inc.

  38. Iris Stacker

    Chief Executive Officer, Delta Health System

  39. Nicole Stubbs, BSN, RN, ACM, CLNC

    Legal Nurse Consultant, Upshaw, Williams, Biggers, and Beckham, LLP

  40. Alan Sudduth

    Manager of Government Affairs, Chevron

  41. Christie Vance

    Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Mississippi Methodist Senior Services, Inc.

  42. Charles D. Watson II

    Senior Vice President of Network Operations, C Spire

  43. Tim Weston

    Vice President, JESCO, Inc.

  44. Matt Wilson

    Vice President of Operations, Newk’s Eatery