50 Years of Service
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Celebrating Years of Regional Excellence Central YAZOO Mississippi MADISON Planning & WARREN Development HINDS RANKIN District COPIAH SIMPSON 1968 - 2018 Table of Contents District Staff 2 From the Chief Executive Officer 3 Board of Directors 3 Board of Directors, A Gallery of the Presidents 4 The Years in Review 6-56 Executive Order No. 81 57 1 District Staff Sonya Banes • District Accountant Eric Shane McIntyre • District Accountant Linda C. Beatty • Case Manager/RN Kathy McKeithen • Counselor Cyndy V. Berg • Case Manager/RN Martha R. McPhail • Office Manager Katie M. Bilbro • Medicaid Waiver Supervisor Michelle T. McVey • Case Manager/SW Lisa Blanton • Case Manager/SW Thomas W. Meek • Workforce System Coordinator II Hattie T. Boone • MAC Center Supervisor Jill S. Middleton • Case Manager/RN Kalen H. Brantley • Planning Technician Katherine Beth Miller • Case Manager/RN Mary D. Broadway • Case Manager/RN Linda R. Mitchell • Case Manager/RN Michael Scott Burge • Senior Transportation Analyst Michael W. Monk • Chief Executive Officer Lesley A. Callender • Senior Transportation Planner Darlene Morton • Case Manager/SW Jeani L. Cantrell-McGraw • Case Manager/RN Angela M. Neal • Case Manager/RN Chuck Carr • Director Of Plng & Mgt Division Janice M. Neal • Case Manager/SW Aviance B. Caston • Case Manager/RN Jessica L. Nichols • Workforce Manager Beverly L. Catchings • Case Manager/SW Paula D. Nowell • Case Manager/RN Artricia N. Chambliss • Case Manager/RN Gray M. Ouzts • Community & Economic Development Planner Gwen A. Clark • Case Manager/RN Joyce M. Paris • WIOA Participant Data Specialist Janice D. Coleman • Case Manager/SW William Peacock, Jr. • Principal Planner Karla Craine • Human Services Assistant Roxanne M. Pendleton • Case Manager/SW Chelsea B. Crittle • Aging Program Director Dwayne E. Perkins • Loan Specialist John Jason Duff • IT System Analyst Regina R. Phillips • Case Manager/RN Amy C. Flanagan • Planning Assistant Mary C. Powers • Workforce Director Jane Foster • Executive Assistant Sandra L. Rankin • ADR Specialist II Brittany Gates • Resource Specialist III Michelle Rutledge • Case Manager/RN Karen R. Gates • Project Manager Trennie B. Sanders • Case Manager/SW Kristen Gladney • Case Manager/RN William T. Scott • GIS Analyst Cynthia M. Goodin • WIOA Performance Coordinator Lindsay U. Sellers • Economic Development Specialist Angela O. Griffin • WIOA Performance Coordinator Teresa Shoto • Case Management Director Katherine C. Hardy • Case Manager/SW Johnathan J. Simon • GIS & IT Manager Angela M. Harris • Case Manager/SW Anita N. Smith • Case Manager/RN Karen T. Harris • Case Manager/SW Caroline L. Smith • Case Manager/SW Delicia S. Harrison • Resource Specialist III Don Smith • Graphic Designer Lynn Head • District Accountant Joseph Scott Speights • Administrative Accountant Erika C. Hill • Case Manager/RN Mitzi R. Stubbs • Community & Economic Development Coordinator Fenicia L. Hill • Case Manager/SW Dionne M. Taylor • Case Manager/SW Markessa V. Hughes • Resource Specialist III Kelly Therrell • Case Manager/SW Angel O. Idowu • Case Manager/SW Tracy L. Thompson • Case Manager/SW Leslie C. Ivers • Case Manager/RN Tina L. Tolar • Workforce Program Tech Specialist Gussie L. Jeffery • P/T Resource Center Asst. Angela L. Travis • Case Manager/SW Debbie Johnson • Receptionist David Wade • Principal Planner Zachary Dylan Johnson • Operations Technician Jay B. Wadsworth • Regional Data Analyst Cynthia Rena Jones • Case Manager/RN Tiffany A. Walker • Case Manager/RN Daisy L. Jones • Case Manager/SW Demetria C. Washington • Case Manger/RN Kyanta D. Jones • Community Navigator Susan B. Welch • Case Manager/RN Tara T. Jones-Cooper • Program Specialist Lasharon G. Williams • Resource Specialist III Kiara S. Kendrick • Case Manager/SW Patricia Williams • Case Manager/SW Brenda Knott • Program Coordinator Tiesha G. Williams • Case Manager/RN Jason A. Larry • Comm. & Econ. Development Specialist Lousonya H. Woodland • Ombudsman/SW Clarissa S. Leflore • Case Manager/SW John A. Wonch • Senior GIS Planner Sharon Lipe • Director Of Finance Trisha M. Worthy • Case Manager/SW Makleisha Logan-Hite • Counselor 2 From the Chief Executive Officer On behalf of the Board of Direc- addressing problems and issues that go tors and staff of the Central Mississip- beyond any one political subdivision. pi Planning and Development District We have shown the ability to lead when (CMPDD), it is our distinct pleasure to necessary, but also follow the desires and present this 50 Year Report. It is import- policies of its overall membership. ant to note that this organization, after The praises that I am bestowing upon 50 years of existence, continues to operate this organization are not just a credit at a high level of productivity, efficiency, to the loyal and qualified staff we have and innovation. CMPDD has come a assembled, but to an overall system and long way over 50 years in terms of budget structure that adapts to ever-changing and staff size. During CMPDD’s for- needs. The organization has achieved mation in 1968, the initial budget for FY and maintained an extremely delicate 1969 was set at $61,000 to support just balance of meeting local, state, and fed- three or four staff. After a half century, eral objectives and priorities through CMPDD’s budget has grown to $28.3 mutual effort. We strive to instill in our million and employs a staff of 100 per- staff an entrepreneurial spirit that in- sons in a wide range of disciplines. spires us to constantly look for new and This growth would not have been pos- innovative ways to address the common sible without the commitment of our issues and concerns of this most import- local governments throughout our seven ant region. (7) county region. The CMPDD region It is a tremendous honor and privilege is a diverse area that contains the larg- to be a part of this organization and the est metropolitan area population in the structure that have been created over the State of Mississippi, as well as, small ru- past 50 years. I am extremely optimistic ral, agricultural communities. Our pur- that we will continue to build upon the pose is to improve the overall well-be- foundation that has been laid for many ing of the central Mississippi region by Michael Monk years to come. Chief Executive Officer Board Officers of Directors Mayor Les Childress, President Supervisor William Banks, Secretary Treasurer Mayor Isla Tullos, Vice President Supervisor Cobie Collins, Immediate Past President Board Members Copiah County Rankin County Yazoo County Mayor Sally Garland Supervisor Jared Morrison Supervisor David Berry Supervisor Daryl McMillian Sr. Supervisor Bob Morrow Supervisor Cobie Collins Ms. Daisy Price Mr. Walter Redd Ms. Mildred Smith Mr. Wendell Stringer Mayor Butch Lee Mayor Diane Delaware Hinds County Simpson County City of Jackson Mr. Jeff Good Mayor Todd Booth Mayor Chokwe Lumumba Supervisor Darrel McQuirter Alderman Patrick Brown Councilman De’Keither Stamps Supervisor Mike Morgan Ms. Wanda Cowart Mr. LeRoy Walker Jr. Mayor Isla Tullos Supervisor Curtis Skiffer Mr. Brandon Comer Madison County Warren County Supervisor David Bishop Supervisor William Banks Mayor Les Childress Mr. Jerry Hall Mr. Dan Hart Alderman Michael Mayfield Mr. John McKee Mr. Charlie Tolliver 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS A Gallery of the Presidents Minor C. Sumners 1968-1973 James Jefferson R. L. Davis H. M. Thompson Emest Buttross 1973-1975 1975-1977 1977 - 1979 1979-1981 Joe B. Everett Colonel James E. Davis Nielson H. Cochran Charles E. Fulgham 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 Irl Dean Rhodes Hugh Jack Stubbs Sidney Runnels E. E. Jackson 1985-1987 1987-1989 1989-1991 1991-1993 4 James Wilson, Jr. Hugh J. McGraw Lynn Weathersby Jerry Hall 1993-1995 1995 – 1997 1997 – 1999 1999 – 2001 Wendell Stringer Leslie B. McLemore Ken Martin Jimmy Clyde 2001 – 2003 2003 – 2005 2005 – 2007 2007 – 2009 Knox Ross Arthur Evans James Archer Cobie Collins 2009 – 2011, 2011-2013 2011 2013 - 2016 2016 - 2018 The District is governed by a Board of tine, normal decisions are made through Directors which is comprised of county and this functional system where the Board of municipal elected officials, representatives of Directors has delegated much authority to business and industry, and minority leaders. subordinate groups. This structure attempts The District as is known today was not to achieve the greatest level of productivity, created, but evolved over many years. While flexibility, accountability, and stability. the same basic corporate governing struc- Hundreds of local leaders have contrib- ture continues to exist, it functions through uted time and effort to steer the District’s a series of committees, sub-committees, and course. Among them were the past Board sometimes subsidiary corporations. Rou- Presidents here pictured. Les Childress 2018 - 5 1968 The formation of the Central Missis- sippi Planning and Development Dis- trict was a part of a national movement largely initiated from the federal level. It had become widely recognized that this country was no longer made up of cities, counties or communities; but of identi- fiable regions, and that there must be a regional mechanism to address the nu- merous problems, issues, and concerns. This particular District was formed in 1968, around the same time the oth- er nine were being established, large- ly due to the joint efforts of the Eco- nomic Development Administration (EDA), an agency of the Department of Commerce, Coordinator of Federal/ David R Bowen, Coordinator of Federal/State Governor John Bell Williams. State Programs David Bowen with the Programs under Governor Williams. Office of Governor John Bell Williams, and the individual County Boards of issued from the Secretary of State’s of- Matthews, Joe Fancher, Oscar Har- Supervisors. With the EDA providing fice and CMPDD was legally created. vey, D.P. McGowan, S.D. Davis, John Smith, Irl Dean Rhodes, James Mar- guidance, support and the incentive of After its creation, each county formed tin, Don Meiners, Bob Geoffroy, Mi- federal funding, the Governor’s Office a County Economic Development nor Sumners, and Malcolm Warren.