AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS Government Offices, Agencies, and Departments . 391 Appointed Boards and Commissions . .400 A – C . 400 D – G . 408 H – J . 414. L – P . .418 R – Y . .425 AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS AGENCIES, BOARDS, & COMMISSIONS The Secretary of State’s Office is assigned the responsibility to maintain a record of all State agencies, boards, and commissions including their appointive memberships . Additionally, the Secretary notifies the appointing elected officials of vacancies on various boards and commissions to facilitate the appointment process . To keep Mississippi taxpayers and residents more informed of State government operations, a complete listing of all agencies, boards, and commissions and the individuals appointed to serve on those bodies is updated and available for viewing on the Secretary of State’s website: www .sos .ms .gov . A full board listing and a summary list of boards and commissions are available . The website has a searchable database by appointees’ names, appointing authority, and vacancies . GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AGENCIES, & DEPARTMENTS Cindy Hyde-Smith, Commissioner of A Agriculture and Commerce (Elected by Voters) The Mississippi Department of Agriculture OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL and Commerce regulates and promotes (601) 313-6232/f(601) 313-6251 agricultural-related businesses within the 1410 Riverside Drive, Jackson 39202 State and to promote Mississippi’s products P .O . Box 5027, Jackson 39296-5027 throughout both the State and worldwide . ng .ms .msarng .list .public-affairs@mail .mil Reference: Miss . Code Ann . § 33-3-7 DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES Major General Janson D. Boyles, AND HISTORY Adjutant General (Appointed by Governor) (601) 576-6850/f(601) 576-6975 The Office of the Adjutant General is 200 North Street, Jackson 39201 responsible for providing the State of Mississippi P .O . Box 571, Jackson 39205-0571 and the United States of America with a ready info@mdah .ms .gov force of more than 12,275 Citizen Soldiers and www .mdah .ms .gov Airmen, equipped and trained to respond to Reference: Miss . Code Ann . § 39-5-1 any contingency, natural or man-made . The Adjutant General directs the Mississippi Military Katie Blount, Executive Director Department and oversees the development and (Appointed by Board of Trustees) coordination of all policies, plans, and programs The Mississippi Department of Archives and of the Mississippi National Guard in concert with History is a comprehensive historical Agency the Governor and legislature of the State . which collects, preserves, and provides access to the archival resources of the State, administers museums and historic sites, and oversees statewide DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE programs for historic preservation, government AND COMMERCE records management, and publications . (601) 359-1100/f(601) 354-6290 The department comprises six divisions— 121 North Jefferson St ., Jackson 39201 Administration, Archives and Library, Historic P .O . Box 1609, Jackson 39215 Preservation, Historic Properties, Museum, and cindyhs@mdac .ms .gov Records Management . www .mdac .ms .gov Reference: Miss . Code Ann . § 69-1-1 391 AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (601) 359-3680/f(601) 359-3796 B 550 High Street, Suite 1200, Jackson 39201 DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND P .O . Box 220, Jackson 39205-0220 CONSUMER FINANCE www .agjimhood .com 601-321-6901/f(601) 321-6933 Reference: Miss . Constitution Article 6 P .O . Box 12129, Jackson 39236 charlotte .corley@dbcf .ms .gov Attorney General (Elected by Voters) Jim Hood, www .dbcf .ms .gov The Attorney General serves as the chief legal Reference: Miss . Code Ann . § 81-1-61 officer and advisor for the State . Responsibilities are to serve as lawyer for the State, its public Charlotte Corley, Commissioner officials, and government agencies, and to issue (Appointed by Governor) legal opinions which interpret existing State law . The Department of Banking and Consumer The Attorney General has the sole power under Finance is responsible for the execution of all Mississippi law to bring or defend a lawsuit on laws relating to corporations, and carrying on behalf of the State . The Attorney General is also a banking business in the State of Mississippi . empowered to act as counsel to state agencies and The Department is charged with the primary examination and regulatory supervision of to defend them or bring suit on their behalf, either all State chartered commercial banks, State in person or by assistants . chartered thrift institutions, State chartered The major divisions and sections of this office credit unions, independent trust companies, are: Civil Litigation, Consumer Protection, consumer finance companies, premium Crime Prevention and Victim’s Services, finance companies, motor vehicle sales finance Criminal Litigation, Cyber Crime, Domestic companies, pawn brokers, title pledge lenders, Violence, Medicaid Fraud Control, Opinions and consumer loan brokers, check cashers, mortgage Local Government, Prosecutors’ Training, Public lenders, the sale of commercial exchange, and Integrity which includes: Alcohol & Tobacco debt management service providers . Enforcement, Child Desertion, DUI, Insurance Fraud, and Vulnerable Persons . OFFICE OF THE STATE BOND ATTORNEY (601) 948-6020 OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR (601) 576-2800/f(601) 576-2687 200 North Congress St ., Ste . 500, Jackson 39201 501 N . West Street, Suite 801, Jackson 39201 Reference: Miss . Code Ann . § 31-13-1 P .O . Box 956, Jackson 39205-0956 Spencer Flatgard, State Bond Attorney auditor@osa .ms .gov (Appointed by Governor) www .osa .ms .gov The State Bond Attorney reviews all proposed Reference: Miss . Constitution Article 5 public bonds and renders a written opinion on whether all procedures have been properly Stacey Pickering, State Auditor (Elected by Voters) followed and whether the proposed bonds are The Department of Audit is the definitive legal, valid and binding . authority in matters pertaining to the use of public funds . The Office of the State Auditor C serves its customers and protects the public’s trust by independently assessing state and local DEPARTMENT OF CHILD governmental and other entities to ensure PROTECTIVE SERVICES that public funds are properly received, are (601) 359-4368 legally, effectively, and efficiently spent, and are 660 North Street, Jackson 39205 accounted for and reported accurately . P .O . Box 346, Jackson 39205 contactus@www .mdcps .ms .gov www .mdcps .ms .gov 392 AGENCIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS to promote tourism to the State and develop and David A. Chandler, Commissioner (Appointed by Governor) support Mississippi’s tourism industry, as well . The Mission of MDCPS is to take care of Mississippi’s children and youth and keep them safe . E STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (601) 359-3513 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (601) 359-5600/f(601) 359-5680 359 N . West St ., Jackson 39201 633 N . State St ., Jackson 39202 P .O . Box 771, Jackson 39205-0771 www .mdoc .ms .gov www .mde .k12 .ms .us References: Miss . Code Ann . § 47-5-8 Reference: Miss . Code Ann . § 37-1-1 State Superintendent Pelicia Hall, Commissioner Dr. Carey M. Wright, (Appointed by Governor) of Education (Appointed by State Board of Education) The Mississippi Department of Corrections The State Department of Education operates protects and promotes public safety primarily under the direction and supervision of the State through the efficient and effective custody and Superintendent of Public Education . The State control of individuals convicted and sentenced Department of Education is organized into for felony crimes . This is achieved by functional divisions as established by the State using sound correctional principles and Board of Education, including any divisions constitutional standards . established by law and prescribing the duties of the directors of such divisions . It oversees public education in Mississippi from pre-kindergarten D through grade 12 . MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY (601) 359-3449/f(601) 359-2832 MANAGEMENT AGENCY 501 North West Street, Jackson 39201 (601) 933-6362/f(601) 933-6800 P .O . Box 849, Jackson 39205 P .O . Box 5644, Pearl 39288 gmccullough@mississippi .org memainfo@mema .ms .gov www .mississippi .org www .msema .org Reference: Miss . Code Ann . § 57-1-5 Reference: Miss . Code Ann . § 33-15-7 Executive Director Glenn McCullough, Jr, Executive Director Colonel Lee Smithson, (Appointed by Governor) (Appointed by Governor) The Mississippi Development Authority MEMA’s mission is to ensure that Mississippi (MDA) is the State of Mississippi’s lead economic is prepared to respond to emergencies, recover and community development agency, providing from them, and mitigate against their impacts . services to businesses, communities and workers MEMA is divided into five offices: throughout Mississippi . The Agency works to 1 . Mitigation—which helps prevent damage and recruit new business to the State and retain and loss of life and property in future disasters . expand existing Mississippi industry and business . 2 . Preparedness—which is in charge of all MDA also provides technical assistance to the emergency plans and training programs in State’s entrepreneurs and small businessmen the State . and women and oversees programs that 3 . Recovery—which is in charge of all recovery support Mississippi’s minority and operations such as public assistance women-owned businesses . reimbursement . In addition, the Agency provides Mississippi’s 4 . Response—which