Staff and Board
Staff
Rachel Canter, Executive Director ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.P.P., Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Native of Starkville, MS
Work Experience: Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service; Teach For America—Mississippi Delta Corps; Chicago Public Schools; The Education Trust; MS Governor's Office
Sanford Johnson, Deputy Director ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
B.A., Auburn University; M.P.S., University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
Native of Starkville, MS
Work Experience: KIPP Delta College Prep; Teach For America—Mississippi Delta Corps; Delta Regional Authority; South African Education and Environment Project; Senator Thad Cochran's Office
Board Members
Jamie Houston, Chairman
Value-Added Specialist, Molpus Woodlands Group, Jackson, MS
Native of Jackson, MS
Term: FY2009-FY2011
Coleman Carlisle, Vice-Chairman
Associate Attorney, Begley Law Firm, PLLC, Jackson, MS
Native of Holly Springs, MS
Terms: FY2009-2010; FY2011-FY2013
Drew Schimmel, Secretary
Attorney, Schimmel Law Firm
Native of Jackson, MS
Term: FY2011-FY2013
Amie Whittington, Treasurer
Tax Supervisor and C.P.A., Horne LLP, Jackson, MS
Native of Natchez, MS
Term: FY2009-FY2011
Kitty Cook Ramsey, Past Chairwoman
Assistant Director of Development, Mississippi Children’s Home Services, Jackson, MS
Native of Drew, MS
Terms: FY2009-2010; FY2011-FY2013
Julius Rainey
IT Director, Parents for Public Schools, Jackson, MS
Native of Greenville, MS
Term: FY2009-FY2011
Shawna Davie
Drop-Out Prevention Coordinator, United Way of the Capitol Area, Jackson, MS
Native of St. Louis, MO
Term: FY2010-FY2012
Kimberly Hilliard
Director, Center for University-Based Development, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
Native of Washington, D.C.
Term: FY2011-FY2013


