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CREATE Foundation "I believe it is the responsibility of the people of Mississippi to try to raise the level -economically, educationally, spiritually and otherwise - of all the people of Mississippi. There's nobody else who's going to come in here and do it for us."
~George McLean, CREATE Founder
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Commission on the Future on NEMS


  • Promoting regional unity and cooperation
  • Serving as an advocate for regional community and economic development
  • Providing an inclusive process for all of the communities to participate in addressing identified issues and opportunities
  • Conducting in-depth research throughout the 16-county region to identify county socioeconomic trends and public opinion that affect the state of the region. These findings are used to produce the annual State of the Region report and to set annual goals to measure our successes.
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CREATE Foundation has a distinguished history of highly effective community engagement as the leading regional community development organization in Northeast Mississippi. Capitalizing on those strengths, in 1995 CREATE formed the Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi to foster collaboration among regional leaders to build and strengthen communities throughout the region.  

The purpose of the Commission: 

1. Assess the current and future needs and opportunities in Northeast Mississippi
2. Convene regional leaders to recommend strategies and solutions to address these needs and opportunities
3. Support high-impact opportunities that will make the greatest difference in the region 

EDUCATION INITIATIVES
  • DROPOUT PREVENTION SUMMITS
  • MEDIA ALLIANCE CAMPAIGNS
  • DROPOUT RECOVERY INITIATIVE
  • TUITION GUARANTEE PROGRAM
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
 
 
Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi Board of Directors

Alcorn
Gary Chandler
John Mercier
Clayton Stanley

Benton
Bill Stone, Senator
Glossie Terry

Calhoun
John Burt
Lisa McNeece

Chickasaw
Patsy Gregory
Bill Smith

Clay
Kenny Dill
Eddie Longstreet

Itawamba
B.J. Canup
Dr. David Cole, Jr.

Lafayette
Bea Daniels
Dr. Gloria Kellum
Randy Leister		Lee
Grace Clark
Billy Crews
Glenn McCullough, Jr. (Chair)
Guy Mitchell, III
Judge Rickey Thompson

Marshall
Dr. Gemma Beckley
Andre DeBerry, Mayor
Sarah Sawyer

Monroe
Skip Miles
Dr. Lavon Fluker-Reed
Jean Pinkley

Oktibbeha
Rhonda Keenum
Terry Kemp
Dr. Tommy Stevenson

Pontotoc
Phyllis Ford High
Judge James L. Roberts, Jr.		Prentiss
Dr. Johnny Allen
Ronny Rowland

Tippah
Duane Bullard
Bobby Martin (Vice Chair)
Kyle Smith

Tishomingo
Greg Pharr
Mike Webb

Union
Betsey Hamilton
Phil Morris

At Large
Hassell Franklin
Denotee Martin
Eddie Prather
Bill Renick

Emeritus
Jack Reed, Sr.
Sandy Williams

University
Andy Mullins, UM
Kyle Steward, MSU

 



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2012 Regional Goals and Objectives 
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