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.  C
onvene 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

Additional roles of the Commission include:

  • 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.


Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi
Board of Directors


Alcorn
Gary Chandler
John Mercier
Clayton Stanley
Sandy Williams (emeritus)

Benton
Bill Stone, Senator
Patrick Washington

Calhoun
John Burt
Lisa McNeece

Chickasaw
Patsy Gregory
Bill Smith

Clay
Kenny Dill
Eddie Longstreet

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

Lafayette
Jon Fisher
Dr. Gloria Kellum
Dr. Judith Thompson

















Lee
Grace Clark
Billy Crews
Glenn McCullough, Jr.
Guy Mitchell, III
Jack Reed (emeritus)
Judge Rickey Thompson

Marshall
Dr. Gemma Beckley
Andre DeBerry, Mayor
Del Stover

Monroe
Steve Brandon
Dr. Lavon Fluker-Reed
Jean Pinkley

Oktibbeha
Rhonda Keenum
Terry Kemp
Vernon West

Pontotoc
Phyllis Ford High
Judge James L. Roberts, Jr.











Prentiss
Dr. Johnny Allen
Ronny Rowland

Tippah
Duane Bullard
Kyle Smith

Tishomingo
Charlotte Orick
Bob Yarber

Union
Betsey Hamilton
Phil Morris

 At Large
Hassell Franklin
Bobby Martin
Denotee Martin
Eddie Prather
Bill Renick


Commission News

2009 State of the Region Report Now Available
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Support for Broadband Access Pays Off
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