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Dedicated individuals from the business, nonprofit, public and private sectors of Hinds, Madison, and Rankin Counties serve on our Board of Trustees. Our Trustees, like others who give to Your Foundation, represent the diversity of the area that we serve. They are passionate about the Community Foundation's shared goal of making a long-term, positive impact by strengthening our communities.
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A native of Hattiesburg, Luther Ott is a Priest in the Episcopal Church. From 1997-2002, Luther was Executive Director of Stewpot Community Services. While at Stewpot, he helped transform the nonprofit into a multi-dimensional inter-faith social service agency. Luther practiced law for a number of years and served as the President of the Mississippi Bar Foundation before attending divinity school. He is a graduate of Millsaps College and the University of Mississippi School of Law. Luther and his wife, Janet, have two children, a foster daughter, and seven grandchildren. Luther has served as our President and is now assuming a governance liaison role in the foundation.
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Hogan Allen is a CPA with H. Allen and Associates. He is a member of the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a member of the Governmental Committee of the CPA Associates International.Hogan is active in civic and charitable activites in our community, serving as a Parishioner at St. James Episcopal Church, former chair of the
Board of Directors of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Association, Treasurer of the Mississippi Opera Association, President of the
Mississippi Wind Symphony Association, Vice President of the Jackson Federation of Musicians, and Past Vice President of the Mississippi
Girlchoir Association. He is a member of the North Jackson Lions Club. [Back to List]
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Alveno Castilla of Jackson is an attorney with Watkins, Ludlam, Winter & Stennis, P. A. He also serves as the foundation's treasurer. [Back to List]
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Tommy Darnell began his banking career in 1972 and is President of BancorpSouth’s Hinds County Division with oversight of Premier Banking, Commercial/Corporate and Real Estate Lending, and Retail Lending. A native of Okolona, Mississippi, Darnell earned a B.S in Banking and Finance from Mississippi State and an M.B.A from Mississippi College. In addition, he has completed the Graduate School of Banking at LSU and the American Banker’s Association National Commercial Lending School’s Undergraduate and Graduate programs.
Tommy attends Christ United Methodist Church with his wife Lisa and daughter Alise. Current community service activities include board and leadership roles for Magnolia Speech School, St. Catherine’s Village, Metro YMCA, Mississippi State University Business School Finance and Economics advisory board, and the Graduate School of Banking at LSU.
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Active in local, state and national nonprofits for over 30 years, Jane Hiatt is a past chair of CFGJ, a Women's Fund of MS founder and the retired Executive Director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. A native of North Carolina, Jane earned a B.A. at UNC Chapel Hill Phi Beta Kappa and M.A. at Wake Forest. Jane's past endeavors include hosting MPB's "Artifacts", re-instituting the Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, starting the Whole Schools Arts Education Program and directing a Bi-centenial Conference for nine southern states as the first Executive Director of the TN Humanities Council. Jane has served the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Jane is also a visionary, creating the first donor advised fund at CFGJ which has provided over $1M in philanthropic support. [Back to List]
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David Hoster is President and CEO of EastGroup Properties, a real estate investment trust whose shares are traded on the NYSE. He received his M.B.A. from Stanford University and his B. A. from Princeton University. David and his wife Missy have two grown daughters. He is a member of the Board of Trustmark Corporation, a member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and head of Princeton University Annual Giving for Mississippi. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and the Board of Goodwill Industries. He also served as a First Lieutenant in the U. S. Army. [Back to List]
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Paul McNeill is a Senior Vice President of Investments and Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch working in the Ridgeland, Mississippi office since 1991. A native of Oxford, England, Paul has two daughters and is a graduate of Millsaps College. Paul currently serves on the boards of the Mississippi Children’s Home Services and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society AL/MS chapter, serves on the CFGJ Grants Committee and formerly served as a board member of the Mississippi Food Network. [Back to List]
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Hibbett Neel, President and CEO of Neel-Schaffer,Inc., Engineers and Planners, is married to Susan Neel. They have three children; Christopher (32), Amy (29) and Michael (24).They are also blessed with Jackson Boteler, their 2 month old grandson. Hibbett is actively involved with the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, Jackson 2000 and Mississippi Blood Services.He enjoys traveling and an occasional frustrating round of golf. [Back to List]
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Worth Thomas is the Principal and founder of WT Consultants, a firm that specializes in government relations and public policy. He is a registered lobbyist and has over 20 years experience in the corporate arena and as a lobbyist. Prior to forming his own company in 1996, he was Corporate Vice President at Casino Magic and Special Assistant to Attorney General Mike Moore. [Back to List]
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A Belzoni, Mississippi, native, Jon Turner is a Partner with the accounting firm BKD, LLP - CPAs and Advisors. Jon chairs the Finance and Audit Committee of the Foundation. He currently serves on the University of Mississippi Foundation, Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) and Jackson Venture Incubator Boards of Directors. He has served as President of the Jackson Academy Board of Trustees and on the boards of Christ Methodist Church and Metropolitan YMCA. Jon is a past president of the National Ole Miss Alumni Association and is an active member of the Rotary Club of North Jackson. He is a graduate of the MEC's Leadership Mississippi program. He is married to the former Pam Mills and they have two daughters. [Back to List]
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Paul Varner of Jackson, Vice-Chair of the Foundation, is an attorney at Butler Snow O’Mara Stevens & Cannada where he works in the estate planning field. He serves on the boards of the Andrew Jackson Council Boy Scouts of America and YMCA Heritage Club.
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Lee Unger is the Director of Administrator for the City of Jackson. A native of Goodman, Mississippi, Lee served Piney Woods School in various capacities for 27 years. Lee attended Alcorn State University and Grand Canyon University. [Back to List]
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Rita Wray is a Florence, Alabama native and is currently Deputy Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration. She holds a B.S. degree from the University of North Alabama and a MBA from Jackson State University. She is active in numerous organizations, including the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Mississippi’s College Savings Plans, and Leadership Jackson Alumni Association. Her long-term commitment to the Community Foundation was ignited with Tim Medley’s presentation of this task force project to Leadership Jackson Alumni. Rita and her husband, Terrance, have three children. [Back to List]
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Wirt Yerger, Jr., is Chairman Emeritus of Ross & Yerger Insurance, Inc., an insurance agency originating in 1860. He has served in leadership roles in several areas of community life, including the Jackson Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce, the Metropolitan Boys Club, and the Metropolitan Y.M.C.A. He is one of the founders of the Fondren Renaissance Foundation. Wirt and his wife, Mary, have three children. [Back to List]
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