Finance and Economics Advisory Board
Members- Executive Comittee
Lee G. Barkley - Chairman
Senior Associate
Soverein's Capital
Huntsville, AL
H. Tal Clark
CEO / Founder
Instant Financial, LLC
Pensacola Beach, FL
Stephen Palmer
Attorney (retired)
Author
Starkville, MS
Current Board Members
Stephen L. Farr
Executive Vice President
Director of Development for Mergers & Acquisitions
Alliant
Nashville, TN
Priscilla Gardner King
Multi-Line Insurance Agent
Shelter Insurance Companies
Columbus, MS
Robert M. Gathings
COO and CFO
Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
Jackson, MS
Brad Jones
Market President
Rensant Bank
Starkville, MS
John McRae
Financial Advisor
Meridian, MS
Stephen Palmer
Writer, Speaker, & Financial Counselor
Atlanta, GA
Jonathan Peterson
Vice President of Community Development Finance
First Citizens Bank
Raleigh, NC
Mark Power, Jr.
President - Mortgage Division
Community Bank
Jackson, MS
Cate Robinson, CFP®
Vice President & Wealth Advisor
Cadence Bank, N.A.
Starkville, MS
William M. Washington, III
CFO
Baker Mckenzie
Washington, DC
Board Members Emeritus
Chris Boone
President of Property & Casualty Insurance
BXS Insurance
Jackson, MS
Gabe P. Baldwin
BankPlus Mortgage
FEAB Member (2010-2021)
Jeffrey N. Carver
Berkley Southeast Insurance Group
FEAB Member (2010-2021)
Jackie D. Cawthon
Office of the Controller of the Currency
FEAB Member (2010-2011)
Tommy F. Darnell
BancorpSouth
FEAB Member (2010-2013)
Ted J. Duckworth
Duckworth Realty
FEAB Member (2010-2013)
T. Irvin Ellard
Owner / Manager
Ellard Properties, LLC
Madison, MS
Chris Grice, Sr.
Amegy Bank of Texas
FEAB Member (2010-2019)
Moak Griffin
BankFirst Financial Services
FEAB Member (2010-2021)
Jim H. Harper
Commercial Credit & Underwriting Executive
Cadence Bank, N.A.
Birmingham, AL
John F. Hill, CFP, CPA
Wealth Partners, LLP
FEAB Member (2012-2018)
Alan Howard
Senior Vice President
Sales Development Manager, Advisor & Model Effectiveness
Wells Fargo Wealth Management
Atlanta, GA
Roshunda Kelly
Commissioner
Department of Banking & Consumer Finance
Jackson, MS
Tom Kendall
Trustmark Bank
FEAB Member (2010-2021)
Marcus E. Mallory
Executive Vice President
BankFirst Financial Services
Columbus, MS
John Marchetti
Area Senior Vice President
Gallagher
Madison, MS
Jim A. McAlexander
BankFirst Financial Services
FEAB Member (2010-2021)
Greg L. McKee
Citizens Bank of Philadelphia
FEAB Member (2010-2021)
Marcia McKinzie
Capital One Bank
FEAB Member (2010-2012)
Bertram "Buddy" Mortimer
President & CEO
Bank of Kilmichael
Kilmichael, MS
Cindy L. Palmer
Vice President and Mortgage Lending Manager
Cadence Bank, N.A.
Starkville, MS
Lynn Phillips-Gaines
Certified Financial Planner Professional
Phillips Financial
Starkville, MS
W. Kirk Purvis
Head of Timberland & Forest
Products Group (Ret.)
Olive Branch, MS
Joe G. Rice Jr., AAMS® - Immediate Past President
Senior Vice President, Investments
Managing Director, Investments
Raymond James & Associates
Ridgeland, MS
Renee W. Rice
BankFirst
FEAB Member (2010-2021)
Donna Sims
Market President
Renasant Bank
Starkville, MS
Jeremy Tabor
Tabor Construction & Development
FEAB Member (2010-2021)
Tommy Tomlinson
Renasant Bank
FEAB Member (2012-2018)
Jerry L. Toney, CFP®
State President & Senior Financial Consultant
Cadence Bank, N.A.
Starkville, MS
Jodi White Turner
PrimeSouth Bank
FEAB Member (2010-2018)
Alan H. Walters
First Commercial Bank
FEAB Member (2010-2021)
David Watson, CFA
Montag & Caldwell
(FEAB Member 2010-2019)
William “Bill” Wells
Alabama One Credit Union
FEAB Member (2010-2019)
Charlie Winfield
Winfield Law Firm, P.A.
(FEAB Member 2010-2021)