Board of Directors
Executive Board
Christy Burns
PresidentExecutive Director
Visit Corinth
Dr. Rickey Thigpen
President ElectPresident & CEO
Visit Jackson
Laura Beth Strickland
Vice PresidentExecutive Director
Visit Vicksburg
Kurt Allen
Secretary/TreasurerPresident & CEO
Mississippi Aquarium
Chris Chapman
Past PresidentPresident & CEO
Visit Ridgeland
2023-2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AREA I: HILLS
Gary Worsham
Grenada Tourism (3 Year Term)
Stephanie Coomer
Tupelo CVB (2 Year Term)
Mary Cates Williams
MS Hills National Heritage Area (1 Year Term)
AREA II: DELTA
Kinchen “Bubba” O’Keefe
Lower Delta Partnership (3 Year Term)
Vanessa Burse
Horseshoe Casino (2 Year Term)
Webster Franklin
Tunica CVB (1 Year Term)
AREA III: PINES
Kim Gleason
Pearl River Resort (3 Year Term)
Laura Hester
Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Experience (2 Year Term)
Paige Hunt
Greater Starkville Development Partnership (1 Year Term)
AREA IV: CAPITAL/RIVER
Janet Reihle
Flowood Chamber & Visitor Center (3 Year Term)
Devin Heath
Visit Natchez (2 Year Term)
Jonathan Pettus
Visit Jackson (1 Year Term)
AREA V: COASTAL
Marlo Dorsey
Visit Hattiesburg (3 Year Term)
Judy Young
Coastal Mississippi (2 Year Term)
Rachel Hebert
Beau Rivage (1 Year Term)
AT-LARGE
Nancy Carpenter
Visit Columbus (3 Year Term)
Kinney Ferris
Visit Oxford (2 Year Term)
Annette Rand
DoubleTree Biloxi (1 Year Term)