Board of Directors
Message from our Board President
On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff, I would like to welcome you to our United Way website. Our mission is to focus on education, health, support services and financial stability to benefit the citizens of Forrest, Lamar and Perry counties. Improving the quality of life in the Hattiesburg area is made possible through our many investment partners and programs. I hope our website can help you get connected with United Way and learn more about the wonderful things that are happening in our community. We can achieve great things through LIVING UNITED!
John Griffith
Regions Bank
Officers
John Griffith
Board President, Regions
Susan Slaughter
Campaign Chair, Hattiesburg Clinic
Russ Hendley
Pacesetter/Assistant Campaign Chair, Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Karen Griffis
Secretary/Treasurer and Finance Chair, Regions
Nancy Carpenter
Communications Chair, Forrest General Hospital
Susan Yarrow
Funds Distribution Chair, Hattiesburg Clinic
Troy Daniels
Personnel Chair, Forrest General Hospital
Dr. Bill Smith
Community Impact Chair, The University of Southern Mississippi
Mike Pasquale
Audit Committee Chair, Leaf River Cellulose
Jerome Brown
Past Board President, The First
Members
Allen Anderson
Anderson Design Center
Lora Anderson
Zeon Chemicals
James Bacchus
Hattiesburg Public Schools
Julia Brown
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources
Billy Browning
Mississippi Power
Clyde Bryant
State Farm Insurance
Sam Buchanan
Mississippi Center for Legal Services
Dave Bush
BancorpSouth
Nadine Coleman
Petal School District
Andrew Ellard
City of Hattiesburg
Tracie Fowler
Hattiesburg American
Roman Galey
SouthGroup Insurance
Bill Granberry
Richton Bank and Trust
Mary Dayne Gregg
The University of Southern Mississippi
Dr. Eddie Holloway
The University of Southern Mississippi
Wren Hood
Hood Companies
Dr. Scott Hummel
William Carey University
Becky Hurston
Lamar County Schools
Jason Lee
Mississippi Power
Rev. Anthony McCullum
Piney Grove Baptist Church
Hayden Mitchell
The First
Mike Neuendorf
Wesley Medical Center
Joe O’Connell
Bryan Nelson
Gene Owens
Owens Business Machines
Mike Ratliff
Johnson, Hall & Ratliff
Janice Robinson
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative
Marcus Robinson
Magnolia State Bank
Wes Rouse
BancorpSouth
Kemi Simmons
Grand Bank
Joe Stevens
Wise, Carter, Child & Carraway
Greg Thrash
Johnson Controls
Richard Topp
Nicholson & Company
Dave Ware
City of Hattiesburg
Jim Wild
Regions
Valencia Williamson
Area Development Partnership
Dora Willis
Community Volunteer
Joy Yates
Hattiesburg Clinic