Board of Directors
Message from our 2013-2014 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!
Susan Slaughter
Hattiesburg Clinic
Officers
Susan Slaughter
Board President , Hattiesburg Clinic
Russ Hendley
Campaign Chair, Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Billy Browning
Pacesetter/Assistant Campaign Chair, Mississippi Power
John Griffith
Past Board President, Regions
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
Mike Pasquale
Audit Committee Chair, Leaf River Cellulose
Jason Lee
Community Impact Chair, Mississippi Power
Members
Allen Anderson
Anderson Design Center
James Bacchus
Hattiesburg Public Schools
Julia Brown
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources
Clyde Bryant
State Farm Insurance
Jana Bryant
Georgia-Pacific Leaf River Cellulose
Sam Buchanan
Mississippi Center for Legal Services
Dave Bush
The First
Nadine Coleman
Petal School District
Mary Moore Conville
Attorney-at-Law
Andrew Ellard
City of Hattiesburg
Tracie Fowler
Hattiesburg American
Roman Galey
SouthGroup Insurance
Bill Granberry
Richton Bank and Trust
Mary Dayne Gregg
Retired
Terrell Grindle
Nicholson & Co.
Dr. Eddie Holloway
The University of Southern Mississippi
Wren Hood
Hood Companies
Dr. Scott Hummel
William Carey University
Becky Hurston
Lamar County Schools
Nicole Jones
After School Academic and Arts Program
Mike Neuendorf
Wesley Medical Center
Sarah Newton
Albert & Associates
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
Willie Sims
Certified Public Accountant
Joe Stevens
Wise, Carter, Child & Carraway
Greg Thrash
Johnson Controls
Richard Topp
Nicholson & Company
Leigh Ann Underwood
Southern Bone and Joint Specialists
Dave Ware
City of Hattiesburg
Jim Wild
Regions
Valencia Williamson
Area Development Partnership
Dora Willis
Community Volunteer