Advisory Council

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Area Development Partnership
- Callison Richardson, Director of Community Development
- One Convention Center Plaza
  Hattiesburg, MS 39401
- T: 601.296.7514
- C: 601.408.4557
- E: c.richardson@theadp.com
- Website: ADP – Hattiesburg Area Development Partnership (theadp.com)

Bureau of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Craig Kittrell, Director
- Bureau of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  MS Department of Mental Health
  239 N Lamar Street, Suite 1101
  Jackson, MS 39201
- T: 601-359-5780
- E: Craig.Kittrell@dmh.ms.gov
- Website: Mississippi Department of Mental Health (ms.gov)

City of Hattiesburg
- Chris McGee, Director of Parks and Recreation
  City of Hattiesburg
  P.O. Box 1898
  Hattiesburg, MS 39403-1898
  - T: 601-545-4623
  - E: chmcgee@hattiesburgms.com
  - Website: City of Hattiesburg

- Chayvontae Chapman, Recreation Coordinator
  City of Hattiesburg
  P.O. Box 1898
  Hattiesburg, MS 39403-1898
  - E: cchapman@hattiesburgms.com

Disability Rights MS
- Polly Tribble, M.S., Executive Director
  Disability Rights Mississippi
  5 Old River Place, Suite 101
  Jackson, MS 39202
  - T: 601-968-0600
  - F: 601-968-0665
  - E: ptribble@drms.ms
  - Website: www.drms.ms/

Lamar County Schools Special Education
- WEBSITE: Home – Lamar County School District (lamarcountyschools.org)
- Josette Sirmon, SPED Director
  424 Martin Luther King Drive
  Purvis, MS 39475
  - T: 601-794-8121
  - E: josette.sirmon@lamark12.org
- Teresa Bell, Transition Coordinator
  424 Martin Luther King Drive
  Purvis, MS 39475
  - T: 601-794-8121 ext. 1211
  - E: teresa.bell@lamark12.org
- Shon Bullen, Assistant Director of Special Services
  424 Martin Luther King Drive
  Purvis, MS 39475
  - T: 601-794-8121
  - E: shon.bullen@lamark12.org

LIFE of Mississippi, Inc.
- Desmeon Thomas, Independent Living Specialist
- Living Independence for Everyone of Mississippi
  1304 Vine Street
  Jackson, MS 39202
- T: 601-969-4009 or 1-800-748-9398 (V/TTY)
- E: dthomas@lifeofms.com
- WEBSITE: Home | L.I.F.E. of MS

Mercy Housing and Human Development
- Julie Egressy, Executive Director
  Mercy Housing and Human Development|
  P.O. Box 8639/1135 Ford Street
  Gulfport, MS 39507
  - T: 228-896-1945
  - E: jegressy@mhhd.org
  - WEBSITE: Mercy Housing and Human Development (mhhd.org)
- Xuan Phan, Community Outreach Specialist
  Mercy Housing and Human Development
  P.O. Box 8639/1135 Ford Street
  Gulfport, MS 39507
  - T: 228-341-1691
  - E: aca@mhhd.org

Mississippi Council on Economic Education
Selena Swartzfager, President
Mississippi Council on Economic Education
1701 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39210
- T: 601-974-1091
- C: 601-937-1424
- W: www.mscee.org
- E: swartsc@millsaps.edu

Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
- Tara Pereyra, MSCP, Southern Regional Manager
  Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
  Office of Business Development
  1032 Center Pointe Boulevard
  Pearl, MS 39208
  - T: 769-257-2065
  - E: tpereyra@mdrs.ms.gov
  - WEBSITE: www.mdrs.ms.gov/
- Josh Woodward, Director of Business Development
  Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
  Office of Business Development
  P.O. Box 1698
  Jackson, MS 39215-1698
  - C: 601-573-0828
  - O: 601-853-5257
  - E: jwoodward@mdrs.ms.gov
- Carol (Sissy) Elrod, MS, Director of Client Services
  Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
  Office of Business Development
  P.O. Box 1698
  Jackson, MS 39215-1698
  - O: 601-853-5351
  - E: celrod@mdrs.ms.gov

MS Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Charles Hughes, EdS, MBA, CPM, Executive Director
  Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities
  239 N. Lamar Street #1101
  Jackson, MS 39201
  - T: 601-359-6242
  - E: Charles.Hughes@dmh.ms.gov
  - W: www.mscdd.org

MS Parent Training and Information Center/Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
- Leslie Junkin, Project Director
  MS Parent Training and Information Center
  2 Old River Place Suite M
  Jackson, MS 39202
  - C: 662-251-5599
  - T: 601-969-0601
  - F: 662-655-4151
  - E: leslie@mspti.org
  - W: www.mspti.org

PRCC Workforce Development
- Christie R. Brady, Adult Education Counselor
  Pearl River Community College
  Lowery A. Woodall Advanced Technology Center
  906 Sullivan Drive
  Hattiesburg, MS 39401
  - T: 601-554-4694
  - E: cbrady@prcc.edu

Self Advocate

Southeast MS Rural Health Initiative, Inc.
- Ruthie Zinn, LCSW
  Clinical Therapist
  605 Stadium Drive/P.O Box 511
  Hattiesburg, MS 39403
  Telephone(601) 544-0811 ext. 5015 (School) (601) 450-0310 (Community Clinic)
  - E: rzinn@semrhi.com
  - WEBSITE: Southeast MS Rural Health – Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, Inc. (semrhi.com)

STEP UP to Leadership (Starting Today Empowering Peers through Uniting and Participating) Advisory Council
- Amber Allday, Student President
  The Institute for Disability Studies
  - T: 601-319-3952
  - E: aallday83@gmail.com
  - FB PAGE: STEP UP to Leadership | Facebook

Temple Baptist Church
- Kelli Brent, Children’s Director
  Temple Baptist Church
  5220 Old Hwy 11
  Hattiesburg, MS 39402
  - T: 601-520-9939
  - E: Kbrent@tbclife.net
  - WEBSITE: Temple Baptist Church | Hattiesburg MS (tbclife.net)

Volunteer MS/MS Commission for Volunteer Services
- Jin Joo M. Crosby, Program Officer
  MS Commission for Volunteer Service
  3825 Ridgewood Road
  Jackson, MS 39211
  - T: 601.432.6224
  - E: jincrosby@ihl.state.ms.us
  - W: www.volunteermississippi.org

Institute for Disability Studies
- Beth Robertson, Transition Coordinator
  Institute for Disability Studies-Gulf Park
  730 East Beach Boulevard
  Long Beach, MS 39560
  - T: 228-214-3422 or 601-385-1146
  - E: Beth.Robertson@usm.edu
  - W: www.usm.edu/ids
- Dawn Lewis, Parent/ USM IDS Parent Support Specialist
  Institute for Disability Studies
  The University of Southern Mississippi
  Hattiesburg, MS 39406
  - T: 601-266-5163
  - E: Dawn.M.Lewis@usm.edu
  - W: www.usm.edu/ids
- Dr. Jerry R. Alliston, Ph.D., Associate Director
  Institute for Disability Studies
  The University of Southern Mississippi
  Hattiesburg, MS 39406
  - T: 601-266-5979
  - E: jerry.alliston@usm.edu
  - W: www.usm.edu/ids
- Michett Ramos, Family 2 Family Program Support Specialist
  Institute for Disability Studies-Gulf Park
  730 East Beach Boulevard
  Long Beach, MS 39560
  - T: 228-214-5405
  - E: Michett.Ramos@usm.edu
  - W: www.usm.edu/ids
- Taylor Carley, Self-Advocacy Coordinator
  Institute for Disability Studies
  The University of Southern Mississippi
  Hattiesburg, MS 39406
  - T: 601-266-4763
  - E: Robert.carley@usm.edu
  - W: www.usm.edu/ids
- Laura Thomas, Transition Specialist
  Institute for Disability Studies-Gulf Park
  730 East Beach Boulevard
  Long Beach, MS 39560
  - T: 228-214-3241
  - E: Laura.Clements@usm.edu
  - W: www.usm.edu/ids

MS Transition