Advisory Council
- 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
- Chris McGee, Director of Parks and Recreation
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- Chayvontae Chapman, Recreation Coordinator
City of Hattiesburg
P.O. Box 1898
Hattiesburg, MS 39403-1898
- Chayvontae Chapman, Recreation Coordinator
- 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/
- Polly Tribble, M.S., Executive Director
- 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
- Julie Egressy, Executive Director
- 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
- Tara Pereyra, MSCP, Southern Regional Manager
- 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
- Charles Hughes, EdS, MBA, CPM, Executive Director
- 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
- Leslie Junkin, Project Director
- 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
- Christie R. Brady, Adult Education Counselor
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- Tonia Moody Seal
ADA/Civil Rights Coordinator and Director of Admissions and Records
Pearl River Community College
101 Highway 11 North
Poplarville, MS 39470- T: 601-403-1060
- E: tmoody@prcc.edu
- WEBSITE: Pearl River Community College | (prcc.edu)
- Tonia Moody Seal
- Self Advocates
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- Dikembe McCann– Self-Advocate
Richton, MS- T: 601-788-4713
- E: dikembemccann@yahoo.com
- David McCartney – Self-Advocate
Seminary, MS- T: 228-218-7409
- E: david680mccartney@gmail.com
- Dikembe McCann– 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)
- Ruthie Zinn, LCSW
- 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
- Amber Allday, Student President
- 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)
- Kelli Brent, Children’s Director
- 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
- Jin Joo M. Crosby, Program Officer
- 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
- Beth Robertson, Transition Coordinator
Institute for Disability Studies on Facebook