OFFICERS

Dr. Darein Spann, President
State President
Term: 2025 - 2028

Dalisay Louise Smith
Vice President
Term: 2025 - 2028
Band Director, Pascagoula-Gautier School District

Pam Marshall
Secretary-Treasurer
Term: 2025 - 2028
Math Teacher, New Albany School District
NORTHEAST

Jennifer Pratt
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Alternative School Teacher, Chickasaw County School District

Taffie D. Ray
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Gifted Teacher, Lee County School District
CAPITAL

Brandon Kincaid
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Math Lead and Baseball Coach, Vicksburg Warren School District
DELTA

Amy Michelle Clark
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
English Teacher, Greenville Public School District

Charlotte Jones
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Elementary Teacher, Greenville Public School District
NORTHWEST

Jennifer Boyett
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Elementary Teacher, South Panola School District

Dr. LaShana Middleton
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Interventionist
SOUTHWEST

Mary E. Gray
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Teacher, Jefferson Davis County School District

Tera Thompson
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Teacher, McComb School District
Gulf Coast

Sherod Reed
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Law and Public Safety Instructor

Patrice Miller
Member
Term 2025 - 2028
Exceptional Ed Teacher, Biloxi School District
STATEWIDE

Jacqueline Brown
NEA Director
Term 2025 - 2028
Business Teacher, Okolona School District

Derrick Woodall
ESP Member
Term 2025 - 2028
Technology, McComb School District

Vera Watson
Retired Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Retired MAE Educator, Clinton School District (34 Years of Service)

Michael Watkins
Admin At-Large
Term: 2025 - 2028
Principal, Okolona School District

Dr. Erica Avent
Higher Education
Term: 2025 - 2028
Professor, University of Mississippi

Dorian Allen
Aspiring Educator
Term: 2025 - 2028
Senior, Tougaloo College

Christopher Stevens
Parliamentarian
Term: 2025 - 2028
English Teacher, Pontotoc School District
EAST CENTRAL

April Larkin
Member
Term: 2025 - 2028
Math Teacher, Lauderdale County School District
STAFF LIAISONS TO THE BOARD
Allice Lattimore, Executive Assistant