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Our Board of Directors

The Mississippi Association of Educators is governed by the MAE Board of Directors, which is chaired by the MAE President. MAE members are elected to serve on the board by fellow Association members in regions across the state.

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

 

EAST CENTRAL

 

 

April Larkin

Member

Term: 2025 - 2028

Math Teacher, Lauderdale County 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 County School District

 

 

 

STAFF LIAISONS TO THE BOARD

Allice Lattimore, Executive Assistant

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