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 & Baseball Coach, Vicksburg Warren School District
Angel Johnson
Member
Psychometrist, Jackson Public 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
Melissa Bridges
Member
Term: 2026 - 2028
Columbus-Lowndes Association of Educators,
ROTC Instructor
Shirley Smith
Member
Earl Nash Elementary School, General Education Teacher
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
Christopher Stevens
Parliamentarian
Term: 2025 - 2028
English Teacher, Pontotoc County School District
STAFF LIAISONS TO THE BOARD
Allice Lattimore, Executive Assistant
