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MSBA Board of Directors

 

MSBA Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

PRESIDENT
Sondra Odom
Pearl

VICE PRESIDENT
Etta Taplin
North Pike Consolidated

 SECRETARY-TREASURER
Leslie King, Jr.
Marshall County


PAST PRESIDENT
Dr. Delores McNair
Hattiesburg


DIRECTORS

District 1
(2025-2027)

District 2
(2024-2026)

District 3
(2025-2027)

District 4
(2024-2026)


Christie Vance
Calhoun County


Verna Hunter
North Panola

Dr. James Vernell Hooker
Brookhaven

 
Dr. Barbara Thomas
Harrison County 

 Malinda White
Tate County
 Debra Johnson
Sunflower County

Harold Coburn, Jr.
Philadelphia


Jerry Frazier
Pearl River County

Vacancy


Bernard Kines
Clinton Public

Charles Longmire
Forest Municipal

Dr. Jennifer Seal 
Hancock County


PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES


Leroy Matthews
Quitman County

Evelyn Murray
Leland

 

Dr. Mohamad Schuman
Stone County

 

Michael Thomas
Choctaw County


 

We're Here For You!

~ Mission ~

The mission of the Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA) is to ensure quality school board performance through advocacy, technical assistance, leadership training, and information dissemination.


~ Goals ~

  1. Serve as Mississippi’s primary resource for school board leadership and public education advocacy.
  2. Serve as the primary resource for board members and school superintendents on issues of proper school board governance, leadership development, technical assistance and board and superintendent ethics.  
  3. Maintain a sound financial base with a diverse revenue stream.
  4. Help board members understand how to utilize technology in their governance role.

 

  
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
Office: 380 Zurich Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157
Mail: PO Box 203, Clinton, MS 39060
Phone: 601-924-2001   Fax:601-924-2002   Toll Free:888-367-6722