Lolita Bolden

Terry

Lolita Bolden, a native of Utica, Mississippi, is currently the Organizer Manager at Southern Poverty Law Center’s Mississippi State Office. She also serves as a member of the American Heart Association State Advocacy Committee; National Coalition of 100 Black Women of Mississippi; State Chairperson of the Mississippi State Conference NAACP Afro-Academic Cultural Technological Scientific Olympics; facilitate several leadership development programs; and serve on several boards.

Lolita’s previous experiences include cultivating relationships, providing tools and resources to emerging leaders, creating a community-led action plan to improve health equity and health outcomes using scientific data for elementary school students, facilitating civic engagement programs aimed at increasing the participation of underserved communities in the electoral process, policy reform and protecting the vote.

In addition to her diverse experiences in advocacy, research, and leadership, her academic degrees include an Associates in Business Technology, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Master of Science Management, and currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration.

Lolita and her husband David currently live in Terry, Mississippi.