Lindsay is a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Litigation Division with the Office of the Mississippi Attorney General. She received her J.D. from the Mississippi College School of Law, and she also earned a Master of Education in Counseling Education from the University of Mississippi and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Appalachian […]
Mary Largent Purvis is the Director of Legal Analysis and Communication at Mississippi College School of Law, where she has taught Legal Analysis and Communication, Criminal Law, Secured Transactions, Sales and Leasing and Advanced Legal Analysis. Mary previously served as the Executive Director of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Mississippi. She graduated magna cum laude from Millsaps […]
Margaret Oertling Cupples writes briefs and motions, and manages other lawyers who write them, in civilappeals and commercial litigation. As litigators and their clients know, a vanishingly small percentage ofcases actually get to trial; for the rest, a great brief is the way to win. As national legal writing counsel in major litigation for 3M […]
Kathryn joins the Women’s Foundation Board with over a decade of experience in the non-profit sector. She started a choral music program in Marks, Mississippi in 2004; ran a statewide arts non-profit (the Thacker Mountain Radio Hour); and worked for Teach For America as the Chief of Staff for the Greater Delta region. Currently, she works […]
Shanell serves as Chief of Staff for the Woodward Hines Education Foundation, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to improving college access and completion for Mississippians. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the Foundation’s grantmaking investments, as well as managing organizational research, evaluation and learning processes. Since joining the Foundation in 2007, Shanell has served […]
As an entrepreneur, Donna started her own company in 1991 as the founder and owner of Mississippi River Trading Company, an importer from China. As part of Mississippi River Trading Company, Donna designed and manufactured her own clothing line which she branded under the name of Hamilton Kennedy. She travelled extensively throughout China and Mongolia […]
Rita Brent is an award-winning comedian, musician, and military veteran. She grew up in Jackson, MS where she played music in Baptist churches alongside her mother and singer-pianist, Angela. She credits her mother for single-handedly cultivating her talents and preparing her for the entertainment business. By 18, she joined the Army National Guard where she […]
Robbye Good Smalley is Senior Vice President of Investor Relations at Hope Credit Union, Hope Enterprise Corporation and Hope Policy Institute – collectively known as HOPE. In this role, she leads the team responsible for cultivating and managing trust-based, enduring relationships with the donors, depositors and other investors critical to sustaining and growing HOPE’s impact. […]
Erin Shirley Orey, the co-founder of the Drs. Aaron and Ollye Shirley Foundation (The Shirley Foundation), a nonprofit 501c3 organization established to honor her parents, Dr. Aaron Shirley and Dr. Ollye Shirley, who spent their lives and professional careers on the health and well-being of people in underserved communities. Erin is also a project manager at […]
Ashley graduated from Mississippi State University in 1996 with a Master’s degree in Professional Accountancy. She started her accounting career as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche and remained in public accounting for 15+ years before transitioning into industry. Ashley currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Barbour International, Inc., in Brandon, MS. Ashley lives […]