You may reach us by calling 601.581.1550 or clicking on the name below to send an email.
Leadership
Penny Kemp
President + CEO
Benjamen Douglas
Director of Programs + Strategic Initiatives
Heather LaCoste
Education Director
John Quigley
Chief Administrative Officer
Aaron Windham
Technology Director
Team Members
Hannah Behan
Exhibit Maintenance Coordinator + Visitor Services
Rose Cole
Housekeeping Associate
Billy Davis
Chief of Security
Brittany Davis
Event Rental + Experience Manager
Courtney Keith
Retail + Visitor Services Assistant Manager
Linda Lauderdale
Office Manager + Board and Member Relations
Christina McField
Curator of Changing Exhibits + Programs
Obie McWilliams
Security + Event Support
Ted Reynolds
Facilities Manager
Reginald Smith
Security + Event Support
Jeremy Sollie
Marketing Manager
Abbie Thornton
Event Coordinator
Elizabeth Williams
MAX Events + Art Studio Manager
Kai Williams
Security + Event Support
Stanley Wright
Group Tours + Volunteer Services Manager
Board of Directors
- Dianne Walton, Chair, Meridian
- Larry Primeaux, Vice Chair, Meridian
- Annie McMillan, Secretary, Hattiesburg
- Michael Truelove, Treasurer, Meridian
- Eddie Kelly, Past Chair, Bay St. Louis
- Landry Adkins, Meridian
- Kim Caron, Tupelo
- Wayne Drinkwater, Oxford
- Veldore Young Graham, Meridian
- Checky Herrington, Starkville
- Dustin Markham, Meridian
- Sammy Moon, Jackson
- Patti Permenter, Biloxi
- Kerry Scott, Meridian
- Don Shaffer, Starkville
- Laurie Williams, Jackson
- Laura Carmichael (Ex Officio), Meridian
- Terrell Thompson (Ex Officio), Meridian