Staff
Every place has a story. This is ours.
The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience Administration
President/CEO
Mark A Tullos, Jr.
E-mail: Tullos@Msarts.Org
Director of Hall of Fame
Marty Gamblin
E-mail: Marty@Msarts.Org
Director of Finance
Christy Buckalew
E-mail: Christy@Msarts.Org
Adult Educator
Elizabeth Alexander
E-mail: Elizabeth@Msarts.Org
Graphic Designer
Paula Chance
E-mail: Paula@Msarts.Org
Group Reservations Clerk
Ethan Grisham
E-mail: Ethan@Msarts.Org
Administrative Assistant
Courtney McDonald
E-mail: Courtney@Msarts.Org
Maintenance Supervisor
Theodore "Ted" Reynolds
Housekeeping Supervisor
Barbara Shields
Curator of Exhibitions
Stacey Wilson
E-mail: Stacey@Msarts.Org
Comptroller
Stanley Wright
E-mail: Stanley@Msarts.Org
Director of Operations
Ida B. Tomlin
E-mail: Ida@Msarts.Org
Director of Development
Erica Rivers
E-mail: Erica@Msarts.Org
Director of Marketing and Communication
Jerome Trahan
E-mail: Jerome@Msarts.Org
Retail Store Manager
Jo Beth Bounds
E-mail: JoBeth@Msarts.Org
Membership Manager
Margo Evans
E-mail: Margo@Msarts.Org
Volunteer Coordinator
Laura Hester
Email: Laura@Msarts.Org
Events Manager
Erin Lewis
E-mail: Erin@Msarts.Org
Youth Educator
Candice Wade
E-mail: Candice@Msarts.Org
Manager of IT/AVI Interactive Systems
Steven Sullivan
E-mail: Steven@Msarts.Org
Visitors Services Manager
Aaron Windham
E-mail: Aaron@Msarts.Org
Exhibition Advisory Consultants
Dr. Anthony Lewis
Independent Curator/Lead Consulting Scholar, Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience
George Bassi, Visual Art Advisor
Director, Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
Patti Carr Black, Literature Advisor
Director Emeritus, Museum Division/Mississippi Department of Archives
Melissa Booth Hall, Foodways Advisor
Managing Director, Southern Foodways Alliance
Ward Emling, TV/Film/Theater Advisor
Director Emeritus (Retired), Mississippi Film Office
Dr. William Ferris, Folk Art Advisor
Former Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities/Co-founder Center for the Study of Southern Culture
Greg Johnson, Music Advisor
Blues Curator/Associate Professor, Department of Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi
Sara Camp Milam, Foodways Advisor
Managing Editor, Southern Foodways Alliance
Dr. Ted Ownby, Religion Advisor
Director, Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi
Dr. Stuart Rockoff, History Advisor
Executive Director, Mississippi Humanities Council
Joel R. Williamson
Eminent Professor of History
Senior Associate Director, Center for the Study of the American South, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
