MCC Foundation Board

 

Foundation Board Officers

 
President, C.D. Smith

AT&T
Regional Director


 
Vice President, Russell Thompson

Insurance Advisory Group
Founding Partner


 

Corporate Secretary, Leia Hill

Meridian Community College
Executive Director of the MCC Foundation
Vice President of Institutional Advancement


 
Alan Lamar, Treasurer

Coffin, Lamar, Sims & Hannah Private Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Private Wealth Financial Advisor


Drew Edwards

 

Advisor, Drew Edwards

Meridian Community College
Vice President for Financial Services/CFO

 

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Anderson Regional Health Systems
President and Chief Executive Officer

Archer Architecture, PLLC 
President

Great Southern Bank
President & COO

Meridian Community College
Retired

Deweese Assets Solutions
Owner

Structural Steel Services, Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer

Meridian Community College
Chief Financial Officer

Meridian Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Chairman of the Board

Meridian Community College
Retired

Meridian Community College 
Executive Director of the MCC Foundation

Mitchell Companies
President

 

Community Bank
Regional Executive Officer - Business Development

Meridian Community College
Retired

Ochsner Rush Health
Chief Executive Officer

D&H Construction
President and Chief Executive Officer

Meridian Community College
Retired

Anderson Regional Medical Center
Retired

Mississippi Power
District General Manager

Mississippi Power Company
District General Manager

Leading Edges
President

Purvis Business Machines
President

Prospect Presbyterian Church
Minister

Slay Steel, Inc.
Vice President and General Manager

AT&T
Regional Director

Rush Health Systems
Retired

Regions Bank 
Market Executive and Consumer Banking Manager

Citizens National Bank President

First State Bank
Retired

Insurance Advisory Group
Founding Partner

Trustmark National Bank
Meridian Market President

Waters International Trucks, Inc
Co-Owner

General Supply and Machine
President

Lauderdale County Youth and County Court
Judge

OUR PLEDGE

  • To be great examples of philanthropic giving;

  • To educate others about the various ways they can support the work of the College through tax deductible gifts and bequests;

  • To seek opportunities for grants from other philanthropic foundations, organizations, and businesses;

  • To inform, cultivate, and solicit donors;

  • To manage the Foundation's resources effectively and ethically;

  • To support institutional advancement with particular regard to academic and community-building programs;

  • To reward and encourage outstanding MCC faculty, staff, and students.

 

 

For more informationFor more information:
Leia Hill, Ed.D.
Vice President | Institutional Advancement
Executive Director | MCC Foundation
leia.hill@meridiancc.edu
601.484.8612