Mississippi Development Authority Management Team

 Jim Barksdale Kathy Gelston

James L. Barksdale
Interim Executive Director

Kathy Gelston
Deputy Director
Chief Financial Officer

 Manning 
McPhillips Mary Beth 
Wilkerson 

Manning McPhillips
Chief Administrative Officer

Mary Beth Wilkerson
Director
Division of Tourism

Karen Bishop Bob Covington

Karen Bishop
Energy and Natural Resources

Bob Covington
Minority and Small Business Development

Brian Daniel Joy Foy

Brian Daniel
Accounting and Finance

Joy Foy
Asset Development

Steve Hardin John Helms

Steve Hardin
Community Services

John Helms
Information Technology

Wanda Land Cindy McKee

Wanda Land
Workforce Development Specialist

Cindy McKey
Human Resources

 Barbara Pepper Skip Scaggs
 

Barbara Pepper
Operations Division

William "Skip" Scaggs
Global Investment and Retention

Dan Turner
 

Dan Turner
Marketing & Communications

 

   
   
   
   

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