Mr. Gaines is a native of Jackson, MS. He graduated from Jackson State University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Science & Technology. He is an advocate for education and a firm believer in “the more you know”. His educational journey also led to stops at William Carey University, where he received...Read More

Patrease Edwards is a native of East St. Louis, IL and the youngest child of Flousel and Shirley Coleman Jr. She graduated from Lincoln Sr. High School in 1995 and was recruited to Jackson State University to play volleyball. Patrease is an Assistant Principal at Lanier High School in the Jackson Public School District. She...Read More

Dr. Quintessa Hathaway is native of “Music City” Nashville, Tennessee. She grew up amidst a large tight-knit family whom she describes as the definition of love and one of her greatest sources of inspiration. She is an academician, lifelong learner, and forward thinker. Those traits were instilled and reinforced very early by her father, Mr....Read More

Charles “Jerome” Brown, II is a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi and a product of the Hattiesburg Public Schools System. Brown’s father Charles is a decorated Vietnam Veteran and retired from the WIN Job Center after 30 years of service and mother Christine is a retired school teacher with 32 years of service. Brown’s twin brother Jermaine is...Read More

A native of Byhalia, Mayse received his B.B.A. in finance from the University of Mississippi, and his M.P.A. from JSU in ’07. At the age of 34, Dr. Adrian L. Mayse, CPA, has become the youngest tenured associate professor of accounting at Howard University. Months before starting his doctoral program at Jackson State, Mayse’s brother was...Read More

Dionne Jones-Woody is a 1994 B.S. Elementary Education and a 1997 M.S. Education Administration & Leadership graduate of Jackson State University. She has been appointed Asst. Superintendent of Elementary Schools for Jackson (MS) Public Schools effective July 1, 2019. Jones-Woody has served as the principal at Key Elementary School since 2012. Currently, Key is rated an “A” school and ranked...Read More

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dexter Brookins is the Chair of the Department of Military Science and Professor of Military Science and Leadership at Jackson State University.   The Jackson State University Army ROTC Tiger Battalion serves Central Mississippi, in order to train Cadets and Students to become future Army Officers as well as global leaders in the...Read More

Mr. Natdrick Jones owns N.L. Jones Funeral Directors (a full-service funeral home); Heaven’s Gate Memorial Garden (a perpetual care cemetery); and co-owns Little Angels Learning Center, all in Tupelo. A native of Los Angeles, California, Jones graduated from Tupelo High School in 1984. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University in 1990 and...Read More

Dr. Kelvin Jones is the newly appointed Associate Director of Bands at Louisiana State University. His responsibilities include co-directing the Sudler-winning "Golden Band from Tigerland," conducting the Symphonic Band, teaching undergraduate conducting, marching band techniques, graduate-level wind literature, and directing the Bengal Brass pep band which supports men and women basketball, gymnastics, volleyball programs, and provides numerous other performances in support of...Read More

Matthew S. Bradford is a proud native of Laurel, Mississippi; he has been a resident of Florida, since 2001. Matthew is a 1995 graduate of Jackson State University where he received his B.S. in Computer Aided Drafting and Design with a minor in Computer Science. Professionally, he has over 20 years of experience in the field of...Read More