Annie Partee serves as the Director of Minority/Women Business Enterprise Department for the Dallas Independent School District.  She has received the following professional accolades and awards: Certified Texas School Business Specialist, Compliance Administrator, Master Compliance Administrator, Minority Business Leader Award, DFW Native American Chamber’s Special Recognition Award, 2016 Jupiter “Most Supportive Leader” Award, and numerous...Read More

Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Elizabeth Harper is the daughter of Rosie Jimerson and Jarett Harper, aunt, friend, Soror of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority as well as an employee of Comcast Cable as a Human Resources Generalist. Elizabeth loves to travel, eat, relax and spend time with her family. She is a graduate of Jackson State...Read More

Megan Patrick is an Area Loan Specialist with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development. In her role as a Loan Specialist, she assist very low to low income residents in rural communities obtain loans to purchase or build new homes. She also assist very low income residents obtain grants and/or loans to...Read More

Judge Pamela Taylor Johnson is an Ordained minister, the wife of Ernest Johnson, the mother of Ernie Johnson and Taylor Johnson, and the grandmother of E’nayla Johnson.  Judge Pamela Taylor Johnson was born the seventh of ten children to Mr. Prince and Annie Taylor in Magnolia, Mississippi. She obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in...Read More

ASHLEY DENNIS-VARNADO is the Business Finance Officer for The CFO Group at Bank of America. In this role, Ashley is responsible for forecasting, strategic planning, and portfolio management of the CFO group’s non-interest expense totaling $1.8B. Ashley’s day to day responsibilities include analyzing and communicating impacts related to personnel and non-personnel impacts, expense commitment strategies...Read More

Dr. Kesia Pope is a 21 year veteran public school educator, currently serving as principal at Bay Springs High School. Since Pope took the lead at Bay Springs High, the rating improved from C to B the first year and showed more growth (eight points shy of an A rating) the second year.  She earned...Read More

Jennifer Love is the Global Chief Security Officer and Senior Vice President of Safety, Environment and Health for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., which operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Pullmantur Cruises, and Croisieres de France.  She is responsible for leading and continuously improving these areas throughout the company’s global operations, including multiple...Read More

Dr. Nicole Edwards Evans is an accomplished teacher, researcher and scholar. A product of Jackson Public Schools, Evans is a 1992 graduate of Jim Hill High. She has nearly 20 years of experience as a higher education faculty member and administrator, with a longstanding interest in increasing higher education access and affordability. She holds a...Read More

Toyketa Horne is a native of Shubuta, MS and a 2009 graduate of Alcorn State University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. While attending ASU, she was a part of several campus organizations such as: Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society, Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry Fraternity, Khem Club, and Tri-Beta. In...Read More

Arlinda Fair is passionate about developing educational opportunities that help students from underserved populations achieve college and career success. As a Chicago native, Arlinda understands the impact a college education can have on a student’s personal and professional growth, because her life changed the day she stepped foot on Jackson State’s campus. Arlinda credits her...Read More