Jeremy Nelson is chief investment officer for PinnacleTrust, a Madison financial institution specializing in financial planning and trust/asset management. The British Columbia native attended Belhaven University on a golf scholarship where he graduated in 2004 with a BS in business administration. Q — Why is the European economy so important to the U.S. economy? A [...] [...]
Lance Nail, Ph.D, recently ended his tenure as the dean of the college of business at the University of Southern Mississippi. Nail had served in that capacity since 2008. Nail now takes over the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Q — Please assess your time at USM: What do [...] [...]
Wright Busching, a 25-year-old Jackson Academy alum, was recently named head coach of the Jackson Showboats, the city’s new American Basketball Association franchise. The Showboats’ regular season starts in November, and will run between 25 and 30 games. The team will practice and play at least some of its home games at the Mississippi Basketball [...] [...]
Nancy Sanders is the director of the American Legion Auxiliary Magnolia Girls State, the annual event that gathers Mississippi’s brightest juniors-to-be and gives them an inside glimpse of the Democratic and political process for local, state and national government. This year’s Girls State was June 2-8 in Hattiesburg on the campus of the University of [...] [...]
Rob Murray is the director of the American Legion Boys State, which gathers high school seniors-to-be in Mississippi and informs them on the political process from local government on up. Held on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi, this year’s Boys State wrapped June 2. Q — This year’s Boys State just ended. [...] [...]
Neal Stephens is the director of Dore, a program that uses a drug-free regimen of physical exercises to help patients with “learning difficulties” like ADHD, Dyslexia and Asperger’s. Stephens graduated from Harvard in 2009 with a BA in economics. He has been at Dore since 2010. Q — Tell us about the Dore Program’s mission. [...] [...]
Paul “Trey” Jones is the executive director of the Mississippi Association of Habitat for Humanity Affiliates, a position he has held since June 2011. His past nonprofit work includes a stint as president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Mississippi. He’s also a past board member of the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits and the [...] [...]
Will Scarborough is the general manager of the Mississippi Farmers Market. The market, operated by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, sits in an 18,000-square-foot building on High Street. It is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Q — Take us through a typical day for you when the [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: May 20,2012
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Nick Tarlton is the owner of Pigshak Barbecue in Richland. He also is the event coordinator for Mississippi Off-Road Adventures in South Jackson, which serves as an all-purpose outdoors haven and hosted April’s Warrior Dash and will host the event again next April 20, and possibly April 21 if organizers make it a two-day event. [...] [...]
The Mississippi World Trade Center (MSWTC) entered its 11th year with Liza Cirlot Looser, CEO of The Cirlot Agency, as president of the board. Her term will last one year. The Cirlot Agency is a Mississippi-based, full-service integrated communications firm specializing in global brand strategy, and Looser plans to use her knowledge of international business [...] [...]
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