David Sprayberry says his professional passion is public relations. Born and raised in Jackson, Sprayberry was a preacher and art teacher’s kid and like his parents combines both message and medium in his role as assistant director of communications for Belhaven University. “The challenge of finding creative ways to interact with and inform the public [...] [...]
Age: 39 Hometown: Jackson Education: JD (University of Georgia), BA (Mississippi State University) Current position: Partner, Burr & Forman LLP There are two reasons why Dorsey Carson wants to be in our column. One is obvious– he is precipitously close to the “Keeping Our Eye On” cutoff age of 40. His second reason for agreeing [...] [...]
Age: 24 Hometown: Greenville Education: BFA in graphic design, Mississippi State University Current Position: Graphic design & marketing, Downtown Jackson Partners Shocked. That’s the effect Emily Ray had on her customers when she temporarily moved to South Dakota with her occupational therapist sister and spent the summer working in a coffee house. “They were dumbfounded [...] [...]
Age: 25 Hometown: Magee Education: BA in Economics, Harvard University Current position: Owner & Vice-President, NeuEdge LLC With an Ivy League education in hand, Neal Stephens is back home in Simpson County to raise awareness about the Dore Program, a year-long series of drug-free cognitive development exercises that have helped everyone from elementary students to [...] [...]
Age: 26 Hometown: Jackson Education: Belhaven University (BAs in theater & philosophy), Georgetown University (economics certificate) Current Position: Executive producer, Hapax Creative Actor, filmmaker, photographer, traveling puppeteer, dancer, political consultant. That’s just a starter list of some of the professional experiences of Amile Wilson. Whether it’s having his photography displayed in the Kremlin or working [...] [...]
Age: 23 Hometown: Amory Education: BA in communication, Mississippi State University Current Position: Director of marketing & communication, Crossgates River Oaks Hospital “My dad was a doctor and I was always asked (if I wanted to do) that growing up,” Patrick Chaney says. Being the son of a physician, the Amory native says he knew [...] [...]
Age: 26 Hometown: Jackson Education: B.A. in psychology (Belhaven University), J.D. (University of Mississippi) Current Position: Associate, John D. Giddens Law Firm Baskin Jones says he is glad to be back home in the Capitol City after a season away. Growing up in Jackson, Jones says he remembers watching his father practice law, often staying [...] [...]
Age: 31 Hometown: Iverness Education: BBA in finance & economics from Mississippi State University Current Position: Independent distributor, Reliv International It was her husband Philip’s lifelong battle with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease that led Emily Soen to discover Reliv, a St. Louis-based nutritional supplement that she ended up buying for her family. After seeing how Reliv gave [...] [...]
Age: 24 Hometown: Monroe, La. Education: University of Louisiana at Monroe (B.A. in psychology) Current Position: Manager, Anytime Fitness in Clinton From selling cars and carpet to working for Poly Processing Company in Monroe, La., Doug Nielsen’s “winding career path” has stayed colorful. That path recently brought him from the Bayou State to the Magnolia [...] [...]
Age: 34 Hometown: Cabot, Ark. Education: B.A. in business administration, University of Central Arkansas Current Position: Agent/owner, Shelter Insurance Toby Hedges has been in the insurance industry since 1998. The native Arkansan admits that he is most proud of starting his own business from scratch in a town and state where he knew no one. As [...] [...]
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