CCED Advisory Committee

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Advisory Committee
Function and Performance
The advisory committee provides external expertise and public presence in support of guiding principles, strategic goals and accomplishments of the CCED. The criteria for Committee member invitation are contributions, credentials and accomplishments in their discipline and vocation, and commitment to serve the Delta area. The Committee shall represent the following generic areas DSU senior faculty associates faculty in DSU and other universities deans of DSU colleges and schools contributing partners, business, community service organizations, and foundations Delta Area Association for Improvement of Schools (DAAIS) the Delta Council and others The Director of the CCED, who serves as Chair of the Advisory Committee, selects and appoints Committee members to provide an annual rotation of staggered three-year appointments. The Associate Director of the CCED is the administrator for the Advisory Committee. Maximum committee membership is 15. The DSU Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs serves as an ex-officio member. The Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Director as shown in the organizational chart. Responsibilities of the Advisory Committee include: (a) Providing advice on programmatic, financial, structural, and strategic issues relating to the success and viability of the CCED. (b) Working on specific tasks as assigned by the committee chair for the advancement of the goals of the CCED. (c) Understanding the mission, goals, resource opportunities and resource constraints of the CCED by having comprehensive knowledge of the CCED’s business/management plan. (d) Attending bi-monthly meetings and extraordinary meetings convened by the chair of the advisory committee.
Members
Dina Bennett Director of Education B.B. King Museum/Delta Interpretive Center Profile	Luther Brown Director, Associate Dean, Professor Delta State University Profile	John Green Associate Professor University of Mississippi Profile		Leslie Green-Pimentel Associate Director, Assistant Professor Delta State University Profile
Paul Hankins Interim Dean, Professor Delta State University	Paulette Meikle Department Chair, Asst. Professor Delta State University	Billy Moore Dean, Professor Delta State University	Karama Neal Director Southern Bancorp Community Partners Profile
Albert Nylander Dean, Professor Delta State University	Josephine Rhymes Executive Director Tri-County Workforce Alliance Profile	Judson Thigpen III Executive Director Cleveland Chamber Profile
Garry Jennings Professor Delta State University Profile	Frank Howell Director (Development) Delta Council	George Miles Executive Director Mid-South Delta LISC
Melbah Smith Director Coalition for a Prosperous MS	Teresa Cheeks Wilson Asst. Community Dvpt. Specialist FRB of St. Louis-Memphis	Kirsten Dellinger Dept. Chair, Associate Professor University of Mississippi Profile
Paheadra Robinson Director of Consumer Education MS Center for Justice

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