The Commission
This independent group is charged with engaging the community and conducting a study of the educational ecosystem to ensure children's success.
Commission Members
Ivye L. Allen
President, Foundation for the Mid South
President, Foundation for the Mid South
Claiborne Barksdale
CEO, Barksdale Reading Institute
CEO, Barksdale Reading Institute
Robert Blaine
CAO, City of Jackson
CAO, City of Jackson
Dr. Geraldine Chaney
Pediatrician
Pediatrician
Cheryl Coleman
JPS Employee (with two children in JPS)
JPS Employee (with two children in JPS)
Ronnie Crudup Sr.
Senior Pastor, New Horizon Church International
Senior Pastor, New Horizon Church International
Dr. Kathleen Grigsby
Principal, Davis Magnet Elementary School
Principal, Davis Magnet Elementary School
Dr. Shauna Nicholson-Johnson
Principal, Baker Elementary School
Principal, Baker Elementary School
Yumeka Burt Rushing
Program Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Program Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Dr. Laurie Smith
Education and Workforce Development Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Phil Bryant
Education and Workforce Development Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Phil Bryant
Ed Sivak
Executive Vice President, Hope Enterprise Corporation
Executive Vice President, Hope Enterprise Corporation
Leland Speed
Developer and Former MDA Executive Director
Developer and Former MDA Executive Director
Laketia Marshall-Thomas
Area 2 Assistant Superintendent, JPS
Area 2 Assistant Superintendent, JPS
Charles McClelland
Board Member, Mississippi Board of Education
Board Member, Mississippi Board of Education
Paheadra Bratton Robinson
Partner Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau (with three children in JPS)
Partner Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau (with three children in JPS)