Dr. Angela Ellison
B.A.Ed. 1998

20+ year educator and current Head of School and Junior High/ High School Principal at Oak Forest Academy

Dr. Ishmael Miller
M.A. 2015

Project Manager / Analyst of Racial Equity Initiatives at Highline Public Schools & incoming Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow of Educational Leadership at Arizona State University

Dr. Donna Sheperis
B.B.A. 1986 (Marketing); Ph.D. 2005

Professor of Counseling at Palo Alto University; Board Certified Counselor and TeleMental Health Provider with 30+ years’ experience in clinical mental health counseling

Mrs. Catherine Tibbs
B.A.Ed. 1992

Career educator at middle school, high school, and university levels and current director of the Hancock Performing Arts Center; former director of Live Oak Writing Project, University of Southern Mississippi-Gulf Coast

Mary Jane Jackson
B.A.Ed. 1980, M.Ed. 1982

35-year social studies and geography educator

Dr. R. Brit Katz
Ph.D. 1997

Student affairs administrator; retired Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Life, Millsaps College

Tiffani Pollard
B.A.Ed. 2001, M.Ed. 2004

English and journalism teacher at West Harrison High School

Dr. Patrick Washington
M.Ed. 1999, Ed.D. 2015

Founding Principal, Promise Academic Academy Spring Hill; Founder and CEO of Man Up Teacher Fellowship

Chris Chism
M.Ed. 2011
Pearl, MS
Principal Corps alumnus, Principal of Pearl High School, and 2018 Mississippi State
Administrator of the Year

Dr. Johnny Mattox
B.A.Ed. 1973, M.C.S. 1974, Ph.D. 1979
Corinth, MS
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and Professor of Biology at Blue Mountain College.

Dr. Kelle Sumrall
B.A.Ed. 2002, M.Ed. 2004, Ed.D. 2010
Oxford, MS
Science teacher at Lafayette Middle School, Robert E. Yager Excellence in Teaching Award recipient by the National Science Teachers Association, and 2020 Mississippi Boys Bowling Coach of the Year.

Joanne Webber
B.A.Ed. 1996, M.Ed. 1997
Collierville, TN
Physical education teacher at West Collierville Middle School, cross country coach, and certified Apple Teacher and Vanguard Coach.

Jamil Northcutt
B.S. 03, M.A. 04, Ph.D. 13
West Orange, NJ
Vice President of Player Engagement, Major League Soccer

Adam Pugh
Ph.D. 09
Oxford, MS
Superintendent of Lafayette County School District

Wanda Quon
B.A.Ed. 74
Jackson, MS
Principal, Pecan Park Elementary School

Angela Victory
B.A.Ed. 00, M.Ed. 02
New Albany, MS
Teacher, New Albany Elementary School

Kevin Allemand
B.A.Ed. 05
Perkinston, MS
Social studies, government, and politics teacher at Hancock High School

LaTonya Robinson
B.A.Ed. 98, M.Ed. 99, Ed.D. student
Batesville, MS
Principal, Greenhill Elementary, North Panola School District

Whitman Smith
B.A.Ed. 89, M.Ed. 94
Oxford, MS
Director of Admissions, University of Mississippi

Patrick Wilcher
B.A.Ed. 03, M.Ed. 04
Gulfort, MS
Mathematics Instructor, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Shelley Clifford
B.A.Ed. 03, M.Ed. 04
Atlanta, GA
Head of Lower School, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School

Jessica Ivy
B.A.Ed. 06, M.Ed. 08, Ph.D. 11
Starkville, MS
Assistant Professor of Secondary Education, Mississippi State University

Jay Levy
B.A.Ed. 11
Canton, MS
English Teacher, Northwest Rankin High School

Wanikka Vance
B.A.Ed. 03
Park Forest, IL
Founder, Foundations 4 adVANCEment