The members of the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Partnership are defined in our enabling legislation.  The entities involved, and the names of their current representatives, are:

(I) IN GENERAL.—The local coordinating entity shall be governed by a Board of Directors composed of 15 members, of whom—

(aa) 1 member shall be appointed by Delta State University:  Luther Brown

(bb) 1 member shall be appointed by Mississippi Valley State University:  Marvin Haire

(cc) 1 member shall be appointed by Alcorn State University: Bernard Cotton

(dd) 1 member shall be appointed by the Delta Foundation:  Spencer Nash

(ee) 1 member shall be appointed by the Smith Robertson Museum: Pamela Junior

(ff) 1 member shall be appointed from the office of the Governor of the State: Ken Murphree, CHAIR

(gg) 1 member shall be appointed by Delta Council: Frank Howell

(hh) 1 member shall be appointed from the Mississippi Arts Commission: Malcolm White

(ii) 1 member shall be appointed from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History: Kane Ditto

(jj) 1 member shall be appointed from the Mississippi Humanities Council: Barbara Carpenter

 and

(kk) up to 5 additional members shall be appointed for staggered 1- and 2-year terms by County boards in the Heritage Area.

District 1: Kim Terrell  District 2:  Kappi Allen  District 3:  Robert Moore  District 4:  Paula Sykes  District 5:  Shirley Waring