The DeSoto Council Honors New, Retiring Board Members and Committee Chairs at Annual Membership Luncheon
At its annual membership luncheon, the DeSoto Council honored new and retiring board members and committee chairs, listed below. In addition, during the luncheon, guests enjoyed a Christmas medley performed by the Entertainers from Northwest Mississippi Community College, pictured below.
New Board Members
Brad Bandura, Quebecor
Judy Beard, Center State Fashions
Steve Beene, Great River Beverages
Derick Biglane, M&F Bank
Mary Lee Brown, Walker Brown & Brown PA
Dan Cordell, Neel-Schaffer
Mick Leazer, Future Electronics
Gary Murphy, Murphy & Sons Inc.
Retiring Board Members
Jennie Brown, J. T. Shannon Lumber Company
Robert Farris, Palmer Home for Children
Mike Graves, Myers Graves & Parker
Janis Hailey, Hallmark Flowers
Michael Hatcher, Michael Hatcher & Associates
Jason Parolli, DeSoto Family Dental Care
Charles Tackett, Cowboy Corner
Kim Terrell, DeSoto County Tourism Association
New Committee Chairmen
Education – Darlene Regan, Sherwin Williams
Governmental Affairs – David Moore, First Security Bank
Infrastructure – Brad Evans, Atmos Energy
Leadership DeSoto – Andrea McNeil, Baskin McCarroll McCaskill & Campbell
Salute to Industry – David McNeely, Edward Jones
Retiring Committee Chairmen
Education – Tracy Smith, Renasant Bank
Governmental Affairs – Jeff Fowler, BancorpSouth
Infrastructure – Lee Smart, BankPlus
Leadership DeSoto – Kathy Richardson, Williams-Sonoma
Salute to Industry – Pam Mattingly, Pickering Inc.

The Northwest Entertainers provided a Christmas medley for guests at the DeSoto Council's Annual Membership Luncheon