Michael Baker International

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1 RAY BALENTINE Michael Baker International Ray Balentine is a Vice President and Office Executive for Michael Baker International, an international consulting engineering firm. In that role he heads their offices in Mississippi (Ridgeland and Ocean Springs) and Alabama (Mobile). Ray and his wife Cindy have lived in Madison since He is active, not only in his profession, but also in the community. He served as a coach for both their children in youth baseball, soccer, and basketball. Their adult children, Carrie and Will, also reside in Madison County and both are graduates of Canton Academy and Mississippi State University. While they were attending Canton Academy, Ray was a member of the Board of Directors and served as president during his tenure. Ray and his wife, Cindy, are active in their church, The Chapel of the Cross. Ray is a graduate of Mississippi State and Cindy graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. They enjoy attending sporting events at both schools. Ray retired from the Mississippi Department of Transportation in 2007 and has worked in the private sector as a consulting engineer since that time. During his time with MDOT, he served as the State Planning Engineer and as the Director of Intermodal Transportation and Planning at his retirement. In that role, he worked closely with the Executive Director and the members of the Transportation Commission, including the current Transportation Commission Chairman, Dick Hall. He continues to work closely with Commissioner Hall and current Executive Director, Melinda McGrath, both as a consultant and as a supporter of increased transportation funding for state and local governments. In his role with Michael Baker, his firm works with clients from the federal, state, and local government levels, as well as a variety of private sector clients. Their practice includes transportation, environmental, site development, and construction projects. Michael Baker is a member of the Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce and the Madison County Business League and Foundation. Ray is the transportation committee chairman for the MCBL&F. Michael Baker, International is a SILVER Member of the MCBL&F

2 ED BOYINGTON L-3 Vertex Aerospace John Ed Boyington, was named President of L3 Vertex Aerospace in November He is responsible for successful execution of a complex portfolio of aviation programs with global reach across a broad customer base. Ed most recently served as President and CEO of TENAX Aerospace in Ridgeland, MS. He served as President of L3 Vertex from 2007 to From 2003 to 2007, he held other roles within L3, including Waco Site Executive, Vice President of Federal Programs and President of L3 Flight International, Newport News, VA. Ed retired from the U.S. Navy at the rank of Rear Admiral. His last assignment was Chief of Naval Air Training and Commander of Navy Region South. He received his bachelor s degree from the University of West Florida, a Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Post Graduate School, and a Master of Science in National Resource Management from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Ed and his wife, Sue, live in Yazoo City, MS. L-3 Vertex Aerospace is a PLATINUM Sponsor of the MCBL&F

3 JOHN BRUNINI Butler Snow John Brunini is a partner with the Butler Snow law firm and practices in the firm s Ridgeland, Mississippi office. John graduated from Millsaps College with a B.A. in 1996 and from Wake Forest University Law School with a J.D. in John is married to Angela Brunini and they have four children Anna Katherine Brunini (20), Alex Brunini (15), William Brunini (11) and Jack Brunini (8). After graduating from law school, John returned to Mississippi, settling in Madison, and has lived in the City of Madison since May, Currently, John and his family live in Reunion and attend St. Joseph s Catholic Church in Gluckstadt. John s daughter, Anna Katherine, graduated from Madison Central High School in May, 2015 and currently attends Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. John s son, Alex, attends Madison Central High School. His two younger sons, Will and Jack, attend Madison Middle School and Madison Station Elementary, respectively. John s parents, Ed and Barbara Brunini, are retired and live at Annandale in the city of Madison. John practice focuses almost exclusively on environmental, energy, and natural resources law. He regularly represents clients engaging in industrial, manufacturing and land use activities that require environmental permitting and compliance expertise. He regularly appears and represents clients before the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and state and federal courts in Mississippi and Louisiana. Representative clients include The North American Coal Corporation, Cooperative Energy, Ashland Inc., Continental Tire the Americas, Ward Investments, St. Dominic s, CF Industries, Team Waste USA, and the Madison County Wastewater Authority. John currently serves as General Counsel to the Madison County Wastewater Authority a consortium of municipalities, utility providers, and governmental entities in Madison County that own and operate wastewater treatment facilities in the County. John s personal and professional ties in Madison County run deep, as he has at various times in his career represented the Madison County Board of Supervisors, Madison the City, the Madison County Chancery Clerk, and as mentioned above, the Madison County Wastewater Authority. Butler Snow is a PILLAR Sponsor of the MCBL&F

4 MIKE CRANDALL Trustmark Michael Crandall is the Canton Community President for Trustmark National Bank, Canton, MS. Mike began his banking career in Madison County in He earned his BSBA from the University of Southern Mississippi and his MBA from Mississippi College. Mike is a graduate of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware, ABA Commercial Lending School and the ABA School of Retail Banking at the University of Oklahoma. Crandall is a 1991 Graduate of the Mississippi Economic Council Leadership Mississippi. Crandall is a past President of the USM Metro Alumni Chapter. Mike believes it is a responsibility to give back to the community, through time, treasure and talents. He currently serves as the President of the City of Canton Chamber of Commerce and President of the Canton Public Schools Educational Foundation. Past chamber activities include President of the City of Madison Chamber of Commerce and Ambassador for the Madison County Chamber of Commerce. In addition Crandall has served on the board of Our Daily Bread and as a Past President for the Madison Square Center for the Arts. Crandall serves on the Education and the Government Relations Committee with the Madison County Business League and Foundation. Crandall has been heavily involved in youth activities in Madison County serving as a youth soccer coach for the South Madison County Soccer Organization and youth baseball coach for the Madison Ridgeland Youth league. He served on the PTO board and President of Madison Avenue Upper Elementary and on the St. Joseph Catholic School Advisory Board and as its President. While at St. Joseph Mike was also President of the St. Joe Booster Club. Crandall was also involved as a board member of the Assisi Early Learning Center. Outside of Madison County, Crandall is involved with the Catholic Charities Advisory Board as chair of the finance committee and is the incoming President of this organization. He also serves as Treasurer for the Mississippi Track Club and can be found most Saturday mornings volunteering for this organization at local charity races. Mike and his wife, Susan, are Charter members of St. Francis Catholic Church. Crandall has been active in church affairs and served on the Church s Finance Council, Advisory Council and as Past Grand Knight for the St, Francis Knights of Columbus Council. He has served as a minister of Hospitality and is currently a Eucharistic minister. In 2016 he was awarded the Bishop Joseph Chanche Medal for service to his parish. Mike and Susan have been residents of Madison County since 1985 are the proud parents of two children, Ashley and Ryan. Trustmark is a PILLAR Sponsor of the MCBL&F

5 JOHN GEARY Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush John Geary and his family have lived in Madison for years. He is a shareholder in Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A., a Madison County law firm with offices on Highland Colony Parkway. Whit Geary, John s wife, opened VIEW GALLERY, an art gallery in the Township on Highland Colony Parkway. John is an active member of the Madison County Business League and Foundation, serving on the government relations committee. John and Whit s four children all attended Madison County public schools and graduated from Madison Central High School. While the children were at Madison Central, John was involved in PTO, Big Blue, and other groups. John and Whit s son had the wonderful privilege of teaching at Nichols Middle School in Canton. John coached little league baseball for Madison Ridgeland Youth Club for years and served as commissioner for a period of time. For several years, he coached high school lacrosse for the Madison Mississippi Lacrosse Association. He is a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison. He is the Chair of Young Life Committee for Madison County. John has served as President of the Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association and has been a director of the Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen. Copeland Cook is a Platinum Sponsor of the MCBL&F

6 WESLEY GOINGS C Spire Wesley Goings has served as President of Telapex, Inc. (parent company of C Spire and Franklin Telephone Company), based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, since 2012 and has been with Telapex since 1996 in numerous roles. Wesley is originally a native of Birmingham, Alabama, with an undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and a Masters in Management from Birmingham- Southern College. Wesley is also a 2003 graduate of Leadership Mississippi. He previously served on the St. Andrew s Episcopal School Board as a trustee and treasurer. He has served as a director of other organizations, including the Jackson Zoo and the Madison County Foundation. The father of Hugh (20) and Meredith (18), Wesley is married to Dolly Goings and resides in Jackson. C Spire is a PILLAR Sponsor of the MCBL&F

7 CECIL HARPER Harper Rains Knight & Company Cecil W. Harper is a Certified Public Accountant and President of the accounting firm of Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, P.A. located in Madison County, Mississippi. Cecil has over forty years of experience in public accounting and serves as the firm's managing director. Cecil's areas of expertise include audit, tax and consulting, strategic business planning, budgeting, business valuations, forensic accounting and litigation support services. Cecil graduated with "Special Distinction" from Mississippi College where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Central Chapter of Certified Public Accountants, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He was named Outstanding Alumnus of the Year in 2004 by the Mississippi College School of Business. Cecil and his wife, Karen, reside in Madison and are active members of Madison United Methodist Church. He serves on numerous civic and religious boards including board member and past president of the Board of Governors of Annandale Golf Club, member of The Hundred Club of Madison-Ridgeland, board member of Madison County Community Trust, and board member of Living Services. Harper Rains Knight & Company is a GOLD Sponsor of the MCBL&F

8 DOUG HEDERMAN Hederman Brothers Doug Hederman, a native of Jackson, Mississippi, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Hederman Brothers Printing and Direct Mail, the largest sheetfed commercial printing company in Mississippi. He has been with Hederman Brothers since 1999 and is the fourth generation owner of their family business. After graduating from the University in Mississippi in 1993 with a degree in Business Administration, he worked for Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, the largest full service marketing communications firm in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. He served as Vice President and Director of Public Policy. He received the firm s Most Valuable Player award twice and was recognized by Arkansas Business as one of the ten Twenty Something s, a group of emerging statewide leaders in their twenties. He has also been recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as a Top Forty under Forty. He recently received the 2013 Silver Medal Award from the American Advertising Federation. Doug currently serves on the following boards: Mississippi Baptist Hospital Foundation, Greater Jackson Partnership, Belhaven University, Powers and Lake Foundation, Jackson Heart Foundation, Young Life of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Foundation, Jackson Preparatory School and Lantern Medical Clinic. He and his wife, Blair, are the parents of two children: Holt, 18 and Sara, 15. They are members of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. Hederman Brothers is a GOLD Sponsor of the MCBL&F

9 PAUL MUSICK Yates As a Yates employee for nearly 15 years, Paul Musick has executive responsibility for the operations and management of the Jackson division. As Vice President/Division Manager, Paul is focused on client and industry partner relationships, and ensuring that the Yates team has the necessary resources committed to deliver a quality project. He is intimately involved in every project phase, from preconstruction, to construction, and through the warranty phase. This executive oversight gives our clients the reassurance that all factors of the project - goals, budget, buy out, production schedule, safety and quality - are reviewed, monitored and measured at the executive level. Yates Construction is a PILLAR Sponsor of the MCBL&F

10 RENEE RICE First Commercial Bank Renee Rice is Senior Vice President in the Ridgeland office of First Commercial Bank. Her responsibilities include commercial lending, business development and management of the Ridgeland operation. Rice was previously with M&F Bank and Renasant Bank for 18 years in Madison County. She is a Columbus, MS native and a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a BBA in Banking and Finance. Further training was completed at the Graduate School of Banking of the South at LSU. Rice began her banking career in 1987 with Deposit Guaranty National Bank. She is a 2004 Graduate of Leadership Mississippi and a graduate of Leadership Madison County, having served as a trustee. She served on the board of directors of the Madison County Foundation and is currently an advisory board member of the Madison County Business League and Foundation. Rice is also a board member of the Madison County Community Trust. Rice currently serves on the Finance and Economics Advisory Board at Mississippi State University and the Jackson Academy Board of Trustees, where she is secretary. Rice has also been an active volunteer for the Diabetes Foundation of MS, Girl Scouts, Relay for Life, Adopt-a-School activities and others. She has served her church as minister of hospitality and a member of the finance committee. Renee and her family are currently members of St. Joseph Church. A Madison county resident, Rice has two daughters, Anna Love and Meg, and is married to Pete Vozzo. First Commercial Bank is a SILVER Member of the MCBL&F

11 SAM SCOTT SAM Please welcome Sam Scott, CPA, Vice President of Finance for St. Dominic Hospital. Sam has been the CFO at Medical Management Services/MEA Medical Clinics since 1994 and in that capacity, has been responsible for all financial accounting, reporting procedures and internal controls. Prior to his tenure with MEA, Sam was a senior staff accountant with DeMiller, Denny, Word and Co., and Tann, Brown and Russ accounting firms. Sam s official start date is April 4, In the St. Dominic Vice President position, he will oversee the departments of Accounting, Patient Financial Services, Health Information Management, Patient Access Services, and is responsible for financial reporting and internal controls. Sam has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1992 and is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Mississippi Society of Public Accountants. He received his Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Mississippi. Sam is married to Vickie Scott and is the father of Thad and Elizabeth, both of whom attend the University of Mississippi. The Scotts are active members of Christ United Methodist Church where Sam serves on the church financial committee. They have resided in Madison County for over 25 years. St. Dominic s is a PILLAR Sponsor of the MCBL&F

12 BILL SENTER Atmos Energy William J. (Bill) Senter is Division Vice President of Rates and Regulatory Affairs for Atmos Energy Corporation in Mississippi. Bill earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master in Business Administration from Wake Forest University. He has 39 years of investor-owned utility experience. He has appeared as an expert witness before state regulatory agencies throughout the Southeast on a wide range of utility rate and financial matters. For 17 years he was employed in the telecommunications industry, primarily with GTE Corporation (now Verizon Communications). For the past 22 years, he has been employed in the natural gas industry with Atmos Energy Corporation. Bill assumed his current position in 2003 upon Atmos Energy s acquisition of Mississippi Valley Gas Company. He is a past chairman of the American Gas Association s State Regulatory Committee. He is also a 2013 graduate of Leadership Madison County. Bill presently serves on the advisory board of the Madison County Business League and Foundation. Bill and his wife Terri have been married for 40 years. They have two adult children and two grandchildren. They live in the Wrights Mill subdivision of Madison where Bill served as a past president and board member. Atmos Energy is a PLATINUM Sponsor of the MCBL&F