Alabama

Helenor Bell

Mayor

Town of Hayneville

Hayneville, AL

Frank Dobson

Assistant Director

Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission

Camden, AL

Stacey LaShun Thomas

Legal Advocate

McIntosh, AL

Carol Zippert

Community Worker

Eutaw, AL

Arkansas

Fairy Armstrong

Community, Economic and Industrial Development Coordinator

City of Brinkley

Brinkley, AR

Bradford Caldwell

CEO

Caldwell Media. LLC

Wynne, AR

Aaron Stewart

Executive Director

Cross County Chamber and Economic Development Corporation

Wynne, AR

Cari White

Executive Vice President & COO

Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce

Jonesboro, AR

Talmage "T.J." Whitehead

CFO

White River Rural Health Center Inc.

Newport, AR

Herman Williams

Community Affairs Director

Governor's Office

Little Rock, AR

Illinois

Sara Bond

Development Director

Foundation for Human Services

Marion, IL

Bryce Cramer

District Office and Member Services Manager

Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association

Murphysboro, IL

Dale Fowler

Chief Engineer

 Illinois Youth Center-Harrisburg

Harrisburg, IL

Martine Jackson

Legal Counsel

Rhode & Jackson

Carbondale, IL

Kentucky

Scott Audas

Chief Deposit Officer

Independence Bank

Henderson, KY

Steven Gold

County Attorney

Henderson County

Henderson, KY

Kennita Roy

Administrative Coordinator , District One

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Benton, KY

Greg Terry

Judge Executive

Carlisle County Fiscal Court

Bardwell, KY

Louisiana

Dianne Abraham

Activities and Fundraising Chairman

Mangham Civic Organization

Archibald, LA

James Barnes

Director and Assistant Professor of Rural Development

Louisiana State University

Oak Grove, LA

Mary Ann Newton

President

West-Monroe -West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce

West Monroe, LA

Paul Price Jr.

Owner

Jackson Street Guest House B&B

Winnsboro, LA

Ryan Seal

Executive Director

Washington Economic Development Foundation

Bogalusa, LA

Mississippi

Cedric Graham

Assistant Principal

Batesville Junior High School

Batesville, MS

Phil Hardwick

Coordinator of Capacity Development

Stennis Institute of Government, Mississippi State University

Jackson, MS

C. Sade Turnipseed

Director, Education & Program Specialist/Outreach

BB King Museum and Delta Interpretive center

Indianola, MS

Missouri

Steve Halter

President

Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce

Poplar Bluff, MO

Jan McElwrath

Executive Director

Kennett Chamber of Commerce

Kennett, MO

Scott Sattler

Manager,  Business & Industry

Workforce Development Board of Southeast Missouri

Cape Girardeau, MO

Tennessee

Bobby Goode

Area Director

 USDA-Rural Development

Dresden, TN

Rick Harlow

Special Agent in Charge (SAIC)

United States Secret Service

Memphis, TN

Virginia Wilson

Renewal Community Coordinator

City of Memphis

Memphis, TN

District of Columbia

Jerryl Christmas

Director of Grants and Special projects

Office of US Senator Claire McCaskill

Washington, DC