1995

BrownSelected For MEC's Leadership MS Program ·

Curressia McFarland Brown has been selected along with 29 other standout Mississippians to parti– cipate in the Mississippi Eco– nomic Council's 1995-96 Leader– ship Mississippi Program. Ms. Brown was chose from scores of applicants from throughout the state to take part in the program for Mississippi's most promising young leaders. The program's purpose is to identify emerging leaders up to age 40 to help them discover and develop leadership skills which can be used to make a positive impact for the fu ture growth and development of their state and local communities. Training sessions are led by a faculty of distinguished univer– sity professors u nder the direc– tion of Leadership Mississippi dean, Dr. Thomas L. Wells, who serves as dean of Continuing Education and Special Programs and special assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of South Ala– bama in Mobile. Sessions kick off in October with a three-day retreat. Then, over the course of seven months, participants will take part in a program agenda which includes leadership skills training, a prac– tical field exercise in identifying specific problem areas, and de– velopment of action plans for problem solving based on team research. Curressia McFarland Brown is on the staff of East Central Com– munity College in Decatur. She has a bachelor's degree from Rust College, a master's degree

from the University of Missis– sippi, and is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law. She has served as a Girl Scout troop leader, is secretary of Delta Sigma Theta National Ser– vice Sorority, is director of Christian eduation for White Stone Missionary Baptist Church of Newton, and ia a graduate of Marshall County Leadership Development. Leadership Mississippi chair– man Thomas F. Barkley, M.D., of New Albany said ''Ms Brown, like each Leadership Mississippi participant, possesses a natural talent and desire to take a proac– tive approach to life in order to make a difference. But outside of that, the participants are a very diverse group of individuals, each with a unique set of talents and ideas to contribute." Over 700 of Mississipi's most outstanding citizens have gra– duated from the program during its 21-year history. They reflect a cross section of the state - geogra– phically, professionally, ethni– cally, and economically. Gradu– ates include accomplished busi– ness leaders, public servants, educators, judges, physicians, ministers, attorneys, politicians, journalists, and a host of other community leaders. Mississippians active in com– munity and public affairs are encouraged to apply for the Leadership Mississippi Prog- - ram. For more infonnation, they may contact Nancy Baker at the office of the Mississippi Eco– nomic Counc1l at 601-969-0022.

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