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MEET OUR DIRECTORS

REGION 1
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Co-Directors: Kendrick Buford

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Dr. Sherry Herron for MSEF Region I portrait
Placeholder image for Kendrick Buford of MSEF Region 1

Dr. Kendrick Buford is the MSEF Treasurer and Co-Director of the Region I fair. The Region I fair was started in 1964 by Dr. Lawrence Bellipani.

 

Region I serves the following counties: Adams, Amite, Clarke,
Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Green, Jasper, Jefferson,
Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion,
Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Walthall, Wayne, Wilkinson.

 

For more information, please visit the Region I website, e-mail
Dr. Buford, or call 601-266-6845.

 

Mailing Address:

118 College Dr. Box 5087

Hattiesburg, MS 39406

 

Fax: 601-266-6145

REGION 3

DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Co-Directors: Elizabeth Joel and Marilyn Read

Vanessa Mills-Wigfall of MSEF Region III portrait
Vanessa Mills-Wigfall of MSEF Region III portrait

Region III Co-Directors, Elizabeth Joel and Marilyn Read, hold the title Coordinators of Continuing Education at Delta State University.

 

Region III serves the following counties: Bolivar, Holmes, Humphreys,
Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington, Yazoo.

 

For more information, please visit the Region III website, email our office, or call 662-846-4833.

 

Mailing Address:

MSEF Region III

Continuing Education

239 Kent Wyatt Hall

Cleveland, MS  38733

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Fax:  662-846-4313

REGION 2

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

Director: Kristy Love-Kendrick

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Dr. Jacqueline Jackson of MSEF Region II portrait

Ms. Kristy Love-Kendrick (left) is the Region II Director and serves as the Undergraduate Program Director for the College of Science, Engineering & Technology at  Jackson State University. 

 

Region II serves the following counties: Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren.

 

For more information, please visit the Region II website or email our office.

 

Mailing Address:

JSU Box 18750

Jackson, MS 39217

 

Fax: 601-979-1633

REGION 4

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Director: Phyllis Colson

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Phyllis Colson of MSEF Region IV portrait

Ms. Phyllis Colson is the MSEF Vice-President, Director of Region IV and the Director of Continuing Education at NEMCC.

 

Region IV serves the following counties: Alcorn, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss, Pontotoc, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union.

 

For more information, please visit the Region IV website, e-mail Ms. Phyllis Colson, or call 662-720-7296.

 

Mailing Address:

Northeast Mississippi Continuing Education

Holliday Hall – Room 303

 

Fax: 662-720-7896

REGION 6

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

GULF COAST

Director: David Sliman

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David Sliman of MSEF Region VI portrait

Mr. David Sliman is the Director or Region VI.

 

Region VI serves the following counties: George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Stone.

 

For more information, please visit the Region VI website, e-mail Mr. Sliman, or call 601-266-4190.

 

Mailing Address:

730 East Beach Blvd

Fleming Education Center, Room 310

Long Beach, MS 39560

 

Fax:  601-266-4104

REGION 5

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

Director: Shana Lee

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Christina McDaniel of MSEF Region V portrait

Dr. Shana Lee is the MSEF Secretary, Director of Region V and Coordinator for the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University. 

 

Region V serves the following counties: Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Lowndes, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Scott, Webster, Winston.

 

For more information, please visit the Region V website, e-mail Dr. Lee or call 662-325-1360.

 

Mailing Address:

200 McCain Hall

Mailstop 9544

Miss. State, MS 39762

 

Fax: 662-325-8573

REGION 7

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

Co-Directors: Matthew DeLoach and Amy Goodin

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Matthew DeLoach of MSEF Region VII portrait
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Mr. Matthew DeLoach is the MSEF President, Director of Region VII and Coordinator II for Student Services in the Office of Pre-College Programs at the University of Mississippi. 

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Amy Goodin is the Project Coordinator for Academic Competitions and Elementary and Middle School Programs in the Office of Pre-College Programs at the University of Mississippi.

 

Region VII serves the following counties: Benton, Calhoun, Coahoma, DeSoto, Grenada, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Yalobusha.

 

For more information, please visit the Region VII website, e-mail Mr. DeLoach or Amy Goodin, or call  662-915-7621.

 

Mailing Address:

MSEF Region VII

Division of Outreach

P.O. Box 1848

University, MS 38677-1848

 

Fax: 662-915-5138

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