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