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HEC Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is charged with overseeing the direction of Hope Enterprise Corporation. These volunteers are experienced professionals who offer their skills and insight to guide the organization toward its goals. Representatives serve a three-year term.

Hope Enterprise Corporation Board of Directors
Hope Enterprise Corporation Affiliation
Ivye Allen Foundation for the Mid South
Claiborne Barksdale Attorney & Educator
Anne Marie Burgoyne Emerson Collective
Susannah Carrier Silver Lake 
Hodding Carter, III Retired Statesman, Educator & Journalist
Ronnie C. Crudup New Horizon Church International
Mike Espy Mike Espy, PLLC/AE Agritrade
Robert L. Gibbs Gibbs Travis, PLLC
Maurice Jones LISC
Dan Letendre Bank of America
Blanche Lincoln Lincoln Policy Group
Fred Miller Mayor of Rolling Fork, MS
Martha W. Murphy Murphy Family Limited Investment Partnership
Jeffrey Nolan Loutre Land and Timber Company
William A. Percy Retired Businessman
H. Alexander Wise Retired Nonprofit Executive
William F. Winter Former Governor of Mississippi (Emeritus)