MDAH is governed by a nine-member board of trustees whose president is Kane Ditto of Jackson. Katie Blount has served as department director since February 2015. The department’s five divisions are responsible for the agency’s sites and programs.
Board
Reuben V. Anderson, Jackson, President
Nancy Carpenter, Columbus
Spence Flatgard, Ridgeland
Betsey Hamilton, New Albany
Web Heidelberg, Hattiesburg
Edmond E. Hughes Jr., Ocean Springs
Mark Keenum, Starkville
Hilda Cope Povall, Cleveland
Helen Moss Smith, Natchez
Director
Katie Blount
Directors Emeritus
H.T. Holmes
Elbert R. Hilliard