About AccelerateMS
Vision
Mississippi will have a world-class workforce with unlimited, quality career opportunities to create sustained individual, community and statewide economic prosperity.
Mission
AccelerateMS serves the people and businesses of Mississippi by developing and deploying workforce strategies to connect individuals with transformative, high-paying careers. By leveraging resources and partnering with organizations that hold complementary missions, AccelerateMS effectuates positive change, creating sustained individual, community and statewide economic prosperity.
The AccelerateMS Ecosystem approach is designed to develop and improve strategies that meet the unique needs of specific regions within the state. We seek to maximize proven practices delivered at local “micro” levels, while addressing “macro” concerns in an effort to meet the current and emergent needs of Mississippi's workforce.
Each ecosystem has a dedicated AccelerateMS team member, who serves as the central point of contact within their sphere of influence. Each ecosystem routinely reviews labor market data, supply chain needs, available educational and training resources, and regional/community assets in an effort to more accurately meet needs in real time. Regular meetings with ecosystem stakeholders encourage collaboration and promote the development of workforce strategies focused on the needs of each specific ecosystem.
Executive Team
Dr. Courtney Taylor
Executive Director
Garrett McInnis
Deputy Director for External Affairs
Mary Ann Myers
Chief Operations Officer
Yolonda Boone
Senior Advisor
Program Managers
Erin Gordon
Industry Engagement Manager
601-414-6067
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Ed Hargrove
Federal Projects Manager
601-414-6084
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Shelika Hooker
Adult Programs Manager
601-414-6066
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Lori Nail
Youth Programs Manager
601-414-6068
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Dr. Cliff Thames
Data and Insights Manager
601-414-6086
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Ecosystem Coordinators
Jennifer Levingston
Ecosystem 1
Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, and Tunica counties.
601-414-6073
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Forrest Bryan
Ecosystem 2
Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Prentiss, Pontotoc, Tippah, and Tishomingo counties
601-414-6075
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Kimberley Gatewood
Ecosystem 3
Bolivar, Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, and Washington counties.
601-414-6079
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Kari Thomas
Ecosystem 5
Claiborne, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren, and Yazoo counties.
601-414-6081
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LeAnne Nixon
Ecosystem 6
Clarke, Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, Smith, and Wayne counties.
601-414-6082
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Krystle Culver
Ecosystem 7
Adams, Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, and Walthall counties
601-414-6083
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Tracy Yanez
Ecosystem 8
Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry and Stone counties.
601-414-6085
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