MCEE Annual Report for FY19

2. Selena Swartzfager
MCEE President
"My teaching experience completely changed when I came across the
MTE program in 2005. I was part of the first group that was trained and
received the MTE certification. I originally did this because I wanted to
'try something new' but little did I realize that it would completely
change my teaching career. The year following my certification I began
to teach only Economics so their resources helped shape my classes.
Eleven years later, I have incorporated SMG within my classes, started
an Economics Club at my school, built a successful AP Macroeconomics
program and possibly AP Microeconomics in the near future, and led
workshops for MCEE where I have met some great teachers. MCEE is
the 'gift that keeps on giving.'"
-Christy Walker, Germantown High School, Madison, MS
Johnny Ray
BankFirst
2019/2020 MCEE Chairman of
the Board
Brooks Mosley
Ballew Wealth Management
2018/2019 MCEE Chairman of
the Board

3. Mission…...
MCEE’s mission is to increase economic and financial
literacy in Mississippi by providing resources and
training to public and private K-12 school teachers,
empowering students to create a more prosperous
future for themselves and Mississippi.
Purpose…..
MCEE’s purpose is to enhance the quality of
instruction in economics, entrepreneurship, and
personal finance to Mississippi’s K-12 students in
ways that are academically sound and
nonpartisan. We train teachers to be proficient in
teaching students a demonstrated understanding of
economic and financial literacy in order to make
informed financial decisions throughout their lives.
All students (K-12) need to learn grade-appropriate
skills in economic and financial literacy, as well as
entrepreneurial skills. One of the primary goals of
MCEE is to ensure demonstrated progress in
improving the competency of Mississippi’s teachers
and their ability to enhance their students’
understanding of financial and economic literacy.
MCEE strives to provide the best possible economics,
financial literacy, and entrepreneurial education in
Mississippi, working together with the national
Council for Economic Education, Mississippi
Department of Education, Centers on Economic
Education, and its additional partners in the education
and business communities throughout the
state. MCEE will be guided by integrity, fiscal
soundness, good stewardship of the funding, and
believing in teachers and students enough to achieve
their optimal level of financial understanding.
MCEE Productivity
Between July 1, 2018
and June 30, 2019
MCEE…
■ Delivered 7,726 hours
of professional
development training
programs to…
■ 1,203 educators, who
will go on to train…
■ More than 120,300
Mississippi students each
year of their teaching
career.
* * * * *
■ 4,925 Mississippi
students participated in
the Fall 2018 and Spring
2019 Stock Market
Game™.
* * * *
■ See the following pages
for additional MCEE
education program
statistics.
The Mississippi Council on Economic Education was selected as an “Outstanding
Non-profit” in November 2018 by the Mississippi Business Journal
"MCEE has made me a better teacher. The Master Teacher of Economics program gave me the knowledge and confidence to
accept a full schedule of Economics classes, including Advanced Placement courses. Besides the instruction, I gained a net-
work of support and resources. The quality of the materials and workshops is top notch, and the Council strives to make it
affordable for every teacher interested in participating. The competitive programming sponsored by MCEE gives my students
a chance to see that there are other people learning ‘this stuff’ and that it matters. Selena and the staff make sure real world
practitioners from the world of finance and economics participate in the programs which is huge when dealing with high
school students." -Charlotte Walker, Clinton High School, Clinton, MS

19. Executive Committee
Mr. Brooks Mosley, Chair
President
Ballew Wealth Management
Jackson, MS
Ms. Gloria Johnson, Past-Chair
Retired, Entergy MS
Jackson, MS
Mr. Johnny Ray, Chair-Elect
Executive VP, Jackson Regional
President
Bank First
Jackson, MS
Dr. Susan Lee, Secretary
Associate Commissioner for
Academic and Student Affairs
MS Institutions of Higher
Learning
Jackson, MS
Ms. Paula McNair, Treasurer
Vice President of Finance
Atmos Energy
Jackson, MS
Mr. Jerome Brown
SVP, Director of Community Dev.
The First
Hattiesburg, MS
Mr. Trey Dellinger
State Director
Americans for Prosperity
Ridgeland, MS
Mr. Greg Frascogna
Senior Vice President,
Investments
Raymond James
Ridgeland, MS
Mr. David Johnson, Sr.
SVP & director of community
development
BankPlus
Jackson, MS
Ms. Emelia Nordan
College Savings Plans and
Policy Director
Office of the State Treasurer
Jackson, MS
Mr. Barry Planch
Senior Vice President
Trustmark Bank
Jackson, MS
Mr. Matt Ballew, Director Emeritus
Chairman of the Board
Ballew Wealth Management
Mr. Terrance Black
Manager, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Entergy
Mr. John Boydstun, Jr.
VP Commercial Banking
Regions Bank
Mr. Paul Breazeale
Senior Partner
Breazeale, Saunders & O’Neil, Ltd.
Mr. Billy Crews
Development Officer
University of Mississippi
Mr. Brad Davis
Special Counsel
Jones Walker, LLP
Mr. Joe Donovan
Division Director/Bureau Manager
Mississippi Development Authority
Dr. Marcelo Eduardo
Dean, School of Business
Mississippi College
Dr. Ricki Garrett
Executive Director
Mississippi Speech-Language-
Hearing Assoc.
Dr. Stacey Hall
Interim Dean, College of Business
University of Southern Mississippi
Ms. Clare Hester
Partner & Founder
Capitol Resources, LLC
Mr. David Hollingsworth
Executive Director
Goodwill Industries of Mississippi
Ms. Christy Holyfield
Regional Support Officer
Citizens National Bank
Ms. Tami Jones
Associate Publisher
Mississippi Business Journal
Mr. John Langcuster
Vice President-Agency/Sales
State Farm Insurance
Dr. Yan Li
Director of the Office of Research
and Analytics
Mississippi Department of Education
Mr. Brad Maley
North Metro President
BancorpSouth
Ms. Shan Montgomery
Deputy Director of Finance &
Operations
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Dr. Billy Moore
Dean, College of Business
Delta State University
Mr. John Oxford
Director of Corporate Communication
and External Affairs
Renasant Corporation
Mr. Jim Perry
Managing Director/Head of the
Southern Region for the Public Finance
Department
Wells Fargo
Ms. Alison Parr
Vice-President
BankPlus
Mr. Derek Polk
Director of Engineering
Nissan North America
Dr. Sheila Porterfield
Interim Dean, College of Business
Jackson State University
Ms. Kelly Riley
Executive Director
Mississippi Professional Educators
Mr. Wayne Scoville
Retired
Daybrite Lighting Co.
Mr. Billy Siddall
Vice President/Sr. Financial Advisor
Resident Director
Merrill Lynch
Ms. Adrienne Slack
Regional Executive
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Ms. Leslie Sorrell
Controller
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
Dr. Steve Turner
Director, Southern Rural Dev. Center
Mississippi State University
Ms. Jamie Vega
Manager of Business Development and
Client Support
CSpire
Dr. Darrin Webb
State Economist
University Research Center
Mississippi Institutions of Higher
Learning
Mr. Anthony Webb
Sr. Vice President
Community Bank
Mr. Rieko Wells
VP of Community Development
State Bank & Trust
Dr. Carey Wright
State Superintendent of Education
Mississippi Department of Education
Ms. Sherribeth Wright
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