Chair, Governor Mike Beebe

Chair
Governor Mike Beebe, Arkansas

Alabama
Dr. Phillip Norris, University of South Alabama
Larry Watts, Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood Inc.

Arkansas
Governor Mike Beebe
Dr. David Sink, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Institute of Government

Georgia
Gerri Combs, Southern Arts Federation
J. Mac Holladay, Market Street Services, Inc.
Brian Williamson, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Dr. Steve Wrigley, University of Georgia,
Carl Vinson Institute of Government

Kentucky
James Gray, James N. Gray Company

Louisiana
J.T. Taylor, Claiborne Parish Chamber of Commerce
Candace Watkins, Mayor of Covington

Missouri
Max Cook, Missouri Bankers Association
R. Charles "Chuck" Gatson, Prairie Dog Development Company, LLC

Mississippi
Jim Barksdale
Leland Speed, EastGroup Properties

North Carolina
Ferrel Guillory, UNC Chapel Hill
Cleve Simpson, North Carolina Department of Commerce
Michael R. Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Government

Oklahoma
Julie Knutson, The Oklahoma Academy
Nancy Leonard, Oklahoma Centennial Commission

South Carolina
Dr. Robert H. Becker, Clemson University, Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs
Sally P. Howard, S&S Ltd

Tennessee
Dr. Mary Hodge Jinks, University of Tennessee, Institute for Public Service
Rick E. Meredith, Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development
Robert "Bob" D. Tuke, Trauger & Tuke

Virginia
R. Michael Amyx, Virginia Municipal League
H. Benson Dendy, III, Vectre Corporation
Dr. John P. Thomas, University of Virginia, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service