DeSoto County Economic Development Council taps board [The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.]

Dec. 27--The DeSoto County Economic Development Council board has named its leadership and membership for 2012.

Next year's chairman is Greg Ryan of Keller Williams Realty, succeeding Ken Purvis of Sycamore Bank.

Board members are Mark Aquadro of Martin Tate Morrow & Marston, David Barnett of Future Electronics Distribution Center, Barry Bouchillon of State Farm Insurance;

Chris Brunetti of Elite Water Systems, Tom Bryant of the Pickering Firm, Scott Carter of Gump's, Donnie Chambliss of Bob Leigh & Associates, Shawn Clayton of Renasant Bank, Dale Cole of Tegra Medical, Karen Cummins of Atmos Energy Corp., Doug Davis of First Security Bank-Hernando, Kevin Doddridge of Northcentral Electric Power Association;

Harvey Ferguson, Tiffany Heard of SSR Inc., James Huffman of Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, Mathew Lipscomb of Lipscomb Pitts Insurance, Randy Mathis of Triton Stone Group, Mary Monteith of Austin Law Firm, Carol Ramirez of Hart & Cooley, Brett Ray of Fraenkel Company Inc., George Ready;

Jim Rone of Newly Weds Foods Inc., Keith Schreiber of Fiskars Brands Inc., Wayne Spell of Entergy, Marcia Spencer of Parker Hannifin Corp.-Chelsea Products, John Stubbs of NIDEC Motor Corp., Brian Walhood of BancorpSouth Northwest Region and of Community Bank.

The council's office is at 316 West Commerce St. in Hernando. Jim Flanagan is president and chief executive officer.

For more information, call (662) 429-4414.

-- Henry Bailey: (901) 333-2012

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