Gulfport, Miss. – Business and community leaders from Kemper County have been selected for the 2013 Leadership Kemper County class, a six-month program facilitated by Mississippi Power. 

The group of 22 will participate in sessions facilitated by Mississippi Power on important topics such as health and human services, education, government, economic development and quality of life in the Kemper County area. The sessions will include information on the community, as well as training on leadership skills.

Following their graduation, the participants will take what they learn into the community to help Kemper County continue to grow.

“The community leaders who participated in our first two sessions returned to the community motivated to make a difference,” said program facilitator Joy Saucier, of Mississippi Power Community Development. “The 2013 class will be able to build on the lessons of the previous groups.”

Members of the 2013 Kemper County Leadership class are:

Ruby Bolen   
Justin Branstetter
Alma Brown   
Shantisha Brown
Vincent Coleman  
Jacqueline Gale
Glendoria Hampton  
Rocky Higginbotham
Craig Hitt  
Steven Jackson
Dorothy McIntosh  
Jackie Pollock
Ruby Rankin   
Iris Roberts
Marquita Rogers  
Joycelin Robertson
Deborah Spencer  
Judi Sullivan
Julia Thomas   
Virginia VanDerwalker
Sherline Watkins 
Betty Womack

Mississippi Power, a Southern Company subsidiary, serves approximately 186,000 customers in 23 southeast Mississippi counties with rates well below the national average.

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