BBB Board and Officers Announced – Add One

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BBB Announces 2011 Board, Officers

Ridgeland, Miss., January 4, 2011 –The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving Mississippi has announced its 2011 Board of Directors and Officers. Joining the board for the first time are three new members: Mike Allen of Shopping-bargains.com (Starkville); Foster Ellis of General Maintenance Systems (Jackson) and Carolyn Harrison of Capitol Staffing (Jackson).

“We are proud that Mississippi’s businesses and consumers are served by a group of business owners and managers who are dedicated to the highest standards of business conduct,” said Bill Moak, President and CEO. “We look forward to a great year with this leadership team in place.”

Board members are elected by BBB Accredited Businesses to three-year terms, and are responsible for oversight of the BBB’s operations.

Here are the officers and board members for 2011:

2011 Executive Committee

Chair: Ms. Donna Anderson, Central Appliance Company, Pascagoula

Chair-Elect: Ms. Linda Y. Powell, Stifel Nicolaus Investments, Ridgeland

Treasurer: Ms. Patricia Rucker, Entergy Mississippi, Madison

Secretary: Mr. Jeff Taylor, Two Men and a Truck, Ridgeland

Counsel: Mr. Bob Box, Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A., Jackson

President/CEO: Mr. Bill Moak, BBB Serving Mississippi, Ridgeland

2011 At-Large Board Members

Mr. Mike Allen, Shopping-bargains.com, LLC, Starkville

Mr. Michael Caracci, Sta-Home Health Services, Jackson

Mr. Bill Crump, Viking Range Corporation, Greenwood

Mr. Phil Dickerson, Madison

Mr. Foster Ellis, General Maintenance Systems, Jackson

Ms. Linda Ferguson, Safeway Cleaners, Inc., Pearl

Mr. Jim Finley, The Growth Coach, Jackson

Ms. Carolyn Polk Harrison, Capitol Staffing Inc., Jackson

Ms. Jackie Hester, The Citizens Bank, Philadelphia

Mr. William Pride, Pride Hyundai, Batesville

Mr. Jeff Richardson, Cellular South, Ridgeland

Mr. Joe Schneeberger, Cowboy Maloney's Electric City, Jackson

Mr. Bill Sones, Bank of Brookhaven, Brookhaven

Ms. Frankie Thomas, WLBT TV-3, Jackson

Mr. Doug Wright, Community Eldercare Services, Tupelo

The BBB Mississippi serves businesses and consumers in 76 Mississippi counties with programs designed to build trust in the marketplace. For more information, visit the BBB’s website at http://ms.bbb.org.

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