CLASS NOTES

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1987

DEBORAH ATKINS lives in Bartlett, Tennessee, where she is an instructional support advisor for Shelby County Schools.

1991

LEE ANNE ROBINSON lives in Flowood with her husband Ward and two children, Mary Everett and James. Lee Anne is the deputy executive director for the Mississippi Legislative Budget Office. In this capacity, she coordinates with the lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, and all members of the Mississippi legislature to formulate a $22 billion state budget. As the organization’s deputy executive director, she manages 30 employees who perform fiscal and policy analyses and provide information technology support to 300 legislators and their staffers. Ward is the landscape director for the city of Flowood.

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1992

1 Jayce and STEPHANIE BROWN POWELL live in Madison with children, Marcie and Clayton. Stephanie is a teacher at Highland Elementary School and her husband, Jayce, is the co-owner of Bicycle Revolution in Gluckstadt. Jayce was recently sworn in as one of five serving on the Board of Aldermen for the newest city in Mississippi, Gluckstadt.

1994

ROSS WORLEY is an electrical engineer at Nauticstar Boats, LLC. Thomas and his wife Danielle live in Amory. They have three children; Leah, Toni Page, and Doc.

1999

2 AUSTIN BARRETT and wife Allison live in Jackson with their two children, Anna and Taylor. Austin is an orthopedic surgeon at Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center. Allison is an emergency medicine physician at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Austin is the president of the Mississippi Orthopedic Society and medical advisor for the Mississippi High School Athletic Association. Austin also is the team physician for Jackson Academy.

ELIZABETH BYERS and husband Brian live in Oxford with their children, Taylor and Emily. Elizabeth is the Director of IT at Regents School of Oxford. She is also an EMT with the Lafayette County Fire Department. She was recently a part of the first all-female duty crew to staff LCFD Central Station to provide fire and medical responses to the citizens of Lafayette County. Brian is a geotechnical engineer.

LEE OWEN and wife Kate live in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida with their three children; Lela, Jane, and Cecilia. Lee is in medical sales and Kate is in network marketing sales. They enjoy spending time at the beach, with family, and anything active.

2000

MELISSA BUSH LILES and husband Leighton live in Nashville, Tennessee with their two children, Wells and Milly. Melissa is a commercial real estate broker with Avison Young and Leighton is a financial advisor with The Liles Group at Baird Private Wealth Management.

STEPHANIE BAKER MALEY and husband Colin live in Madison. They have two children that attend JA, Brennan and Clayton.

2001

ANN FOWLER PURCELL works as a nurse practitioner at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She lives in Raymond. She has two children, Kilby and Clayton, who attend JA.

ALLEN TAHERI and his wife, Michelle, live in Ridgeland with daughters, Mina, Lily and Leila. Michelle is an OB/GYN and Allen is the owner and operator of A2Z Printing in Jackson. A2Z Printing has five plants located in four states and has 230 employees.

2002

RAMSEY CRUISE LONG and husband Brian live in Jackson with their three children, Ann Arrington, Carter, and Cruise. Ramsey is the director at Meadowbrook Preschool and Brian is the chief financial officer at Mississippi Federal Credit Union.

1995

3 DAVE and ELISA MOSAL live in Jackson with their three children, Barron, Trip, and John Tyler, who attend JA. Elisa is an AFLAC independent sales agent. Dave serves as executive vice president of Speed Commercial Real Estate. As a commercial real estate service firm, Speed Commercial’s platform of services is strategically aligned with clients’ goal of maximizing the value of real estate within the format of a single-source services company. With over 17 years of real estate experience, Dave’s primary focus has been on project leasing, brokerage, and investment sales. In August, Dave completed his certified commercial investment member designation. Fewer than 10 percent of commercial real estate investors and advisers currently wear the CCIM pin, making them the go-to experts in their respective markets.

2003

SUSAN LOVE lives in Tucson, Arizona. She is a licensed professional counselor at Whole Self Healing of Arizona. June 1, 2021 she received her independent license in professional counseling and opened up a private practice specializing in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation.

2004

4 JENNIFER VIRDEN CRISSEY

and her husband, Chris, live in Madison. Jennifer is currently teaching geometry at Germantown High School while sponsoring Mu Alpha Theta and coaching girls’ powerlifting. She is also working on a Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education at USM. Chris is the owner of Ray Ray’s Lawn Service, LLC.

2006

CHLOE LLOYD lives in Oxford. Chloe finished her master’s in nursing education from the University of Memphis in 2019 then went on to complete her post master’s certificate as a family nurse practitioner. She is a nurse practitioner at Oxford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

2009

TORI ARINDER is a physical therapist at Select Specialty Hospital-Belhaven. Tori is engaged to marry Ben Hood, a physical therapy assistant, on October 2, 2021 in Flora. Tori was named The Mustard Seed New Supporter of the Year in 2020.

2011

MARY ALEX NAIL DOYLE and husband, Harrison, live in Pensacola, Florida with their three children Harbor, Rosie and Walter. Harrison is a mechanical engineer.

2013

MEG BOYLES lives in Tucson, Arizona, and is the development coordinator for the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona. She is engaged to marry Nathan Oakes on June 11, 2022 at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson. Nathan is a doctoral candidate and professor.

2017

LIZZIE BOWMAN lives in Jackson. She is a client analyst with Ross & Yerger.

Class Notes printed here were submitted since JA’s Winter 2021 issue.

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