Strategic Partners, Awards, Community Service, & Advisory Committees

Strategic Partners

• Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership • Greater Jackson Arts Council • Downtown Jackson Partners • City of Jackson • Jackson Convention Complex • Metro Jackson Attractions Association • MS Hotel & Lodging Association • MS Tourism Association • MS Restaurant Association • MS DMO Association • Jackson Redevelopment Authority • Jackson State University, Millsaps College,

Belhaven University, UMMC, Tougaloo College • Rotary Club of Jackson • Visit Mississippi

• Southeast Tourism Society • Tempest Interactive • Destination International • Longwoods International • Tourism Economics • Threshold 360 • Rotary Club International • Mississippi Blues Society • Greater Jackson DMO Consortium • U.S. Travel Assocation • Travel & Tourism Research Association • MS Economic Council • Natchez Trace Compact • Team Jackson

Awards

• "APEX” Award, Rickey Thigpen –

Black Meetings & Tourism Magazine • Think Humanitarian Contribution

Recipient, Rickey Thigpen, MS House of Representatives • Excellence in Leadership Resolution,

Rickey Thigpen, City of Jackson • American Advertising Federation

Awards for the “My City” Campaign

Best of Show Overall • Gold ADDY – Copywriting • Gold ADDY – Local Consumer

Campaign • Silver ADDY – Internet Commercial

• 2020 Mississippi Tourism

Association: Governor’s Conference on Tourism

• Destination Marketing Organization of the Year ($1 million and over) • Overall Social Media Strategy • Social Media Campaign of the Year • Community Volunteer of the Year, Hezekiah Watkins, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum • Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP), Destination International Reaccreditation

Community Service

• Covid-19 Task Force (City of Jackson) • Junior League of Jackson • Mississippi Certified Public

Accountant Association • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (National Office, Regional Office &

Local Chapters) • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Local Chapters) • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Local Chapters) • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (State Organization) • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., (Local and State Organization) • Alpha Foundation of Jackson, Inc. • Jackson Public School District • Tougaloo College • Jackson State University • Millsaps College • Belhaven University • Mississippi Women for Progress • City of Jackson ADA Advisory Council • Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities

Visit Jackson Advisory Committees

• Sales Advisory Committee • Marketing Advisory Committee • Grants/Sponsorship Advisory

Committee • Sports Advisory Committee* • Advocacy/Governance Advisory

Committee • Research & Strategic Outlook

Advisory Committee (*new committee for FY 2021)

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