Founder’s Legacy

Leadership Jackson was established by a dynamic group of individuals in 1986 in recognition of the need for a program to develop leaders with an understanding of the promises and problems of the Metro Jackson area and a grasp of the diversity of the community. In 2006, the program’s scope increased which called for a name change to Leadership Greater Jackson.

The Honorable Reuben Anderson
Donna Barksdale
Thomas Bowen, Jr.
Ed Brunini, Jr.
Howard Catchings
Dick Hall
E.B. Robinson
Dr. Rober Smith, M.D.
James A. Hefner, Ph.D
Robert Fortenberry
Elaine Crystal
Frank Melton
Dr. Norman Nelson
Annette Rollins

Past Board Chair Persons of LGJ

Dr. Robby Luckett
Marcus Burger
Dr. Tonyatta Hairston
Leyser Hayes
Alice Skelton
Jeanne Luckett
John E. Hardy
Mitzi Dease Paige
Eddie Jean Carr
Deborah Walley Coleman
Lisa W. Davis
Donna Barksdale
Chris Walters