An experienced community and economic development professional. A native of Washington, D.C., Kimberly holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning. She’s honored to list two prestigious HBCUs as her alma mater – Tuskegee University and Jackson State University. Her love for spontaneous day trips and discovery follows the belief that not all who wander are lost.
Favorite Quote: Make big plans, aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone, it will be a living thing.
- Daniel Burnham
Shante Crockett graduated from Forrest City High School and later moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas where she earned a Bachelors and Masters degree from the University of Arkansas in Sociology. Shante enjoys traveling, reading, fitness/health, spending time with family, planning and hosting social gatherings.
Favorite Quote: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
- Margaret Mead
Major Solomon Brown is a native of Crystal Springs, MS and a proud alumnus of Crystal Springs High School. Major attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College and received a full Academic Scholarship to Jackson State University where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a minor in Mandarin Chinese. While at Jackson State University, Major received the 2013 Student of the Year Award for the College of Business. Major served the Jackson MS community and surrounding areas by providing house cleaning, auto detailing, and soloist services. After JSU, Major completed a Master of Business Administration at Belhaven University. Major now serves as a Chaplain Candidate for the United States Airforce. His hobbies are hiking, traveling, singing, dancing and fitness.
Favorite Quote-" Faith is not the absence of fear but the courage to walk through it, knowing you are never alone"
- Chaplain John D. Jones
