Founded in 1966, AJFC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Community Action Agency (CAA) created through the Economic Opportunity Act. AJFC is governed by a 21 member, tri-partite board. This board structure consists of elected public officials, representatives of the low-income community, and appointed leaders from the private sector.
Bridgett Pollard, Adams Co.
Chair, Nominating Committee
Marvin Ratliff, Claiborne Co.
Rev. Kenneth Thrasher, Copiah Co.
Vice Chair/ Chair, Finance Committee
Judge Rickey O’Quinn, Franklin Co.
Rep. Jeffery Harness, Jefferson Co.
Ald. James Magee, Lincoln Co.
Carolyn Slack-Myles, Adams Co.
Gloria Sandifer, Copiah Co.
Verna Humphrey Grimes,
Jefferson Co.
Curtis Oliver, Lincoln Co.
Judge Tony Heidelberg, Adams Co.
Chair, Planning Committee
Tanya Marsaw, Copiah Co. Secretary/Chair, Personnel Committee
Regina Reed, Jefferson Co.
Board Chair
Valerie Moore, Lincoln Co.
Chair, Human Rights Committee