School of Accountancy
Advisory Board
Page Content
The School of Accountancy’s Advisory Board exists to promote and support the educational programs of the school and to strengthen the school’s position as a premier institution of accounting education within the Gulf South region. Reputable professionals from public, corporate, and governmental accounting entities donate their time, abilities, and resources as Advisory Board members. Members join the director in periodic meetings to discuss the school’s performance in advancing the mission and providing associated mission- and performance-related input. In addition to meeting as a group, board members individually assist the school in meeting with accreditation officials, and in presenting career information on the accounting profession to business students who have not yet decided on an academic major. Board Members represent a dedicated group of professionals selected for their enthusiasm and interest in advancing the accounting programs at Southern Miss.
Meet the Board
| Faculty Members | ||
| Dr. Blaise Sonnier | Director & Morgan Professor of Accounting | School of Accountancy, Southern Miss |
| Amber Hatten | Professor of Practice & Director of MPA Program |
School of Accountancy, Southern Miss |
| Dr. Paul Beck | Horne Professor of Accounting | School of Accountancy, Southern Miss |
| Julia Bradley | Professor of Practice | School of Accountancy, Southern Miss |
| Senior Members | ||
| Kim Allison | Director of Finance and Administration | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport |
| Rick Bedwell | Retired Accounting Instructor | Jones County Junior College |
| Jordan Church | Partner | Piltz, Williams, LaRosa & Company |
| Jerry Favre | Partner | Alexander, Van Loon, Sloan, Levens & Favre, PLLC (AVL) |
| Brook Gatlin | Partner | Molloy-Seidenburg & Co., P.A. |
| Melinda Gratwick | Senior Manager | KPMG LLP |
| Amanda Harrelson | Assurance Partner | Ernst & Young LLP |
| Michael Hill | Managing Director | BKD |
| Jennifer Hilliard | Assurance Member | Haddox Reid Eubank Betts PLLC |
| Dusty Holifield | Accounting Instructor | Jones County Junior College |
| William F. Horne | Partner-in-Charge | Carr, Riggs and Ingram |
| Katie Jones | Assurance Manager | Postlethwaite & Netterville |
| Charles R. Lindsay | Partner | Matthews Cutrer and Lindsay, P.A. |
| John R. McCallum | Principal/Partner | GranthamPoole |
| Stace Mercier | Executive Director | The USM Foundation |
| Karen Moody | President/CEO | MSCPA |
| Gwen Pate | School Director Emeritus | School of Accountancy, Southern Miss |
| Kent Ralston | COO | Florence Gardens |
| Linda Reeves | L. Reeves CPA PLLC | |
| Susan Riley | Partner | Topp McWhorter Harvey, PLLC |
| Elton Sims | Partner-in-Charge | Carr, Riggs and Ingram |
| Brenda Walker | Director, Accounting | C-Spire |
| Lydia Windham | CFO |
Municipal Energy Agency of MS |
| Junior Members | ||
| Caitlin Chancellor | Accounting Manager | Donnell & CPA Group |
| Samantha Coblentz | Tax Associate, Public & Middle Market | Horne LLP |
| Bradley Floore | Horne LLP | |
| Nishu Gupta | Internal Auditor | Office of Internal Audit, Southern Miss |
| Erin Howell | ERISA Auditor | Caron & Bletzer, PLLC |
| Kayla Jo Martin | Harper, Rains, Knight & Co. | |
| Kameshia Mays | Tax Senior | KPMG LLP |
| Sayle Sanson | Assurance Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Joshua Spivey | Tax Senior | Ernst & Young LLP |
| Kyle Stoner | Deloitte | |
For more information:
Dr. Blaise Sonnier
Director, School of Accountancy
601.266.4641