Mississippi Arts Commission
455 N Lamar Street
Suite 2A
Jackson, Mississippi 39202
Phone: (601) 359-6030
Fax: (601) 359-6008
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Contact

To view individual staff bios, click on the names below.

Executive Director
David Lewis 601.359.6038 dlewis@arts.ms.gov

 Deputy Director
Larry Morrisey 601.359.6036 lmorrisey@arts.ms.gov

Finance Director
Timothy Davis 601.359.6039 tdavis@arts.ms.gov 

Communications Director
Ellie Banks 601.359.6546 ebanks@arts.ms.gov 

Executive Assistant
Victoria Meek 601.359.6030 vmeek@arts.ms.gov

IT & Database Manager
Adrienne Domnick 601.359.6033 adomnick@arts.ms.gov

Program Staff

Director of Grants
Lauren Rhoades 601.359.6035 lrhoades@arts.ms.gov

Arts-Based Community Development Director
Leslie Barker 601.359.6529 lbarker@arts.ms.gov

Arts Industry Director
Kristen Brandt 601.359.6075 kbrandt@arts.ms.gov

Arts Education Director 
Charlotte Smelser 601.359.6037 csmelser@arts.ms.gov

Folk & Traditional Arts Director
Maria Zeringue 601.359.6034 mzeringue@arts.ms.gov

Special Initiatives Director
Victoria Meek 601.359.6030 vmeek@arts.ms.gov

Whole Schools Administrative Director
Shannon Frost 601.359.6481 sfrost@arts.ms.gov