Our Board of Directors

Meet the community leaders guiding Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Delta in 2026.

Mr. Edward E Johnson Jr.

BGCMSDelta Board President

Ed Johnson currently serves as Vice President of Operations for the Mississippi Division of Atmos Energy Corporation. Ed is a native of Jackson MS and began his career with Atmos Energy in October of 2007. He is a graduate of Leadership Greater Jackson (2016), and Leadership Mississippi (2019) programs. Ed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupation Safety and Health from Murray State University. He has been a board member of the Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Delta for 3 years and recently elected as Board President.

“Serving on the board of the Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Delta has been extremely rewarding. I am so grateful to be part of a team that works relentlessly each day to ensure that our staff and students have the resources they need to be successful!”

2026 Corporate Board of Directors

  • Emily Tillman Donovan

    President, Belzoni Humphreys Dev. Assoc. 

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    William Edwards

    CFO – Carmichael Family Health Center 

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    Rosalyn Griffin

    Director of Personnel, Educator 
    Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District 

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    Robin McCrory

    Past CVO 2012-13

    Retired Mayor of Lexington, Mississippi

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    Mike Nabors

    Past Chair 2014-2015

    Self Employed

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    Michael Portner

    Sports Agent 

  • Robert Spiller

    Financial Advisor - Edward Jones 

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    Burns Strider

    Lobbyist 

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    Shelley Creswell Walker

    BGC Area Council Representative 

    Director of Human Resources, Greenwood Utilities 

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    Mr. John Wallace

    Co-Treasurer, Past Chair

    Former High School principal. “Each one teach one.”

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    Mike Moore

    Honorary Board Member

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    Jonathan Compretta

    Honorary Board Member