Harris named Mississippi Main Street Director of Grants and Special Projects | DeSoto County News

Photograph: Lindsey Harris (Courtesy picture)

The Mississippi Primary Avenue Affiliation (MMSA) introduced that Lindsey Harris of Jackson, Miss. has been employed as the brand new Director of Grants and Particular Initiatives for the statewide group.

On this function, Harris will present management and coordination for the event, writing, administration, and administration of grants and different funds for MMSA, together with buying and administering federal, state, regional, native, and personal sector funding to help MMSA and its member communities.

Harris will assume challenge administration tasks for MMSA’s present grant funded tasks, together with ongoing strategic planning work funded by the W.Ok. Kellogg Basis.

As well as, the place manages the implementation of all particular tasks for MMSA, together with reporting, report maintaining, compliance, monetary administration, closeout documentation, and administration.

Harris brings to MMSA expertise in statewide non-profit grant writing, funding improvement, and challenge administration. She most not too long ago served because the Director of Improvement and Assistant Director of Improvement for the Mississippi Kids’s Museum starting in 2019. She additionally served because the interim Communications Director for the Mississippi Arts Fee from 2017-2018 and beforehand served because the communications director for a number of different entities. 

“We’re so excited to welcome Lindsey to the MMSA group,” stated Thomas Gregory, MMSA Government Director. “Lindsey’s expertise in non-profit grant writing and challenge administration will permit MMSA to reinforce the standard of neighborhood companies that we offer to our native Primary Avenue packages throughout the state of Mississippi.”

Harris is initially from Aberdeen, Miss. and obtained a B.S. in English and minor in Political Science from the College of Mississippi in 2011. 

Harris might be based mostly in Jackson and can journey the state in her new place, representing MMSA in its member communities and offering technical help to communities.

“On behalf of the MMSA Board of Administrators, we’re so glad to have Lindsey on the MMSA workers and know her expertise will improve the companies we carry to our native packages,” stated Michelle Jones, MMSA Board President.