Thank you for the confidence you placed in me at the annual MRPEA meeting by electing me to be your President. Over one hundred people were present at the meeting which was held at the Hilton in Jackson on Thursday, July 25. At that meeting I made a commitment to work hard toward two goals in particular: to increase our membership and to continue to improve our communication with members.
This letter went out by email to those for whom we have an email address and was mailed to those members for whom we do not have an email address. We want to do our very best to provide you with information in the most effective and efficient way possible. If you have an email address, but are still receiving correspondence by regular mail, please consider providing MRPEA (mrpea@bellsouth.net) with your email address for future correspondence. The advantages of correspondence by email are that it is quicker, and less expensive, since there is no cost for postage, stationery or envelopes. We simply want to provide you the best service at the lowest possible cost.
We will be publishing the next issue of The Guardian newsletter within a few weeks to provide important information about your organization. In the meanwhile, some basic information about MRPEA is provided on this website. (Refer to MRPEA Know The Facts and MRPEA Current Officers & Board Members.)
Mrs. Pat Robertson, Executive Director of PERS, and Dr. Eric Clark, Executive Director of the Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB) were keynote speakers for the Annual Meeting. Mrs. Robertson gave the audience an update on the PERS system. Mrs. Robertson shared some good news with us – the assets in the PERS system have had substantial growth this past year (See Fact Sheet)! Dr. Clark discussed the system from the perspective of a participant in the system, having served in several positions within state agencies, including MS Legislature, Secretary of State, college professor and as an agency head at the MCCB. More information provided by both of these speakers will be included in the next issue of The Guardian.