Staff members and grantees from the U.S. State, Mississippi

Brenda Hyde is the Assistant Director of Southern Echo, a training and education organization working to build strong grassroots leadership and organizations in Mississippi and throughout the southern region.

Nsombi Lambright (Chair) is the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Mississippi. She is the first African American to hold this position. Previously, she worked for Southern Echo, a training and education organization working to build strong grassroots leadership and organizations in Mississippi and throughout the southern region.