Name Media Coverage   Connections

Gentry Williams Williams is a businessman operating in Pascagoula, Mississippi.  He is the son of former SRHS Board attorney Roy Williams and brother of current Board attorney Brett Williams. Williams was involved in the development of the Hilton Garden Inn in Pascagoula, along with his father and former SRHS trustee Morris Strickland. Williams’ company Jackson

Michael Tolleson Tolleson serves as Vice President for the SRHS Board of Trustees. He is a CPA and ostensibly has a great appreciation and depth of understanding for the issues SRHS faced over the last years. Tolleson is unique among voting board members in that he has sought separate defense counsel from SRHS and other

Morris Strickland Strickland is the former SRHS Trustee for District 5.  He resigned when it was found that he had not been a resident of Jackson County for nearly three years, and was ineligible to serve on the Board. Strickland served on the pension committee and oversaw investment activity there. Media Coverage   Connections Scott

Scott C. Taylor Taylor was appointed the SRHS Board of Trustees in February 2015 to fill the vacancy left by Morris Strickland.  Strickland resigned from the board after it was found he had not lived in Jackson County for nearly three years. Taylor is a retired attorney. Taylor has been listed as a sponsor of

Allen Cronier Cronier is currently serving as Secretary/Treasurer of the SRHS Board of Trustees.  He has served on the board since 2002 and his term expires in 2019. Cronier was found to be claiming homestead exemption in both Alabama and Mississippi, which called his residency into question.  Supervisor Barry Cumbest made assurances that Cronier did

Barry Cumbest Cumbest is currently seeking re-election as supervisor for District 1.  Since beginning as Board president in January 2015, the relationship between the BoS and retirees has broken down.  Cumbest has overseen the restriction of public comments, much to the disappointment of the retirees.  Information regarding the BoS’ efforts to investigate and resolve SRHS

Troy Ross Ross is currently seeking re-election as District 4 supervisor. During his tenure as Board president, Ross was outspoken about correcting the problems at SRHS. He attended some meetings of the Board of Trustees around the time of vote to terminate the plan. Media Coverage   Connections Jackson County Board of Supervisors Lawrence Cosper: 

John McKay McKay is currently seeking re-election as District 5 supervisor in Jackson County, Mississippi.  He has been a colorful figure in the SRHS pension matter, largely due to his frequent and sometimes tone-deaf comments.  He appointed Morris Strickland to the Board of Trustees.  Strickland was forced to resign from the Board as he had

Frederick B. Feeney, II Feeney is currently defending SRHS as substitute local counsel for Dogan & Wilkinson in pension related litigation.  He is a partner at Frank & Salloum. Profile on Frank & Salloum’s Website The addition of Roy Williams to the Almond case created a conflict of interest between SRHS and Dogan & Wilkinson.