- <h2>MMSA Directors Miller, Pair Chosen to Present at National Main Streets</h2>
Mississippi Main Street is proud of our Member Communities and also proud of our District Directors who roll up their sleeves and get dirty "working in the field" in these towns and cities every day.
District Directors Jan Miller and Stacy Pair have been selected to share their local and regional expertise with other Main Streets across the nation. Miller and Pair will present "Get Your Festival Groove On" in Oklahoma City, OK at the National Trust Main Street Center annual conference, May 3-5.
Their proposal was selected among 65 other session proposals. Miller and Pair, as well as MMSA Architect Randy Wilson, presented sessions at last year's National Main Streets conference in Chicago. All sessions received high ratings. Below is a description of what Miller and Pair will present in Oklahoma. Way to go, ladies!
Get Your Festival Groove On
Successful festivals can be “fab” if you have all the cool tools to make it happen. So sit back and chill while you learn how to make your festival as “bad” as hot pants and disco music while making money to fund downtown projects year after year. Don’t let your festival be a “bummer." Use it as a recruitment tool for volunteers for life while building your organization as a leader in your community. So let’s stop all this “jive talking” and “get down and boogie” on the success train of festival development.
Learn time saving tips and how to recruit, maintain and empower festival volunteers year after year. Integrate technology in volunteer management, advertising, vendor placement, evaluation and promoting your festival. Generate maximum profits while living within a budget and keep sponsors engaged year round.
Jan Miller is the Central District Director for Mississippi Main Street Association. Her job responsibilities include oversight of and providing program support for 21 Main Street Communities in Mississippi. In working with such nationwide organizations as United Way and American Red Cross, Miller gained vast experience in the non-profit world including organizational development, fundraising, sponsor vetting and creation of strategic corporate alliances with non-profits.
In the Main Street arena, Miller worked for Main Street Columbus as the Executive Director for seven years. During that time she was responsible for creation of one of Mississippi’s most walkable downtown districts, as well as one of the most successful festivals in the State of Mississippi. Since that time, she has worked with dozens of Main Streets throughout the Southeast region. She has extensive experience in strategic planning, festival development and assessment and retail consulting. She has been honored by such luminaries as Mississippi University for Women, Southeast Tourism Society and Mississippi Main Street Association. She was also selected as Practitioner of the Year by the Public Relations Association of Mississippi.
Stacy K. Pair, CMSM, is a seasoned economic development specialist and a Nationally Certified Main Street professional. She has a strong background in non profit management, retail recruiting, festival development and marketing. Stacy has a proven track record in events creation and management, being the creative mind behind several award winning special events such as Philadelphia Mississippi’s Ham Jam Arts Festival.
Having worked with such prestigious marketing teams as Colonial Williamsburg and Domino’s Pizza, she has also worked with Fortune 500 Company, Corning Inc., and various national foundations. Stacy is an expert in the four point Main Street Approach and has managed Main Street organizations as well as Business Improvement Districts. Stacy joined the Mississippi Main Street Association team in February 2006 as the Director of Program Services for the Southern District. She works to assist South Mississippi’s Main Street communities in their recovery and economic development efforts. Stacy also serves on the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Heritage Trust, the Governor’s Commission South Mississippi Tourism Task Force, the Gulf Coast Conference and Visitor’s Bureau Partner’s Team.
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Phillip’s Grocery
Holly Springs features daily home and garden tours, historic museums, art galleries, shopping, camping, world famous burgers at Phillip’s Grocery and a one-of-a-kind shrine to Elvis (Graceland Too) you have to see to believe! |
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