State President
LaShawna Fant
P.O. Box 1515
Jackson, MS 39215-1515
Cell: 662-456-6975
Email: nfbmspresident@gmail.com
Website: nfbms.org
State Convention
March 27-29, 2026
Pearl MS
Representative: Jamie Richey
For more information, email nfbmspresident@gmail.com
State Resources
Talking Book Services
Mississippi Library Commission
3881 Eastwood Drive
Jackson, MS 39211-6473
Executive Director: Hulen Bivins
Library Code: MS1A
Telephone: 601-432-4111
Toll Free (in state): 800-446-0892
Fax: 601-432-4476
Email: talkingbooks@mlc.lib.ms.us or hbivins@mlc.lib.ms.us
Website: mlc.lib.ms.us/tbs
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
Director: Dorothy Young
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind
1281 Highway 51 North
Madison, MS 39110
Phone: 601-853-5100
Toll Free: 800-443-1000
State Department of Education
Office of Special Education
Tonya Green, Interim Executive Director
359 North West Street, Suite 301
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601-359-3498
Fax: 601-359-1829
Website: mde.k12.ms.us/special-education