2025-2026 MELA Minutes

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Kim Harris; Sabine Zabarovska

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Angel Nickens, Aaron, Payne, Carla Malone

Pearl River Community College

Michelle Mitchell

Southwest Mississippi Community College

Matt Calhoun, Reggie Matthews, Jeremy Lee

Dr. Krista LeBrun, Dr. Christa Wilhite, Megan Akins

MS Community College Board

Office

College/Association

Name

President

Jones College

Kelly Robinson

President Elect

Mississippi Delta Community College Sarah Buchanan

Dr. Coranette “Chris” Calhoun

Secretary

East Mississippi Community College

I.

Preliminaries

A. Call to Order: Kelly Robinson, 9:00 a.m.

B. Roll Call: Dr. Coranette “Chris” Calhoun

C. Approval of April 2026 Minutes

1. Motion to table: Buffy Matthews 2. Second to table: Michelle Mitchell 3. Approved

D. Approval of May 2026 Agenda

1. Motion to approve: Buffy Matthews 2. Second to approve: Angel Nickens 3. Approved

II.

New Business

A. MCCB Reports

1. Dr. Krista LeBrun, MCCB 1. MACC Meeting updates – Dr. Krista LeBrun, MCCB, mentioned that she had attended the MACC meeting and presented the budget. She mentioned that she shared the information with them, as she had already shared it with the group. Dr. LeBrun mentioned that in speaking with Dr. Graham, she asked her to