DSEMC City & HBCU Partners
Technical Assistance and Procurement Opportunities
The Deep South Economic Mobility Collaborative has partner cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Services provided by the cities include technical assistance, business support and procurement opportunities. City contacts are also available to connect entrepreneurs to other local resources.
The Deep South Economic Mobility Collaborative has partner cities in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Services provided by the cities include technical assistance, business support and procurement opportunities. City contacts are also available to connect entrepreneurs to other local resources.
City Partners
Alabama
City of Birmingham
Dept. of Innovation & Economic Opportunity
Coreata Houser, Deputy Director of Innovative & Economic Opportunity
[email protected]
205-254-2799
City of Montgomery
Economic & Community Development
Desmond Wilson, Director of Economic Development
[email protected]
Arkansas
City of Little Rock
Mayor’s Office
Tennille Grant, Lead for Economic Development
[email protected]
Louisiana
City of Baton Rouge
Mayor’s Office
Veneeth Iyengar, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
[email protected]
202-421-1297
City of New Orleans
Economic Development
Jeff Schwartz, Director of Economic Development
[email protected]
504-658-4954
Mississippi
City of Jackson
Planning Department
Jhai Keeton, Deputy Director of Economic Development
[email protected]
601-540-2226
Tennessee
Office of Business Diversity and Compliance
JoAnn Massey, Director
[email protected]
HBCU Partners
Technical Assistance and Procurement Opportunities – Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Given their embeddedness in these communities, HBCUs are uniquely positioned to promote economic mobility. Similar to the partner cities, Deep South Economic Mobility Collaborative HBCUs will provide technical assistance, business support and procurement opportunities. To learn more about the specific services and opportunities offered by each HBCU, contact the representative listed below.
Alabama
Miles College
Fairfield, AL
Arthur Brigati, Vice President of Institutional Advancement
[email protected]
205-929-1448
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
Andrea Rogers Mosley
Director SBDC and PTAC
[email protected]
334-604-5723
Arkansas
Philander Smith College
Little Rock, AR
Charles King, Vice President of Institutional Advancement
[email protected]
501-370-5392
Louisiana
Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA
Ada Womack-Bell, LSBDC Director
[email protected]
225-771-2891
Dillard University
New Orleans, LA
Contact Information Coming Soon
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Rae Borden, Deputy Chief of Staff
[email protected]
504-520-7539
Mississippi
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
Rickey Jones, Director Small Business Center
[email protected]
601-979-1100
Tougaloo College
Jackson, MS
Contact Information Coming Soon
Tennessee
LeMoyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN
Teresa Jones, Grants/Compliance Officer
[email protected]
901-435-1768