Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Board
The board shall be composed of sixteen (16) members. All appointed members shall serve a term of five (5) years. The members of the board shall serve without compensation.
Board Members
NAME
COMPANY
GROUP REPRESENTED
APPOINTED BY
TERM ENDS
POSITION
Jason Farve
Mississippi Power
Electricity – Investor Owned
Governor
12/31/2026
Kenneth Goss
Comcast
Cable
Governor
12/31/2026
Alan Jones *
C Spire
Telecommunications
Governor
12/31/2027
Guy Morgan *
Kinder Morgan
Natural Gas Transmission
Lt. Governor
12/31/2026
Stefan Lehnerer
Atmos Energy
Natural Gas Distribution
Lt. Governor
12/31/2026
Chairman/Treasurer
Billy Cleveland *
Dynasty Construction Svcs.
Excavation/ Construction
Lt. Governor
12/31/2027
Michael Callahan
EPA’s of Mississippi
EPA’s of Mississippi
Lt. Governor
12/31/2029
Vice-chairman
Fred Johnson
Miss. 811
Miss. 811
Statute
n/a
Secretary
Joe Byrd
Joe Byrd & Assocs.
Miss. Assoc. Prof. Surveyors
Statute
n/a
Robert Accardo *
Miss. Assoc. of Supervisors
Miss. Assoc. Prof. Surveyors
Statute
n/a
Jermaine Thornton
Miss. Municipal League
Miss. Municipal League
Statute
n/a
Seth Hood *
Miss. Homebuilders Assoc.
Miss. Homebuilders Assoc.
Statute
n/a
Kirby Mayfield
Miss. Rural Water Assoc.
Miss. Rural Water Assoc.
Statute
n/a
Terrell Temple
Engineering Plus
Amer. Council of Engineering
Statute
n/a
Joyce Beal
Miss. Pipeline Safety Div.
Miss. Pipeline Safety Division
Statute
n/a
* denotes Executive Committee
The President of Mississippi 811, Inc., or his designee;
One (1) representative of the telecommunications industry, appointed by the Governor;
One (1) representative of the excavation, utility and/or site construction industry, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;
One (1) representative of the electric power industry investor-owned utilities, appointed by the Governor;
One (1) representative of the Electric Power Associations of Mississippi, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;
The Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, or his designee;
One (1) representative of the cable industry appointed by the Governor;
One (1) representative of the Pipeline Safety Division, serving as an ex officio, nonvoting member;
One (1) representative of the natural gas or liquid transmission industry, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;
One (1) representative of the natural gas or liquid distribution industry, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;
The Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Professional Surveyors, Inc., or his designee;
The Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors, or his designee;
The Executive Director of the Mississippi Municipal League, or his designee;
The Executive Director of the Mississippi Homebuilders Association, or his designee;
The Chief Executive Officer of the Mississippi Rural Water Association, or his designee; and
The Executive Director of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Mississippi, or his designee.