The Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapists is a ten (10) member board consisting of six (6) social workers and four (4) marriage and family therapists. Members are appointed by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
Gerard Tarrant, LMFT
Board Chair
RESIDENCE: Biloxi, MS
Appointment Expires: 6/30/2026
Dr. Valerie Joiner, LCSW
Board Vice-Chair
RESIDENCE: D'Iberville, MS
Appointment Expires: 6/30/2024
Beth McNamee, LCSW
Chair for Social Work Discipline Specific Committee
RESIDENCE: Pearl, MS
Appointment Expires: 6/30/2023
Dr. Jamie L. Osby Williams, LMFT
Chair for MFT Discipline Specific Committee
RESIDENCE: Ocean Springs, MS
Appointment Expires: 6/30/2023
Dr. Jeff Hinton, LMFT
RESIDENCE: Hattiesburg, MS
Appointment Expires: 6/30/2026
Rosalind Yarber, LSW
RESIDENCE: Jackson, MS
Appointment Expires: 6/30/2026
Catherine Jones, LMFT
RESIDENCE: Long Beach, MS
Appointment Expires: 6/30/2026
Valerie Burnett, LSW
RESIDENCE: Brandon, MS
Appointment Expires: 6/30/2024
Krista Guynes, LCSW
RESIDENCE: Vicksburg, MS
Appointment Expires: 6/30/2024
Phylandria Hudson, LCSW
RESIDENCE: Jackson, MS
Appointment Expires: 6/30/2026
Board Attorney
Sarah Mann
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL