The Jackson Legal Professionals Association (JLPA) was originally chartered in 1959 as the Jackson Legal Secretaries Association. Since its inception, this Association has played a major role in our state. It was one of three "charter member local associations" of the Mississippi Association of Legal Professionals (formerly Mississippi Association of Legal Secretaries and Mississippi Division of NALS, Inc.) and hosted the first state annual meeting in 1963; each year since, JLPA has continued to host or co-host either the state annual meeting or a state board meeting each year.
PAST PRESIDENTS
1959-60 Hazel Crymes
1960-61 Melba Smith
1961-62 Ruby Noblitt (Allen)
1962-63 Agnes Leggett
1963-64 Lula Gentry
1964-65 Eloise Lawrence (dec’d)
1965-66 Tommie James
1966-67 Carolyn Reese
1967-68 Faye Mulligan
1968-69 Lucille Iccomb
1969-70 Donna McDowell (Sexton)
1970-71 Judy Hines (Lacy)
1971-72 Janice Ammann
1972-73 Judy Hines (Lacy)
1973-74 Carolyn Reese
1974-75 Pat Hynum, PLS
1975-76 Midge Swain (Samsel)
1976-77 Judy Taylor
1977-78 Midge Swain (Samsel)
1978-79 Sharon Pridgen
1979-80 Joyce Crouch (Pantall)
1980-81 Debbie Little
1981-82 Carolyn Sims
1982-83 Patti Shook (Gandy), PLS
1983-84 Patti Shook (Gandy), PLS
1984-85 Sheila Parker
1985-86 Alice Rutland
1986-87 Sandra Inman, PLS
1987-88 Judy Carballo
1988-89 Margaret Harper McKenzie, PLS
1989-90 Evelyn Harper, PLS
1990-91 Evelyn Harper, PLS
1991-92 Donna Strowd, PLS
1992-93 Donna Strowd, PLS
1993-94 Laura Barham
1994-95 Patsy Dillon, PLS
1995-96 Patsy Dillon, PLS
1996-97 Karen Shearer
1997-98 Bonnie Parkison
1998-99 Stephanie Floyd, PLS
1999-2000 Susie Bowen
2000-2001 Renee Dean
2001-2002 Renee Dean
2002-2003 Kim Knox
2003-2004 Kim Knox
2004-2005 Reba Peden, PP, PLS
2005-2006 Reba Peden, PP, PLS
2006-2007 Roberta Welch
2007-2008 Marilyn Mills
2008-2009 Marilyn Mills
2009-2010 Anita Campbell, PLS
2010-2011 Olivia Burgess Renfroe
2011-2012 Olivia Burgess Renfroe
2012-2013 Tene’ Wansley
2013-2014 Stacey Jackson
2014-2015 Marilyn Mills
2015-2016 Marilyn Mills
2016-2017 Marilyn Mills
2017-present Jennifer Parks
