Staff

Debbie W. Cherry, AIA, NCARB, CSI

• Serves as President and Chief Executive Officer
  
• Twenty years of diverse experience in the architectural and construction industry
  
• Received a Bachelor of Architecture from Mississippi State University in 1987.
  
• Director on the Executive Board for the Mississippi Chapter of the American Institute
  of Architects
  
• Advisory Council Member for the College of Architecture, Art and Design at
  Mississippi State University
  
• Facilitator for the American Institute of Architects Hurricane Katrina Disaster Recovery Training
  
• Equity and Student-Athlete Welfare subcommittee chair for the Division 1 NCAA Athletics
  Certification for Mississippi State University
  
• Member of the Construction Specifications Institute
  
• Member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
  
• Currently holds NCARB certificate #57173 and is a registered architect in the following eleven states:
  Mississippi #1874; Arkansas #3596; Alabama #5627; Louisiana #5925; Florida #AR91938; Georgia #RA010997; Missouri #A-2007002110; Oklahoma #A4686; Tennessee #102742; Texas #18442; Kentucky #6285

Carol M. Drake, CHC

• Serves as Director of Construction Management
  
• Licensed General Contractor
  
• Certified Health Care Contractor
  
• Twenty-five years of diverse experience in the architectural, construction and construction management industry

Elton F. Whitley

• Serves as Construction Administrator
  
• Received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology from University of Southern Mississippi in 1969
  
• Thirty-five years of diverse experience in the architectural, construction and construction management industry

Ricky Davis

• Received Associates of Applied Science Degree from Itawamba Community College in 1976
• Received a Bachelor of Architecture from Mississippi State University in 1981
• Thirty-two years of diverse experience in the architectural and construction industry.

David Jones

• Registered Architect
• Received a Bachelor of Architecture from Mississippi State University in 1998
• Fifteen years of diverse experience in the architectural and construction industries

Mike Dykes

• Two years drafting school at Hinds Community College and three and a half of Architecture School at Mississippi State University
• Served as President for the student chapter of SHBA and AIAS
• Selected for Builder magazine "Talent Scout 1999"
• Fifteen years of diverse experience in the architectural and construction industry

Stephens Daniel

• Received a Bachelor of Architecture and a minor in History from Mississippi State University in 2005
• Phi Alpha Theta student member at Mississippi State University
• Two years of diverse experience in the architectural and construction industries

Maggie Atwood

• Interior Designer
• Received a Bachelor of Science from the College of Human Sciences with an emphasis in Interior Design at Mississippi State University in 2000
• Received Applied Arts Degree from Itawamba Community College in 1997
• Allied Member of American Society of Interior Designers
• Member of Tupelo's Historic Preservation Commission
• Tupelo Business and Professional Woman Young Careerist 2005
• Volunteer of the Year for Tupelo Downtown Main Street Association 2007

Emily Roberts

• Interior Designer
• Received a Bachelor of Science from the College of Architecture, Art, and Design at Mississippi State University in 2007
• Served as Officer for the student chapter of ASID in 2006-2007
• First Place Award for Hospitality Design at ASID South Central District Competition in 2007
• Intern Designer in Los Angeles, CA Summer of 2007