DIRECTOR, AMERICAN LEGION BOYS STATE: 

HIRAM C. EASTLAND III -- Hiram Eastland of Greenwood attended Boys State as a delegate in 1995 representing American Legion Post 29 of Greenwood. He joined the staff as a City Advisor in 1996. He quickly moved up the chain of command as a County Advisor, Liaison, Office Manager, and eventually became Director in 2004. Hiram graduated with a Bachelors of Business Administration from Ole Miss in 2000 and earned his Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law in 2004.  Hiram served as a Special Assistant Attorney General after graduating law school.  He is currently an Attorney in Greenwood.  Eastland is married to Jennifer Tharp Eastland of Winona.  They reside in Greenwood where they have a daughter, Mary Allyn and a son, Hiram IV.

BOYS STATE STAFF ADVISOR:

MORGAN P. SHANDS--A native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Morgan Shands attended Boys State as a delegate in 1982 representing Hattiesburg High School.  He joined the staff the next year and was named director in 1991.  He graduated from the Univeristy of Southern Mississippi.  Shands was president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity while at USM.  He completed his law degree from Mississippi College Shool of Law.  He is currently a Special Assistant Attorney General.

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: 

 RANDY BREAL, BILOXI, MS

SMITH BOYKIN, JACKSON, MS

JUAN MCCOLLUM, PEARL, MS

PUBLIC RELATIONS:

STEVE GUYTON, KOCIUSKO, MS

LEGAL ADVISOR:

TOM CARPENTER, PASCAGOULA, MS

SENIOR STAFF:

PURVIE GREEN, BRANDON, MS

SHANE AGUIRRE, TUPELO, MS

DUB HORNSBY, BILOXI, MS

BRIAN AUSTIN, WINONA, MS

CHRIS VIGNES,

TOMMY BACHUS, MADISON, MS

DOUG JONES, AMORY, MS

SCOOTER KELLUM, AMORY, MS

STERLING KIDD, GREENWOOD, MS

WALKER HENGST, ROLLING FORK, MS

GREGORY HORNSBY, BILOXI,

COUNTY ADVISORS:

BRYCE SHANDS, BAY ST. LOUIS, MS

VANARIO YOUNGBLOOD, FOREST, MS

WALKER ROBERTS, GREENWOOD, MS

ANDREW FOX, PASCAGOULA, MS

ROB MURRAY, BAY ST. LOUIS, MS

ADAM HUELL, VICKSBURG, MS

2005 CITY ADVISORS:

BERN EBERSOLE, VICKSBURG, MS

BRITTON SMITH, PINEY WOODS, MS

BRICE MCMURPHY, BILOXI, MS

DANIEL HEIDER, BILOXI, MS

CHAD FULGHAM, MABEN, MS

SCOTT STEWART, BILOXI, MS

MITCH LAMBERT, TUPELO, MS

MICHAEL SIPP, PASCAGOULA, MS

REYNOLDS BOYKIN, JACKSON, MS

REGGIE GREEN, VICKSBURG, MS

GREGORY DAY, MADISON, MS