MidSouth Mayors’ Council

Meeting History:

  • Connecting the DOTs, October 2019: John Nations, St Louis; Toks Omishakin, TDOT, Alec Farmer, ArDOT, Mike Tagert, MDOT

  • Disruptive Demographics, Vulnerable Populations, and City Competitiveness, March 29, 2019: Dr Jim Johnson, UNC at Chapel Hill

  • St Jude Mayors Tour & Meeting, Feb 14, 2019

  • RegionSmart 2018 Summit – 204 Attendees April 26, 2018

  • Six Disruptive Demographics That Will Change America Forever, Feb 13, 2018: Dr. Jim Johnson, UNC at Chapel Hill 

  • RegionSmart 2017 Summit –with 235 Attendees April, 2017 

  • The Need for Innovative and Regional Solutions to our Transportation Challenges, March 23, 2017: Charles Santo and Suzanne Carlson: Co-Chairs of the Memphis 3.0 Transit working group

  • Lessons Learned at the Mayors’ Institute on City Design Conference, Nov 17, 2016: Mayor Mike Palazzolo, Germantown, TN  

  • Transportation in an App Society, Sept 15, 2016: Ron Garrison, CEO of MATA

  • Beer & BarBQ Henry Turley Company Rooftop, July 28, 2016

  • RegionSmart 2016 Summit–271 Attendees April 28, 2016

  • The New Teacher Project, Nov 19, 2015: Victoria VanCleef 

  • How the MidSouth Stacks Up with Site Selectors, Sept 17, 2015

  • Social at Redbirds Game, July 16, 2015 

  • Mid-South Community College Breakfast & Tour, May 21, 2015: MSCC – West Memphis, AR  

  • Transit Funding White Paper & Region Sourcebook Relevancy Today, March 19, 2015: Suzanne Carlson and Dexter Mueller 

  • Regional Disaster Relief, January 21, 2015: Jeana Bailley, Mid-South Red Cross

  • Workforce Development: Community College Perspective, May 21, 2014: Dr. Glen Fenter, President Mid-South Community College 

  • Regional Collaboration, March 18, 2014: Mayor Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City, OK

  • Regional Collaboration, June 24, 2013: Mayor Ken Moore, Franklin, TN

  • Initial Convening of MidSouth Mayors May 9, 2013: Featuring: Mayor Tom Murphy, Pittsburgh, PA and Mayor Jim Hovland, Edina, MN 

In 2013, mayors from the tri-state area started to convene to discuss matters of regional importance and collaboration. Today the Council is run by MidSouth Development District and meets throughout the year on issues of regional importance.