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Becky Beard Named New Director

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In May 2023, the Mississippi Land Bank Board of Directors named Rebecca "Becky" Beard as board-elected director.

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Ms. Beard was born and raised in Sardis, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi. She has been a partner with William, Pitts, & Beard PLLC, one of the leading CPA firms in and throughout the Hernando, Memphis and North Mississippi area, since 2001.

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Ms. Beard served for seven years on the Mississippi Arts Commission Board and is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Mississippi Society of CPAs. She currently serves as finance committee chair of Northwest Mississippi Community Foundation.

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Growing up, her family had a beef cattle operation, and currently her family farms soybeans in Sardis, both of which have contributed to her appreciation of the rural lifestyle.

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Thank you for to Ms. Beard for her willingness to serve Mississippi Land Bank and guide the business of our association!

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