Board of Trustees

Mrs. Shawn Brevard, President
ssbrevard@tupeloschools.com

Shawn Brevard began her four-year term in April of 2005 (she filled the slot which Mr. Steve White vacated after serving an extra year on the Board). Shawn has served as PTA President at Church Street School and PTO President at Carver School. She also served on various committees with Milam PTO and TMS PTT, including Long-Range Planning. She has served as President of the Tupelo Community Theatre and the Cultural Alliance of Tupelo/Lee County. She was recognized by the GumTree Museum of Art in 2004 with their inaugural Art Patron of the Year award. She is a founding board member of the Link Centre. She is active at First United Methodist Church in Tupelo, serving on a variety of committees (Helping Hands, Worship, Family Life, etc.).  Shawn is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a graduate of the University of Virginia, with a B.A. in Religious Studies. She also holds an Associate Degree from the Tobe-Coburn School for Fashion Careers in New York City. Her work experience includes the Executive Training program at Saks 5th Avenue in New York (1980-1983), Vice-President of S. Stewart Ltd. in Cincinnati (1983-1986), and Women's Department buyer for Reed's in Tupelo (1987-1989). Shawn has been a resident of Tupelo since 1986. She and her husband David (a THS graduate) have two daughters, Stewart, who graduated from THS in 2007 and now attends Vanderilt University and Elizabeth, who attends THS.

Mr. John Nail, Vice-President
jpnail@tupeloschools.com  

John P. Nail is a certified public accountant and chief financial officer for Mississippi Methodist Senior Services, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that owns and operates retirement communities in ten Mississippi locations. Prior to joining Senior Services, he spent 31 years in public accounting. Nail is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. He and his wife Mimi are both graduates of Tupelo High School and their three adult children are products of the Tupelo Public Schools. Nail is a member of First Baptist Church in Tupelo where he is an adult Sunday school teacher and a former chairman of deacons. He serves on the Board of Directors of Good Samaritan Health Services.

Mike Clayborne has served as President of the CREATE Foundation since September 1996. Mike is a native of Northeast Mississippi having been born and reared in Amory, Mississippi.  He received a B.S. Degree in 1974 from Mississippi State University.  Mike then graduated from the Institute for Organization Management at the University of Georgia, and the National Planned Giving Institute at the College of William & Mary.  He and his wife, Julie, have two daughters, Kayla and Kelsey.  Mike served as President of the Tupelo School Board and has been a member since 2000.  Mike is a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Tupelo.

Amy Heyer has served the community and the children of Tupelo as a volunteer and employee of the Tupelo Public School District.  Mrs. Heyer has volunteered in various school and community organizations, including Joyner PTA President, Parent Council President, Community Coordinator of the Tupelo High School Senior Project, Board of Directors of Church After School Association, Board of Directors of the Association for Excellence in Education, Mississippi Parents Campaign, Citizens for Public Schools and The University of Mississippi Alumni Board of Directors. From 1997-2003, she served the Tupelo Public School District as the Community Support Officer. A graduate of The University of Mississippi with a Bachelor Degree of Social Work and The University of Southern Mississippi with a Master Degree of Social Work, Mrs. Heyer has been a resident of Tupelo since 1986. She and her husband, Rich have three sons. Tays and Jake are both graduates of Tupelo High School and Rich III is currently enrolled at Tupelo High School. The Heyer family is actively involved at First United Methodist Church.

Lee Tucker has served in various volunteer capacities within the school system, including PTO and the Long Range Planning committee at Thomas Street Elementary. He has served on the board of directors for AEE where he has served on several grant committees. He attended Tupelo public schools and graduated from Mississippi State University where he received a degree in Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis. He is the plant manager for Carpenter Company's Tupelo division. He also serves on the board of Catch Kids and the board of directors for Pine Vale Children's Home. He has served as chairman of the advisory board of the National Federation of the Blind. He attends the North Green Street Church of Christ where he is a deacon and trustee. He and his wife Chelle, have two children, Adam and Erin.