Shirley A. Gibbs

Shirley Gibbs is a graduate of Mississippi College and Jackson State University. She has seven years of experience in public education, and twenty-four years of experience in governmental procurement. As a member the Mississippi Association of Governmental Purchasing and Property Agents, Shirley has gained additional training on federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations pertaining to contract procurement. She has received the HCHRA Agency Support Award, the HCHRA Board of Directors Awards, HCHRA Josephine Singleton Award and the HCHRA Administrative Staff of the Year Award. Shirley has been with HCHRA for more than twenty-seven years, serving first as a volunteer Parent for the Head Start Program, then being hired as a Purchasing & Procurement Director for the past twenty-four years.