MDA has new marketing leader

Pamela Weaver has been named chief marketing officer of the state’s lead economic development agency, the Mississippi Development Authority. As CMO, Weaver will lead MDA’s Marketing and Communications team’s efforts to promote investment and job creation throughout the state. Weaver has served the past eight years as communications director for the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office. Weaver, an Ocean Springs native, is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with degrees in mass communication and political science. She is also a former news anchor and reporter at WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg. Weaver replaces Marlo Dorsey, who resigned in November. (Source: Mississippi Business Journal 12/21/15)