Leadership

Gregory has been an active member of The Phoenix Club of Jackson since March of 2020, and this is his third year on the Phoenix Club Executive Board. Gregory received his undergraduate degree from Ole Miss where he served as the Associated Student Body President from 2013-2014 and his law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he served as Law School Student Body President from 2016-2017.

As an Eagle Scout, Gregory is very involved in his community, the City of Jackson, where he leads other non-profit efforts and Ole Miss-affiliated organizations. He also serves as the Lay Leader of Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church in downtown Jackson. Gregory previously served as the North Mississippi Field Representative and General Counsel to both United States Senators Thad Cochran and his successor Cindy Hyde-Smith. Gregory currently is the Deputy Director of the Policy Division for Attorney General Lynn Fitch and is married to Ann Ferrell Alston.

Myer has been an active member of The Phoenix Club of Jackson since 2020, and this is Myer’s third year on the board. He currently serves as Vice President.

Myer graduated from Ole Miss in 2015 with a degree in Political Science. He currently serves as Assistant Vice President and Business Strategist for Institutional Trust at Regions Bank covering the state of Mississippi, West Tennessee, and North Louisiana. Myer currently lives in Jackson with his wife, Brittany, his son John Hart, and his three doodles (Ollie, Fynn, and Cooper).

Kyle Jones is a financial advisor with CJM Capital Group, a local financial planning firm in the Jackson metro area. Originally from Jackson, MS, Kyle is a Mississippi State University graduate with a Bachelor of Accountancy in 2015 and his Master's of Business Administration in 2016.

Kyle resides in Jackson with his wife, Morgan, and their dog Rowdy. They enjoy a day out on the lake, attending Mississippi State sporting events and spending their weekends around the local spots in Jackson. Kyle and Morgan are members of Fondren Church.

Kyle has been an active member of the Phoenix Club of Jackson since 2018. He currently serves as the Events Director. His favorite fundraising event is the annual Seersucker and Sombreros party because it is a fun daytime event for a great cause.

Hunter Ransom is a litigation attorney at Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC, primarily practicing in labor & employment, construction, and commercial litigation.

Before joining the firm, Hunter clerked for the Honorable Kristi H. Johnson in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He graduated summa cum laude from Mississippi College School of Law in 2022 and, before that, attended the University of Mississippi.

Hunter has been a PCOJ member since 2021, and this is his second year on the board. He previously served as Membership Director. He also serves as a Director on the Board for Jackson Young Lawyers and is a recent Junior Member of the Country Club of Jackson.

Hunter is a Brandon native and now lives in Jackson. Outside of his professional life, he enjoys fitness, church, golf, and other ways to get involved in the community.

Gafford has been an active member with the PCOJ since 2021. This is Gafford’s second year on the board where he will be serving as Co-Events Director. Gafford is a native of Meridian, Mississippi. Gafford is a graduate of The University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in Psychology. He is also a graduate of The Mississippi School of Banking and was President of his class. Active in his community, Gafford has been working for Community Bank of MS for 5 years and currently serves as a Vice President. Gafford is married to Paige. Together they reside in Madison, Mississippi.

Peyton Brown spent most of his life growing up in the Jackson Metro area. He attended Mississippi College and graduated with a BSBA in Finance from Mississippi College in 2017.  Since graduation, Peyton has been working in the banking industry, and he currently works at Cadence Bank (formerly BancorpSouth Bank) as a Vice President and Relationship Manager in Madison, MS.  Peyton lives in Jackson, MS with his wife, Hayley, and they are members at Grace City Church, where he is a Deacon.  Peyton has been an active member of PCOJ since 2019. This is his second year on the board and first year serving as Co-Sponsorship Director.

Caleb Smith is a Director of Program Development at Higginbotham Insurance Agency where he focuses on building commercial programs for unique risks. He is also Vice President of the Refuge Group, a diversified portfolio of privately held businesses in transportation and government contracting. 

Caleb graduated cum laude at Samford University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a finance concentration and was honored as the top finance graduate in his class.

Caleb is an active member of Fondren Church in Jackson, Mississippi and serves on the boards of Southern Outdoors Unlimited and the Phoenix Club of Jackson. He also sits on Samford University’s Brock School of Business Risk Management and Insurance Advisory Board. 

A native of Monroe, LA, Ladd is in his third year as a member of the Phoenix Club of Jackson, and this is his second year as a member of the board. He is a 2015 graduate of Louisiana State University where he earned a degree in Business Management and Personal Finance. Ladd has been in financial services for over seven years and moved to Jackson in May of 2020. He is currently a Private Banking Relationship Manager at Trustmark National Bank. Ladd has always enjoyed helping people and looks forward to continuing to help the Boys and Girls Club and the Jackson community.

Drew Johnson is in his second year as a member of the Phoenix Club of Jackson, and proudly now serves as its Fundraising Director. He is originally from Monroe, LA, where he graduated from St. Frederick High School in 2013. He received his B.B.A. in Human Resource Management from the University of Mississippi in 2017, and then earned his MBA from the University of Mississippi in May 2021.

Drew now lives in Jackson, MS with his wife, Shay, and their two dogs, Shiloh and Pepper. He works as an Analyst for the MS Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER Committee, for short). He also currently serves as the President of the Alumni Association of Chi Psi Fraternity at Ole Miss.

Webb Emerson is a licensed, commercial general contractor working as Construction Manager at WBA Architecture.  Born and raised in Memphis, TN, he served on the Phoenix Club Board there for 3 years. He graduated from Mississippi State University where he met his wife Kelsey, a Jackson native. Outside of the office, you can find him playing golf at CCJ, enjoying MSU sporting events, spending time at the farm and out on the lake with his family and dog. He and his wife are members at Christ United Methodist Church.

Noel Morgan has been an active member of the Phoenix Club of Jackson since 2022. This is his first year on the board. Noel is a Tupelo, Mississippi native. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mississippi in 2019 and is currently attending Mississippi College School of Law.

This is his Ricky’s second year on the board. Ricky is a Natchez native who relocated to Madison in the early 2000’s. He currently resides in the Gluckstadt area with his wife Catherine and their family. He is currently the director of sales and marketing for Brick City Capital & BC Cre8ive Marketing. Outside of work you can find him active in community spending time with his family, coaching youth sports, cooking out, playing golf, fishing, & working out. Ricky is also serves in the Mississippi Army National Guard. He and his family are members of Pinelake Madison.