Lyda Kay Ferree
Staff Position: Director of Membership and Community Awareness
Major Responsibilities: Professional services to assigned geographic area; assuring quality programming, facilitating fundraising efforts and establishing and maintaining community relations within assigned counties.
Years of Employment: 7 years
Education: Masters of Music, 1975 Memphis State University, Bachelor of Music, 1967 Union University
Certifications: Leadership Jackson-Class of 1989, WestStar-Class of 1999
Organizations: WestStar, Leadership Jackson, Women and Children’s Center, Board Member of: Women and Children’s Center, Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, and Lambuth Area Neighborhood Association. Also associate member of Preservation of East Main & Surroundings and 175th Anniversary Celebration of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Strengths: Communicating effectively with individuals, groups, media and public; developing and implementing plans to achieve business objectives; creating, organizing, producing and promoting special events; public speaking and seminar facilitating
Home Life: Single; enjoy my home in historic mid-town Jackson
Hobbies and Interests: Touring historic properties, traveling, writing, reading and antiquing
Fondest Girl Scout Memory: I remember skating parties at the old Bemis Skating Rink. My outfit was the color of lime sherbet. I also remember camping at Camp Shelby on the Mississippi River near Memphis where my favorite activities were cooking outside, making s’mores and singing around the campfires.
