CMPDD is a non-profit corporation concerned with meeting the ever-changing needs of Central Mississippi. CMPDD promotes area-wide progress through regional planning and development concepts in areas such as planning, government management, and human resource coordination.
CMPDD is governed by a Board of Directors, which includes representatives of political, business, education, workforce development, and minority interests from each of the seven counties. The Board of Directors meet quarterly to establish policies that guide the implementation of activities which are administered by the Chief Executive Officer, Michael Monk.
Board of Directors:
| Supervisor William Banks, President |
Mayor Sally Garland, Vice-President |
| Mayor Les Childress, Secretary-Treasurer |
Mayor Isla Tullos, Immediate Past President |
| Cobie Collins | Daryl McMillian Sr. |
| Daisy Price | Wendell Stringer |
| John Morgan Hughes | David Archie |
| Credell Calhoun | Gerald Steen |
| Phil Buffington | Dan Hart |
| Jared Morrison | Steve Gaines |
| Walter Redd | Pat Sullivan |
| Todd Booth | Patrick Brown |
| Pat Brown | Brian Kennedy |
| Michael Mayfield | Michael D. Mathews |
| David Berry | Linda Fondren |
| Mildred Smith | David Starling |
| Chokwe Lumumba | Angelique Lee |
| Mat Thomas | Brandon Comer |
