Staff and Board of Directors

Dedicated Artisans, Business People, Volunteers, & Professionals

Our Staff

Beth Holland, Sales Associate

Beth, born in Jackson and reared in Capitol City and in Columbus, is an enthusiastic appreciator of handcraft and the creativity, talent, and passion of Craftsmen’s Guild artisans.

She worked as a reporter, columnist, editorial writer, and editor at news organizations in New England, Mississippi, and New York before returning to Jackson in the fall of 2020. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Mississippi State University and a master’s in journalism from Boston University.

Beth is a lover of family gatherings, Delta sunsets, the writings of Eudora Welty and Willie Morris, oyster po’boys, fresh tomatoes, and cheese straws. Her two daughters live in Washington, D.C., and Hudson, N.Y.

You will find her in the Gallery at the Bill Waller Craft Center and she is most glad to be of help!

Annalee, born and raised in Madison, has an appreciation for crafts that started at a young age. When she was six years old, she visited the Craftsmen’s Guild on a school field trip. Years later, she participated in a summer Creative Craft Camp at the Guild, and now she is serving in marketing and many other facets.

Annalee is a current senior at Samford University, studying studio art and psychology. She is also a part of the University Fellows honors program, and she is the Collegiate Chapter President of her sorority. Annalee volunteers at a mental health intensive for adolescents every summer. In her free time, she enjoys the great outdoors, painting, dancing, and spending time with her family.

Annalee LeDuff

Greta Wharton, Sales Associate

Born and bred in Tar Heel Country, Greta came to Jackson by way of New York City in 1990.  She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill; followed by studies in non-profit administration at Salem College in Winston-Salem and graphic arts while living in New York.  

Prior to her time with the Guild, she pursued a multi-faceted career in art fields. Her experience includes graphic design and photography; as well as years of arts administration in public affairs, special events, fundraising, and education for museums, galleries, and civic organizations.  A perpetual DIY-er, Greta enjoys a myriad of hobbies, including cooking and attempts at gardening.  She lives in an old bungalow in Fondren with a Great Pyrenees and a cat.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors oversees the work of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi.

Half of the board is composed of Guild artisan members and the other half is composed of business people and community volunteers.

Members serve three-year, staggered terms.

OFFICERS

Elizabeth Montabault, President

Otie Heubach, Vice President

Carolyn Hudson, Secretary

Mike Stevens, Treasurer

Aftan Mitchell, Standards Chair

CRAFTSMEN

Linda Beasley

Rhonda Blasingame

Phil Brown

Debby Delashmet

Alma Ellis

Paul Meek

Jim Piggot

Kit White

PATRONS

Brian Beckham

Jenny Berryhill

Kim Cooper

Corey Ellison

Susan Marquez

Marion Wofford

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