Contact Us

Address:

1538 Old Leland Road
P.O. Box 1813
Greenville, MS 38701-1813

Phone:

601-882-5980

Program Director

Diann Payne

Financial services advisor Diann Payne serves as the program director for the Mississippi Association of Community Action Agencies.

Diann’s financial services career includes stints as a bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and as an analyst for a regional financial institution.

Her service as an advisor, leader, and community volunteer spans decades, including multiple terms on the Board of Directors of Pascagoula-based Merchants & Marine Bank and as Chapter Chair of the Southeast Mississippi Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Diann has also held leadership positions with the Southeast Region Resource Council of the ARC in Birmingham, Alabama, the Board of Directors of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and the Mississippi-based nonprofit LifeWise. She has volunteered as a family partner for Habitat for Humanity of the Gulf Coast and fulfilled gubernatorial appointments to multiple statewide economic development and recovery committees.

Diann Payne earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Mississippi Valley State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.