Who Are Mensans?

Mensans are employed in or are retired from a variety of fields. Our interests and/or hobbies are equally varied. This makes for interesting group meetings. Topics of conversation are as varied as our members. No one is forced to participate in any meeting or special interest group (SIG). The purpose is to provide mental stimulation for everyone. Below is a list of some of our members and their occupations.

Local Members:

• Lauren Aldridge
• Lisa Bernard
• Richard Blessing - Computer Programmer/Analyst
• Charles Bratt - Self-employed real estate attorney doing title checks and loan closings, Treasurer, South Mississippi Mensa
• - Retired Engineer; Currently volunteers as a Math Teacher for the GED Program; Proctor for South Mississippi Mensa
• Ronald Cahill
• Joseph Cook
• Lester Corder
• John Dickinson
• James A. Duke, Jr. - Geophysicist for the Naval Oceanographic Services
• Foster Flint - Assistant Dean for the Learning Center at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jefferson Davis Campus; Retired Air Force
• Arlen 'Ken' Griffey - no relation to another Ken Griffey, or so we're told.
• Father Ray Goodman - Retired Navy Aerial Photographer; Lawyer; Episcopal Rector (various locations in Mississippi)
• Jonathan Hankins
• Elizabeth Hill - Retired, Federal Civil Service employee, Department of the Defense
• Brad Hooker
• Mark Hurst
• Larry Hyett - Tech Rep for Lockheed Martin overseeing AEGIS weapon systems; Naval Architect; Surveyor, Vice LocSec of South Mississippi Mensa
• Marshall Johnson
• Joe Kirkby
• Eric Ladner - Webmaster for Mensage Online; Systems Analyst at Chevron in Pascagoula (no, not the gas station - the refinery).
• Terry Lechler
• Hal Leftwich
• Anna Lockwood
• Betty Mac Arthur
• Arvah McClendon
• Alice McGrath - Employed in Civilian Human Resources for the Department of the Navy at Stennis Space Center
• Alesia Miller
• Jerry Molaison
• Christian Netto
• Robert Newton
• Wayne Parker - Writer; Retired Naval Nuclear Reactor Operator; Former editor Mensage, Congressional Candidate
• Robert Perkins
• - Retired Oceanographer and active Ferrovaporequiniologist, Current LocSec, South Mississippi Mensa
• George Rhode - Retired Chef; Restaurateur; Writer; Public Relations Specialist; and College Instructor
• Scott Shull
• - Retired; Circulation Manager, Mensage; Currently involved in setting up Ping Pong, Badminton, and Bridge tournaments for her Senior Group
• John Starks - Controller for Starks Contracting Co.
• James Strader
• Laana Taylor
• Ian Underwood
• Casey Varnado
• Fred Walker, Jr.