Soil & Water Commissioners

The DeSoto County SWCD is governed by five Commissioners

Three SWCD Commissioners are elected in a district-wide (county) election by landowners. Two Commissioners are appointed by the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission upon recommendations of the SWCD board of commissioners.

Each District is authorized to appoint five deputy commissioners. These commissioners serve without pay to carry out a cooperative program that addresses the natural resource concerns of the District.

Commissioners

  • Susie Burns
  • Jim Sayle Jr.
  • Seth Steadham
  • Zach Walker
  • Benjamin Dean

Deputy Commissioners

  • Bowdre Emerson
  • Duane Steadham
  • David Sullivan
  • Todd Williams