William Merrell Email & Phone Number

Jackson Preparatory High School, Jackson, Ms

Cultivates leadership in students by encouraging them to discover their unique personalities, gifts and helping students pursue lives of service to their communities and beyond.

Supervisor Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MississippiMajor Accomplishments*31 Years of service to Army National Guard;* Recruited, trained and mobilized 10 Mississippi Army National Guard Aviation units into combat for year-long deployments to Iraq andAfghanistan;* UH-60 Blackhawk, UH-1 Huey, Qualified Pilot;W. MerrellPage Two* Fixed-Wing, Private Pilot;* Commercial Helicopter Pilot.

Jackson, Ms

Army Aviation Brigade January 2009 Thru April 2014.185th Theatre Aviation Brigade, Mississippi Army National GuardReport to Brigade Commander. Responsible for Brigade personnel, equipment, recruiting, facilities and training. 185thTheatre AviationBrigade; Headquartered in Jackson, MS; Twelve Aviation units located in Mississippi, Jackson, Tupelo, Meridian and Southaven; Manage 65full time employees with responsibility for military training, deployments, recruiting and administrative efforts in 12 additional NationalGuard Army Aviation units consisting of 890 soldiers, 46 Helicopters and $360 million in equipment.Responsible for ten Army Aviation units of 185thTAB (Theatre Aviation Brigade) deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Currently, two units arein Afghanistan.* Responsible for all strategic decision making and implementation for organization.* Directed the training plan and implementation for all units (Aviation, Maintenance, Air Traffic Services) working closely with BrigadeCommander and Higher Headquarters to ensure all goals were met and surpassed.* Served as the Hiring Board President for all new full time hires into the Brigade.* Responsible for all programs to include safety, aviation, personnel, maintenance, inspections and administration.* Responsible for Brigade recruitment providing strong leadership and direction in recruitment and culture development to ensure unitstrategic and current staffing needs are met in a manner that is aligned with company goals and objectives.* Financial responsibility to include travel budgets, financial loss responsibility determinations and facility maintenance.* Public Relations responsibility for Brigade to include media communications, army recruitment communications, crisis management andcommunications (as needed), soldier/family communications, unit advertising and special community outreach and dedication events

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Bba, Marketing