meet St. Andrew’s New Trustees
William J. Bynum
Helen Puckett DeFrance
William J. Bynum Bill and his wife Hope and have been active members of the St. Andrew’s Episcopal School community since moving to Mississippi from North Carolina in 1994. Their daughter, Blythe, will graduate Alpha-Omega in 2009. Bill is chief executive officer of ECD/HOPE (Enterprise Corporation of the Delta/Hope Community Credit Union), a community development financial institution that serves distressed communities throughout the Mid-South. A University of North Carolina graduate, he serves on several boards, including the Foundation for the Mid South, Mississippi Access to Justice Commission, Mississippi Children’s Museum, Regions Bank Community Development Corporation, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, and the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, and is chairman of the President’s Community Development Advisory Board. Helen Puckett DeFrance Helen Puckett DeFrance has served St. Andrew’s as an assistant Upper School coordinator, a committee chair of Starry Night, and a band mom, and is currently chairman-elect of the St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association. A graduate of the master’s program at Pepperdine University with a specialty in Montessori training (a hands-on, experiential teaching method), Helen presents her popular cooking program, “THYME to
Haley R. Fisackerly
Wesley Goings
Cook!,” in schools across the country. She has authored two cookbooks: At Home Cafe: Great Food and Fun for Everyone! and At Home Cafe: Gatherings for Family and Friends. She lives in Jackson with her son Martin (Class of 2011), and is an active communicant of the Cathedral Church of St. Andrew. Haley R. Fisackerly Haley Fisackerly, his wife, Allison, and their sons Reeves (Class of 2020) and Ryan (Class of 2023) are beginning their third year in the St. Andrew’s community. After working with Entergy for a number of years, Haley was named president and chief executive officer of Entergy Mississippi, Inc. in June. Haley grew up in Columbus, Mississippi, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University. He earned a master’s degree in public administration with an emphasis in executive, legislative, and regulatory management from George Washington University. Haley serves on numerous statewide and Jacksonarea boards, including the Mississippi Museum of Art, SafeCity initiative, and the Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions, and is the chairman of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership. He and his family are communicants of the Episcopal Church of St. James. Wesley Goings Wesley Goings serves as vice-president 9
Christa Meeks
of Telapex, Inc., where he has been employed for more than 12 years. He also serves as a director of the Cellular South Foundation. After growing up in Birmingham, Wesley graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and obtained a master’s degree in management from Birmingham-Southern College. He and his wife, Dolly, are St. Andrew’s parents of Hugh (Class of 2015) and Meredith (Class of 2017) and attend Northminster Baptist Church. Wesley enjoys running and coaching youth sports – especially St. Andrew’s teams. Christa Meeks Christa Meeks currently serves as chairman of the St. Andrew’s Parents’ Association. She and her husband, Richard, have two St. Andrew’s children, Mary Claire (Class of 2007), and Maggie (Class of 2019). Born and raised in south Arkansas, Christa received her bachelor of science degree from Southern Arkansas University. Since moving to Jackson, Christa has also served St. Andrew’s as chairman of Designer Showhouse. She is a sustaining member of Junior League of Jackson, and has served on the Mississippi Children’s Museum Development Committee and the Executive Board of the Mississippi Children’s Museum. Christa and her family are communicants of the Episcopal Church of St. James.