Lifelong Desoto County Resident Named Nunnelee Chief of Staff
Congressman-Elect Nunnelee announced today that he has hired Diane Hawks as his Congressional Chief of Staff.
Ms. Hawks has a vast amount of experience serving a majority of her career in the private sector. She has also gained valuable public sector experience working in our nation’s Capital over the past six years.
Diane’s private sector experience includes real estate, banking, agriculture and flight services. She has experience ranging from founding director of Community Bank in Desoto County to managing a farming operation with about $2 million in annual sales.
Over the past six years Diane has worked in Washington, DC serving as Director of Deployment with the Republican Senatorial Committee and as Deputy Director of Management for the White House under President George W. Bush.
Nunnelee Statement
“Diane is a perfect fit to lead our team as we strive to serve the citizens of the First Congressional District. She has a very unique background with extensive private sector experience. Diane’s background allows her to have a good understanding of how Washington policies impact small businesses and families in Mississippi. She also has a good understanding of the inter-workings of Washington, DC but with a strong footing based in North Mississippi. Diane will do a great job and I have every confidence that she will be a great advocate for the people of North Mississippi.”
HAWKS’ EXPERIENCE
Director of Deployment, Special Teams 2008 – The National Republican Senatorial Committee, Washington, DC
January 2008 – December 2008
Deputy Director of Management – The White House, Washington, DC
June 2005 – December 2006
Hawks for Lieutenant Governor Campaign – MS GOP nominee in 1999
Co-Owner and co-manager-Desoto East, Inc., Hernando, MS
March 1988 – 2005
Co-owner and manager-Hawks Properties, Hernando, MS
January 2003 – December 2006
Incorporator and Director – Community Bank, Desoto County, MS
January 1998 – January 2005
Chairperson of State Committee – U S Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA), Jackson, MS
July 2001 – January 2005
Vice President for Operations – Agriculture Development International, Washington, DC
May 2003 – January 2004
Program Analyst, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Washington, DC
May 2002 – April 2003
Co-owner and co-manager, Hawks Farming, Hernando, MS
1972 – April 2002
Co-owner and co-manager, Northwest Mississippi Flying Service, Inc., Hernando, MS
January 1990 – December 1995
HAWKS’ PROFESSIONAL and CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Recipient, Mississippi Governor’s Commission on Women, 2002 Award
Member, American Farm Bureau Feed Grains Advisory Committee
Member, WashingtonFirst Bank Advisory Board
Vice-President, Mississippi Association of Conservation Districts
Member, Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission
Director, Mississippi Soybean Association
Treasurer, Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
Director, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
Vice President, Mississippi Corn Growers Association
Director, Mississippi State University Research and Technology Corporation
Director, Mississippi Advocating Highways for Economic Advancement and Development
Commissioner, Desoto County Soil and Water Conservation District
President, Desoto County Farm Bureau
Member, Governmental Affairs Committee, Desoto Economic Development Council
Director/Charity Ball Chairperson, Desoto Sunrise, Inc.
Director, Desoto Historical Society Advisory Board
Director, Magnolia Heights School
President, Magnolia Heights School Parent and Teacher Association
President, Hernando Civic Garden Club
Treasurer, Hernando Woman’s Club
Volunteer, Southern Republican Leadership Conference-New Orleans, LA
George W. Bush, Presidential Inaugural Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee, President’s Dinner
MS GOP
Numerous GOP state and federal campaigns
HAWKS’ EDUCATION
B. A. Ed., The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
Major: Education with certification in biology and chemistry
Dale Carnegie Course: Effective Communications and Human Relations
Course Graduate and Dale Carnegie Graduate Teaching Assistant
Protocol School of Washington
Certified consultant for Corporate Etiquette and International Protocol
Nunnelee Press
12/1/10
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