Dee Gardner

May 26, 2022

Museum Staff Spotlight: Jennifer Frey

Dee Gardner

May 26, 2022

Originally from Pennsylvania, Conservation Resource Biologist Jennifer Frey now calls Mississippi’s Gulf Coast home. Jennifer has loved the outdoors since childhood and now works to protect Mississippi’s endangered species. Read on to get to know Jennifer better.

Dee Gardner

November 9, 2021

MMNS Volunteer Spotlight

Museum Volunteer Spotlight: Javonne Marshall

Dee Gardner

November 9, 2021

MMNS Volunteer Spotlight

Museum Volunteer Spotlight: Javonne Marshall

Museum Volunteer Javonne Marshall loves paleontology and became a volunteer to explore her interest in the subject. Do you love fossils, too? Be sure to say hello to Javonne the next time you’re at the museum!

Dee Gardner

July 16, 2021

Corporate Volunteers

Trustmark Volunteers Help Museum with Important Projects

Dee Gardner

July 16, 2021

Corporate Volunteers

Trustmark Volunteers Help Museum with Important Projects

An absolutely stellar team of Trustmark volunteers got some important work done for MDWFP’s MS Museum of Natural Science recently!

Dee Gardner

July 1, 2021

MMNS Volunteer Spotlight

Museum Volunteer Spotlight: Iain Brumley

Dee Gardner

July 1, 2021

MMNS Volunteer Spotlight

Museum Volunteer Spotlight: Iain Brumley

Have you met our newest volunteer, Iain Brumley? Iain started volunteering earlier this summer. Say hello to him the next time you’re doing the fossil scavenger hunt!

Dee Gardner

June 3, 2021

MMNS Volunteer Spotlight

Museum Volunteer Spotlight: Jasmine Bennett

Dee Gardner

June 3, 2021

MMNS Volunteer Spotlight

Museum Volunteer Spotlight: Jasmine Bennett

Jasmine has been a valuable member of our volunteer team since July 2020. She just finished her sophomore year at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School where she’s on the tennis team, in the Environmental Club, and recently completed a Graphic Design course. Read on to get to know Jasmine better.

Dee Gardner

March 24, 2021

MMNS Volunteer Spotlight

Museum Volunteer Spotlight: Anna Everly

Dee Gardner

March 24, 2021

MMNS Volunteer Spotlight

Anna is an animal lover and has been a valuable museum volunteer for the past 10 months! She’s a sophomore at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School where she plays tennis and sings in the Choir. Read on to get to know Anna better.

Dee Gardner

February 26, 2021

Museum Staff Spotlight

Museum Staff Spotlight: Robbie Ellwanger

Dee Gardner

February 26, 2021

Museum Staff Spotlight

Robbie’s love of nature shines through everything he does - whether he’s in the water studying fish or rescuing a dog from a culvert! We’re fortunate to have him on our team.

Read on to get to know Robbie better.

Chris Zachow

December 16, 2020

Museum Staff Spotlight

Museum Staff Spotlight: Jamie Lynn Merrill

Chris Zachow

December 16, 2020

Museum Staff Spotlight

Jamie Lynn Merrill’s love for animals led her to a degree in Marine Biology and to the museum - where she’s made a big impact in a short time!

Read on to get to know Jaime Lynn better.

Chris Zachow

November 25, 2020

Museum Staff Spotlight

Museum Staff Spotlight: Jorene Evans

Chris Zachow

November 25, 2020

Museum Staff Spotlight

Whether she’s helping to create innovative virtual programs or wearing a turkey costume - Jorene is a vital member of the museum’s conservation education team! Read on to get to know Jorene better.

Chris Zachow

October 28, 2020

Museum Staff Spotlight

Museum Staff Spotlight: T.J. Tippit

Chris Zachow

October 28, 2020

Museum Staff Spotlight

T.J. Tippit, Visitor Services Manager and Volunteer Coordinator

T.J. does an excellent job of leading the Museum’s volunteer, gift shop, and front-line teams - a position that aligns perfectly with his career goal of ensuring guests have a great time while they learn about the natural world!

Read on to get to know T.J. better.