ABOUT DARREN MUSSELWHITE
CAREER
- Mayor of Southaven; June 28, 2013 – Present
- Insurance Agent; Musselwhite & Michel Insurance, LLC; November 14, 2017-Present
- Insurance Agent; Shelter Insurance Companies; May 4, 1992-November 13, 2017
- Minor League Baseball Player, Minnesota Twins and San Francisco Giants; June, 1989- April, 1992
EDUCATION
- Ole Miss; BBA in Managerial Finance; December, 1989
- Southaven High School Honor Graduate, 1985
- Insurance Professional Designation; Life Underwriters Training Council Fellow; July, 1995
- Certified Municipal Officer; Mississippi Municipal League; July, 2017
AFFILIATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
- Named Desoto Times-Tribune “Desoto’s Best Mayor”; 2018, 2019
- Named Southaven Chamber of Commerce “Man of the Year”; 2017
- Mid-South Mayors Council Executive Committee
- Governor’s Council of Mayors; 2013-2015
- Southaven Chamber of Commerce
- Shelter Insurance Conference of Champions Hall of Fame
- Desoto Marlins/Rays Youth Baseball Organization Director and Coach; 2009-2018
- Southaven Broncos/ Steelers Youth Football Coach; 2008-2018
- Ole Miss Alumni, M-Club, UMAA Foundation, and Ernie La Barge Bullpen Club
- Mid-South Flag Football Association Player and Treasurer; 1991-2011
- “Pass-It-On” Flag Football Passing Champion; Dallas, Texas; 1993
- Drafted in 1989 MLB Draft
- Ole Miss Baseball Player; 1986-1989; Named Most Valuable Pitcher in 1988; Named Freshman of the Year in 1987; Named SEC Pitcher of the Week on May 2, 1988
- Named Mississippi’s Connie Mack Baseball Player of the Year; 1985
- Southaven High School Football, Baseball, and Basketball Player; 1982-1985
PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HISTORY
- Son of James and Diane Musselwhite
- Married to Laurie Honeycutt Musselwhite for 23 years
- Children Reid (20), Ryan (17), and Drew (15)
- Christian Faith; Attends Life Fellowship Church in Southaven