Board of Directors

2024 Nominated Board Member Bios
*Manchester Academy Patrons, please take a few moments as a family and review each biography. Only one parent per family will vote from the MyMA Portal. If another parent from the same family also completes the survey, the original response is overwritten.

To Vote:
Go to the MyMA Portal
Select: School/Surveys
Vote for 3 Nominees

Voting will be open from Tuesday, April 23rd - Monday, May 6th.

Brooks Boutwell
Brooks Boutwell is a 2008 graduate of Manchester Academy, and a 2012 graduate of Mississippi State University. He holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering technology and business. Brooks works as the production and maintenance manager for J&J Bagging, and previously worked as the operations manager for Phillips Farms Elevator in Holly Bluff. Brooks is married to Lauren Boutwell, a registered nurse at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Yazoo City. Brooks and Lauren have three children: Nash, who is in MA's 5K; Jack, who is in MA's 3K program; and Vera, who is one. The Boutwells are members of Parkview Church of God.

Josh Carpenter
Josh Carpenter graduated from Central Holmes Academy and Holmes Community College with an associate's degree in drafting and design. Josh has been working at CF Industries in Yazoo City for 17 years. Josh helps coach peewee basketball, peewee track and field, and JV/HS track and field at MA. He is married to Kaley Rowland Carpenter, and they have five children attending Manchester: Angel Rae, a 10th grader; Embrie, a 5th grader; Skylar, a 4th grader, and twins, Brynnlie and Brooklyn, who are in 4K. Josh is an active member of Parkview Church of God where he serves on the Board of Trustees.

Mark Nixon
Mark Nixon attended Manchester Academy from kindergarten until his graduation in 1998. After graduation, Mark attended Mississippi State University and received a bachelor's degree in business. He has owned the Mark Nixon Allstate Agency for the past eight years and has spent the majority of his career in risk management. Mark has been married to Melanie Nixon for 19 years, and they have two children, both of whom attend Manchester: Grant, who is in 11th grade, and Banks, who is in 8th grade. Mark used to have lots of hobbies, but now he spends all of his time watching Grant and Banks play Manchester sports. The Nixons are members of Madison Heights Presbyterian Church.

Daniel Pender
Daniel Pender is a graduate of Benton Academy and Mississippi State University, where he received his bachelor of science degree in business and marketing. He is also a graduate of the LSU Graduate School of Banking. Daniel has been in banking for 20 years and also serves the city of Yazoo City as the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board. He has two children, Mallory, who is in the 10th grade, and John Wilson, who is in the 7th grade, both students at MA. In his spare time, Daniel enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. Daniel attends Yazoo City First Methodist Church, where he serves as a trustee of the church as well as a member of the missions committee and the finance committee.

Christy White
Christy White graduated from Yazoo County High School and Mississippi State University where she received a bachelor of science degree with an emphasis in food, nutrition, and dietetics. Christy has worked in the food and nutrition industry, and she and her husband Trey currently run their own business, Trinity Honey Farms. They live in Bentonia with their four children: Ethan, who is in 11th grade; Josie, who is in 10th grade; Sadie, who is in 7th grade; and Laina, a 6th grader, all of whom are students at MA. The Whites are active members of Bentonia Baptist Church.