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Mississippi Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR)
Department of Rehabilitation Services
The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation provides services designed to improve economic opportunities for individuals with physical and mental disabilities through employment. OVR has a network of 17 community rehabilitation centers (AbilityWorks) located throughout the state, which provide vocational assessment, job training and actual work experience for individuals with disabilities.
"REGION I
Barry Bray, Regional Manager
613 Pegram Dr.
P.O. Box 1543
Tupelo, MS 38802
Ph. No. 662-842-1973
FAX: 662-842-1026
bbray@mdrs.ms.gov
DISTRICT I
Marva Paul, District Manager
51 County Rd. 166
P.O. Box 1111
Oxford, Mississippi 38655-1111
Ph. No.662-234-3171
FAX: 662-234-7421
mpaul@mdrs.ms.gov
Counties Served: Calhoun, Coahoma, Desoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica, Yalobusha
DISTRICT II
John Calvin, District Manager
2620 Traceland Drive
Tupelo, Mississippi 38803
Ph. No. 662-842-1010
FAX: 662-840-9945
jcalvin@mdrs.ms.gov
Counties Served: Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union
REGION II
Susan Williams, Regional Manager
1800 Hill Drive, Suite B
Grenada, MS 38901
Ph. No. 662-227-0183
FAX: 662-227-0185
sbwilliams@mdrs.ms.gov
DISTRICT III
Gaylin Matthews, District Manager
201 Highway 7 South
Greenwood, MS 38930
Ph. No. 662-453-6172
Toll free: 1-800-704-3759
FAX: 662-459-9752
gmatthews@mdrs.ms.gov
Counties Served: Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Washington, yazoo
DISTRICT IV
Karren Cresap, District Manager
207 Industrial Park Road
P.O. Drawer 1309
Starkville, Mississippi 39760
Ph. No. 662-323-9594
Toll free: 1-800-796-8672
FAX: 662-324-4275
kcresap@mdrs.ms.gov
Counties Served: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Monroe, Montgomery, Okitbbeha, Webster
REGION III
Vicki Burton, Regional Manager
3895 Beasley Road
Jackson, MS 39213
Ph. No. 601-898-7001
FAX: 601-898-7023
vburton@mdrs.ms.gov
DISTRICT V
Jocelyn Wilson, District Manager
3895 Beasley Road
Jackson, MS 39213
Ph. No. 601-898-7004
Toll free: 1-800-805-3199
FAX: 601-898-7021
jwilson@mdrs.ms.gov
Counties Served: Hinds, Warren
DISTRICT VI
Robin Stricklin, District Manager
1032 Center Pointe Blvd. Suite A
Pearl, MS 39208
Ph. No.601-709-5600
FAX: 601-709-5606
rstricklin@mdrs.ms.gov
Counties Served: Attala, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith
DISTRICT VII
Carol Elrod, District Manager
1003 College Drive
P. O. Box 4317
Meridian, MS 39304-4317
Ph. No.601-483-3881
Toll free: 1-866-689-7926
FAX: 601-692-2760
celrod@mdrs.ms.gov
Counties Served: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Winston
REGION IV
Kevin Bishop, Regional Manger
13486 Fastway Lane, Suite D
Gulfport, MS 39503
Ph. No. 228-575-3789
FAX: 228-575-3797
kbishop@mdrs.ms.gov
DISTRICT VIII
Jeanette Yates, District Manager
1400-A Harrison Avenue
P.O. Box 1408
McComb, MS 39649-1408
Ph. No. 601-249-2498
Toll free: 1-800-378-6259
FAX: 601-684-1256
jyates@mdrs.ms.gov
Counties Served: Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson
DISTRICT IX
Frank Edgar, District Manager
17 JM Tatum Industrial Drive
P.O. Box 17949
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39404-7949
Ph. No. 601-545-5619
Toll free: 1-800-711-4588
FAX: 601-545-5641
fedgar@mdrs.ms.gov
Counties Served: Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jones, Lamar, Perry, Wayne
DISTRICT X
Kathy McDonald, District Manager
13486 Fastway Lane, Suite D
Gulfport, Mississippi 39503
Ph. No. 228-575-3789
Toll free: 1-800-741-8448
FAX: 228-575-3797
kmcdonald@mdrs.ms.gov
Counties Served: George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Stone, Pearl River
