Stockholders of Southern AgCredit recently re-elected Reggie Allen of Brookhaven, Mississippi, Lonnie “Gene” Boykin of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and Loyd Dodson of Haughton, Louisiana, to the rural lending cooperative’s board of directors.   The Southern AgCredit Board of Directors reappointed Jonathan Hollingshead of Madison, Mississippi, to serve on the board. Each director will serve a three-year term.

Reggie Allen owns 500 acres in Lincoln County consisting of 400 acres of timber and 100 acres of open pastureland for beef cattle. He also owns an interest in Allen Properties, LLC, which manages commercial and residential rental properties in the Brookhaven area.  Mr. Allen majored in business and accounting at Co-Lin Junior College and the University of Southern Mississippi. He is married with two children and six grandchildren. His daughter and her spouse are also stockholders of the association. He is a member of Jackson Street Methodist Church, where he and his wife have served on various committees.

Lonnie “Gene” Boykin farms soybeans, corn, timber and wildlife in Issaquena and Sharkey counties with his wife, son and daughter-in-law, who are also stockholders. He owns an interest in B N Land, LLC, Peckerwood Farms, Big Slough Hunting Club, and B&G Farms. Mr. Boykin serves on the board of trustees of Sharkey-Issaquena Community Hospital.  He is a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Rolling Fork.  He is married with two children and seven grandchildren.  Mr. Boykin is a graduate of Delta State University with a degree in business administration.

Loyd Dodson is the owner and operator of Dodson Ranch, a cow-calf and hay operation that has been in his family since 1872. Additionally, Mr. Dodson is the co-owner of a commercial rental property company and storage facility.  Mr. Dodson serves on the board of directors for Bayou Pierre Water Board and Haughton Metropolitan Planning Commission. Mr. Dodson is married and has one daughter.

Jonathan Hollingshead is the chief executive officer and owner of Business Communications, Inc. (“BCI”), which was founded in 1993. BCI has been voted #1 Best Place to Work in Mississippi, #1 IT Company in Mississippi, one of the top 100 IT security companies in the U.S., one of the top 150 managed service providers in the U.S. and Fortinet’s Partner of the Year. Mr. Hollingshead has served on several advisory boards for technology companies across the country and has consulted for at least one hedge fund on the technology and security sectors.  He obtained a bachelor of science degree from Mississippi State University with a double major in math and computer science and thereafter obtained his master of business administration from Mississippi College. He is married and has three children.

Southern AgCredit’s 2026 Nominating Committee consists of the following stockholders: Timothy Clements, Delta Region; Alan Ezelle, Central Region; Kati Crager, Southern Region; Mitch Marsalis and J. Blake McCartney, Louisiana Region.          

“We’re grateful to have experienced directors at Southern AgCredit who are committed to serving our stockholders and advancing agriculture across Mississippi and Louisiana. Reggie, Gene, Loyd and Jonathan have been outstanding advocates for our customer-owners, and their leadership helps strengthen our association. I look forward to continuing to work with them as we serve our rural communities,” said Ken Hobart, Southern AgCredit chief executive officer.