Inglish DeVoss graduated with a Bachelor’s in Sociology and Minor in African and Diaspora Studies from Tulane University. She was a gallery director in New Orleans before moving to Jackson in 2000. Inglish previously served as Program Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, as an African art consultant for Disney, and as owner of Little Cook Lab, cooking enrichment classes for Jackson area children. Inglish has volunteered with several community organizations including on the Boards of AmeriCorp of Jackson, Women’s Foundation of Mississippi and Growing Up Knowing. She was an extended active for the Junior League in youth/ community programs as well as on various event and advisory committees for Mississippi Spay and Neuter, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Citizen’s Climate Lobby, and Grounds Krewe sustainable products and events in New Orleans. She served as the Community Liaison for Arts on the Green and three years on the St. Andrews Parent Association Executive Committee where her two sons presently attend. 

Candace Partridge is a Sustainable Debt Data Manager for the Climate Bonds Initiative. She completed her doctorate in green municipal bonds from University College London, in 2019, where her research focused on the use of green bonds to finance more sustainable infrastructure for cities.  She has also done postdoctoral research on the financial aspects of plastic waste management infrastructure at the UCL Plastic Waste Hub. She is currently doing further research into the green municipal bond market in the US, along with volunteering as a policy liaison for Citizen’s Climate Lobby.