Mavis A. Creagh is an executive director, best-selling author, speaker, consultant, mental health proponent, community champion, women’s advocate, entrepreneurial strategist, columnist, and online show host. 

She currently serves as the Executive Director of R3SM, Inc. (Recover, Rebuild, and Restore Southeast MS), a nonprofit founded following Hurricane Katrina that specializes in restoration following disasters. She established Mavis A. Creagh Consulting, LLC a brand that offers editing, writing, speaking, and business consultation; Mavis On Main a lifestyle and fashion brand that encourages happiness, wellness, and hope; and We Women Ministries, Inc. a ministry created to empower, enrich, and elevate women from all backgrounds around the globe.  

She has an extensive knowledge of recovery following natural disasters with a foundation in revitalization of communities, philanthropy, and economic development. Over the past six years, Mavis provided oversight of 31 new constructions, 200+ repair projects, and approximately $7 million in volunteer labor and donations throughout the State of Mississippi. 

Her presentation entitled “Empowering Resilient Communities” was presented at the National VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster) Conference in Baltimore, MD last year. She was elected to serve as a representative on the NVOAD Housing Committee and Housing Chair for Mississippi State Conference NAACP.  

In addition, she serves on multiple boards including Disaster Leadership Training (National Disaster Mentorship Organization), Mississippi VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster), NAMI Mississippi (National Alliance on Mental Health), and Mississippi Conference of the NAACP. Most recently, the Mississippi Business Journal awarded her Top 10 Business Woman of the Year for 2022 and Pine Belt Veterans Task Force awarded her The Amy Lyon Community Service Award in 2023!

Her proudest accomplishment is being the mother to an amazing teenage son, Jordan, a science and math enthusiast, basketball buff, and trained chef.