Fireside Chat at Mississippi Delta Event
Aug. 8, 2025
Event
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem participated in a fireside chat at the event “Financial Well-being in the Delta: A Conversation on Banking, Credit and Small Business.” The event in Itta Bena, Miss., was organized by the St. Louis Fed’s Community Development team.
President Musalem discussed the St. Louis Fed’s role in communities around the Eighth Federal Reserve District and his views on the U.S. economy and monetary policy. Douglas Scarboro, senior vice president and regional executive of the St. Louis Fed’s Memphis Branch, moderated the conversation.
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This event took place during President Musalem’s Aug. 7-8 visit to the Mississippi Delta in the St. Louis Fed’s Memphis Zone.
During this trip, President Musalem saw agriculture in the field and observed how technology is helping to increase yields. He also met with members of the Delta Council, an economic development organization representing Northwest Mississippi counties of the Delta region. The trip concluded with a visit to Staple Cotton Cooperative Association (Staplcotn), and a tour of a manufacturing facility in Leflore County.
Below are some photos from his Mississippi Delta visit. View President Musalem’s LinkedIn post and follow him on LinkedIn.
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem (second from left) and Douglas Scarboro (left), senior vice president and regional executive of the St. Louis Fed’s Memphis Branch, learned about the corn harvesting process during an Aug. 7 visit to the Sturdivant family farm in Glendora, Miss.
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem (right) participated in a fireside chat at an Aug. 8 event on banking, credit and small business held at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Miss. The fireside chat was moderated by Douglas Scarboro, senior vice president and regional executive of the St. Louis Fed’s Memphis Branch.
On Aug. 8, St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem (left) and Douglas Scarboro (right), senior vice president and regional executive of the St. Louis Fed’s Memphis Branch, toured Staple Cotton Cooperative Association (Staplcotn) in Greenwood, Miss., with Hank Reichle. Reichle is the president and CEO of Staplcotn and is the chair of the St. Louis Fed’s Memphis Branch board of directors.
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem (left) toured a kitchen appliance manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Miss., on Aug. 8. The tour was led by Mark Lanier (second from left), vice president and general manager at Viking Range. Also looking on are Ken Fields (center), senior vice president of the St. Louis Fed’s Communications and Engagement Division; Douglas Scarboro (second from right), senior vice president and regional executive of the St. Louis Fed’s Memphis Branch; and Davy Carter, a member of the Branch’s board of directors.