Chancellor Deborah J. Gambrell

Personal

• Deborah Gambrell (Chambers), born October 3, 1951
• Married to Vincent M. Chambers
• Mother of six daughters and five grandchildren

Education

• Locker High School, Wiggins, MS 1968
• The University of Southern Mississippi (B.S. Political Science-1972)
• Mississippi College School of Law (J.D. 1978-Cum Laude)

Experience

• Chancellor, appointed by Governor Haley Barber, January 11, 2011
• Gambrell Law Firm, PLLC - 1978 - January 2011
• Justice Court Judge, Forrest County 1980-2011

Professional Affiliations

• Mississippi Bar Association:
  • Committee on Professional Responsibility (1995-2001) (2005-2008)
  • Access to Justice Committee
• Mississippi Bar Foundation Fellow
• South Central Bar Association, President 2000
• Mississippi College School of Law Alumni Association, Treasurer 2003-2004

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Mississippi and all Mississippi Courts (1978)
• Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (1988)
• U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi (1978 and 1988)

Civic and Community Participation

• Board of Directors
  • Family YMCA (1996-present) President: 2001-2002
  • Southeast Mississippi Legal Services, Inc., 1994-2007
  • United Way of SE Mississippi 2007-Present
  • Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Foundation, 2010
  • Dubard School Advisory Board - 2010- present
  • Forrest General Hospital Foundation 2006-2009
  • Friends of the Library Board - U.S.M.-present

Awards and Recognition

• Hattiesburg Women's Forum - WOMAN OF THE YEAR - 2005
• 2003 HONOREE - Mississippi Women's Power of One
• Outstanding Young Woman - Hattiesburg Jaycettes, 1982
• "Thanks Award" - Girls Scouts of America
• Woman of the Year - VFW Post 5397 - 1990

Church Affiliation

• Elder, Pineview Presbyterian Church, Hattiesburg, MS
• Presbyterian Church, USA Foundation, Board of Directors 1992-1996
• Presbyterian Church, USA President, Committee of Women of Color 1986-89
• US Representative to the World Congress of Women, Soviet Union, 1987