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The Honorable Heather McTeer Hudson Mayor, Greenville, MississippiMarian Anderson was heard saying, “Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.” Many would argue that age and experience are among the most important virtues of leadership. But for this daughter of an attorney and retired school teacher, the most important quality in a leader is having the confidence of those that follow you. Heather McTeer Hudson, Mayor of Greenville, MS, has that confidence.Heather McTeer Hudson is a true daughter of the Mississippi Delta. Born and raised in Greenville, Mississippi, She was elected Mayor of the City of Greenville in 2003 where she serves as the 1st African-American and 1st female to serve in this position. As a child of the great state of Mississippi, Heather Hudson received her formative education from Greenville’s T.L. Weston High School and left Mississippi only to attend college. A 1998 graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, Mayor Hudson received her B.A. in Sociology and went on to complete the requirements which earned her a Juris Doctorate at New Orleans’ Tulane Law School. As a three year member of McTeer & Associates Law firm, where she practiced law, she was well versed in the corporate political arena. After deciding to return to her hometown to live and work, Hudson noticed that many community needs were going unattended. Honored to be one of the youngest mayors within the National Conference of Black Mayors, Mayor Hudson serves as the organization’s 3rd Vice-President. She is also a dedicated member of several organizations including the Magnolia Bar Association, Spelman College Alumnae Association, the Rotary Club, Mississippi Bar Association and the Mississippi Municipal League. In Greenville, she is a member of Agape Storage Christian Center, where she serves as teen ministry leader. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and, she serves as the executive director of the McTeer Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships and other educational resources to students in Mississippi. Mayor Hudson has received numerous award and honors. She was named 1 of the 50 most Influential African-Americans in Mississippi and has been featured in the Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jet Magazine, Essence Magazine and the Mississippi Business Journal. One of her most humbling moments was when she was featured as one of the “50 Most Beautiful Women in the World” in May of 2005 by Essence Magazine. She is married to Abe Hudson, Jr. She has one brother, Marcus Dale McTeer and one sister Shermeka Kenyon Hudson. Hudson says, “Success is knowing God’s will for your life and walking in it.”