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Tommy Simpson
Director of Organizational
Services - West Region
1-800-233-3506
Tommy was employed as a law enforcement in the State of Georgia from 1969 until 1997, serving in city county and state levels. He joined PBA in 1984, during the initial formation of Georgia PBA. He served as president of the Flint River chapter for several years as well serving on the Executive Board of Georgia PBA. He remained a member of PBA throughout the rest of his law enforcement career. He ended his law enforcement career in 1997 after the formation of Southern States PBA. Tommy accepted employment as a staff representative with PBA in the State of Mississippi. He has previously served the association as a staff representative and as Executive Director of the Mississippi PBA.

 

Tommy currently serves as Director of Organizational Services for the West region of Southern States PBA and resides in Tupelo, MS.
"While I no longer carry a badge or the burden that goes with it, I am still very much a cop at heart. My past experiences as a law enforcement officer have instilled in me a strong passion to make things better for those who still serve and there is no better place to accomplish this than PBA."

Beth Dyke
Director of Organizational
Services - East Region
1-800-233-3506

Leonard Prien
Staff Representative (MS)
1-800-233-3506

Paul Shivers
Staff Representative (AR)
1-800-233-3506

Brandon McGaha
Staff Representative (NC)
1-800-233-3506

Steve Anthony
Staff Representative (NC)
1-800-233-3506

Rich Goszka
Staff Representative (VA & WV)
1-800-233-3506

Scott Gray
Staff Representative (GA/SC)
1-800-233-3506

Adam Baswell
Staff Representative (GA/SC)
1-800-233-3506

Chris Chavous
Staff Representative (SC/GA)
1-800-233-3506

 

Southern States PBA News
Hayden Linton, AR Scholarship Recipient

May 6, 2026

Hayden Linton was born in San Diego, California but has called Rogers, Arkansas home since the age of three when his dad retired from the Navy. His hometown offers a powerful sense of community that Hayden appreciates. "No matter where you go or what you are doing, you will always be greeted by happy people, with a smile on their face. In Rogers as a kid, it was also very rare to be bored." He continues, "We have countless hidden gems behind every corner that make this city so entertaining to live in and so easy to call home."

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Student Studies Healthcare at Mom's Alma Mater

April 29, 2026

To say Hannah Williams is actively active might be an understatement. She is one of 20 students across 11 SSPBA divisions to receive a PBF scholarship this year through a parent's membership in PBA. Her stepfather is Robert J. Maxbauer III, a K9 handler of K9 J�ger at Louisburg (N.C.) Police Department for almost a year.

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Alabama Scholarship Winner Puts One Foot in Front of the Other

April 22, 2026

Jackson Patterson is a freshman at the University of South Alabama with several big ambitions. He's just not sure which ones he will follow yet. "Right now, my biggest challenge is deciding what I want my future to look like," he told me. He's studying engineering, and it's possible that he chooses to go straight into building a career in the aerospace industry after college. But it's also possible that he takes an even more interesting path ? he's interested in traveling the world and performing on stage, for example ? because if one thing's for sure about Jackson, it's that he's willing to branch out and try new things that he finds exciting ? even if they're unconventional.

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