MPB Foundation Executive Director Angela Crossley Ferraez was recently named 2022 Business Woman of the Year by the Mississippi Business Journal.
An acclaimed businesswoman, Ferraez joined MPB Foundation in 2017. Over the last five years, she has strategically enhanced fundraising efforts for Mississippi Public Broadcasting, significantly growing membership and revenue.
“The women honored are exceptional leaders, managers, and business people, each is truly worthy of the recognition. We are so happy to announce Angela Crossley Ferraez as the 2022 Business Woman of the Year. This honor is well deserved, as Angela's career is an example of hard work and dedication to her craft and those she impacts.” said Tami Jones, publisher of the Mississippi Business Journal.
Ferraez is a native of Columbus, graduating summa cum laude from Mississippi University for Women with a bachelor’s degree in business. She has worked in several industries throughout her career, including as director of development for Mississippi University for Women, founder and president of ABC Insurance Company, sales and marketing director for the computer and software companies BESCO and BTM Solutions. She is also the founder and co-owner of Ferraez & Associates.
Her work also extends to her many community efforts, including as treasurer of the MFMC District Music Festival, where she coordinates the Golden Triangle Music Festival each year along with her sister. She has previously served on the Golden Triangle Development LINK’s Small Business Committee, Main Street Columbus Board of Directors and Mississippi Red Cross Board. She has also served as director of the Women’s Ministries and on the Finance Committee at First Baptist Church in Columbus.
“Angela is a talented and compassionate leader, volunteer, wife and mother, who has made many valuable contributions and produced outstanding results while serving as Executive Director of MPB Foundation,” said Don Cannada, Chairman of the MPB Foundation Board of Trustees. “The Foundation’s Board of Trustees is honored to have Angela as our leader and friend, and we congratulate her on this well-deserved recognition.”