Gayle Parker is a native and life long resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast having proudly and diligently served the citizens of Harrison County since 1992.

Since taking office, Ms. Parker has consistently strived to develop and implement new technologies to promote optimum efficiency within the Office of the Circuit Clerk.

Under her leadership, advances in the creation of electronic court records, streamlined election processes, and improved voter communication have taken place.

Ms. Parker is deeply committed to community public service and has participated and served on numerous committees and task forces including:

• State Task Force on Statewide Voter Registration System
• Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women
• State Task Force on Gender Fairness
• State Task Force on E-Government
• KIDS Voting USA in Harrison County
• Leadership Gulf Coast
• Rotary Foundation
• Family Child Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse
• Goodwill Industries

Having completed hundreds of hours in Court Management at the National Judicial College and the Institute for Court Management, Ms. Parker's work and dedication has been recognized throughout the state and region including:

• Leadership Gulf Coast Award - 1999
• Mississippi Justice Achievement Award
• Liberty Bell Award (Mississippi State Bar of Young Lawyers)
• Mississippi Court Administrators Association - 1st President
• Gulf Coast Woman of Achievement
• U.S Constitution Bill of Rights - National Competition
• Paul Harris Fellow
• National Association for Court Management

Gayle is a parishioner of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Long Beach, the mother of three daughters, and the grandmother to four grandchildren.