Meet Jamie Latture Collier, Mississippi Beta

Healthcare policy expert and architect of Mississippi's Medicaid payment system.


Pi Beta Phi recognizes Mississippi Beta Jamie Latture Collier with the 2024 Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award for her efforts in professional achievement.  

How has your involvement with Pi Beta Phi influenced or shaped your approach to leadership? 
Pi Beta Phi gave me leadership opportunities when I was a collegian that carried forward to my professional life and my alumna life.   

What advice would you give to other Pi Phis who aspire to make a positive impact in their communities?   
Giving to organizations you believe in increases your enjoyment with those groups. 

In what ways do you believe your experiences as a Pi Phi have uniquely prepared you for your professional role?   
It helped me learn to work with others from diverse backgrounds.     

What motivates and inspires you to continue your efforts in your career? 
The opportunity to meet others and make a difference.   

What do you love most about your work/giving back?
I am retired now, but I love getting to know the members in my chapter through my work with the Chapter House Corporation.

What is something you wish you would have known sooner in life?  
What you get from a group is directly proportional to what you put into it.   

What's the best advice you’ve ever received?
To always be myself and to treat others with kindness and respect, even if you have different beliefs. 

"Pi Beta Phi has taught me..."
Friendships come in all forms and I love staying in touch with my sorority sisters from college and meeting new members in my alumnae club. 
  

Published September 2, 2025