Mr. Burns is President of Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. in Jackson, Mississippi. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University and Duke University in Durham, NC. He has been a member of Rankin First Economic Development Authority since 1991 and is currently serving as the Vice President for the Rankin First Board of Directors. Baxter and his wife, Wanda, are members of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Brandon and are the parents of three grown sons.