Jordan Russell joins Oxford School District board, bringing parent perspective

Jordan Russell’s addition to the Oxford School District Board of Trustees puts a parent with three children inside the room where Oxford’s school growth, facilities planning and budget priorities are being set.

Russell was appointed last month and now serves alongside Carter Myers, Lolita Gregory, Denson Hollis and Ashley Wilkinson, with board attorney Paul Watkins also listed on the district’s board page. His appointment matters because two of his children are already enrolled in Oxford schools and a third is set to enter as a rising 3K student this fall, tying his decisions to the same classrooms, staffing pressures and long-range planning that affect Lafayette County families.

The district said Russell brings professional leadership experience as president of PDG Advisors, the consulting division of Push Digital Group, where he works with corporate, government and political clients. That background adds communications and strategic-planning experience to a board that has spent much of the past year focused on growth and facilities, not just routine oversight.

Oxford School District is in the middle of that larger transition. The district recently honored Denny Tosh for 16 years of service, saying he served from May 2009 to December 2014 and again from March 2020 to February 2025. During those years, the district said, Tosh helped guide two major bond referendums, a new Oxford High School, a new Career & Technical Education facility and classroom expansions at Bramlett Elementary and Della Davidson Elementary.

Those projects help explain why a trustee appointment carries real weight in Oxford. The district’s capital improvement team was formed during the first 90 days of Superintendent Bradley Roberson’s tenure to review and research all Oxford School District facilities, a sign that the board’s work now reaches beyond daily operations into long-term capacity, building upkeep and where the next wave of students will sit.

Ballotpedia listed Oxford School District enrollment at 4,790 students in the 2023-2024 school year across seven schools, a reminder that board decisions affect a district already serving a sizable and growing share of Oxford and Lafayette County children. The district also describes itself as an A-rated district, a status it will need to defend as it balances academic performance, athletics and student opportunities with the demands of growth.

Russell’s arrival comes as the board continues active governance, including a special-called meeting scheduled for May 22, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. on Zoom. In a district where school quality shapes housing choices, family planning and community growth, his vote will help steer the next phase of Oxford’s public schools.