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State Health Officer
State Health Officer
Dr. Daniel Edney (601) 576-7634
Senior Deputy
Kris Adcock (601) 206-1540
Chief Administrative Officer / Chief Financial Officer
Sharon Dowdy, CPA (601) 576-7359
Chief of Community Health
Victor Sutton, Ph.D. (601) 206-1559
State Epidemiologist
Dr. Renia Dotson (601) 576-7725
Chief of Pharmacy
Meg Pearson, Pharm. D. (601) 713-3457
Public Health Laboratory Director
Daphne Ware, Ph.D. (601) 576-7582
EMS and Acute Care Systems Director
Teresa Windham (601) 933-2445
General Counsel
Christin Williams (601) 576-7419
Center for Public Health Transformation Director
Dr. Renia Dotson
Center for Rural Health and Population Studies Director
Jennifer Gholson, MD (601) 576-7874
Internal Auditor
Wayne Jerome (601) 576-7903
Medical Director
Dr. Tami Brooks (interim)
Office of the Senior Deputy
Senior Deputy
Kris Adcock (601) 206-1540
Assistant Senior Deputy
Melissa Parker (601) 576-7633
Communications
Lauren Hegwood, Director (601) 576-7667
Greg Flynn, External Affairs/Media Relations (601) 576-7667
Health Data, Operations & Research
Dorthy K. Young, Ph.D. (601) 576-7954
Procurement@msdh.ms.gov
Human Capital
Vicki Dodd (601) 576-7642
Health Informatics Technology
Kane Tomlin (601) 576-7467
Strategic Planning and Response
Kandace Smith
Environmental Health
Les Herrington (601) 576-7690
Licensure & Certification
Nicole Banes (601) 364-1100
Medical Cannabis
Laura Goodson, (601) 206-1540
Interpersonal Violence
Cerissa Eubanks (601) 206-1543
Vital Records
Judy Moulder (601) 206-8200
Governmental Affairs
Logan Dillon (601) 576-7634
Health Administration
Chief Administrative Officer
Sharon Dowdy, CPA (601) 576-7359
Financial Management
Geeta Foreman (601) 576-7544
Support Services (Purchasing/AP)
Jennifer Dotson (601) 576-7635
Revenue Cycle
Miranda Hillman (601) 576-7886
Payroll
Vanessa Nichols (601) 576-7552
Health Data, Operations and Research
Chief HDOR Officer
Dorthy K. Young, PhD (601) 576-7954
Data Governance
David Trewolla (601) 576-7855
Data Modernization
Don Kyzar (601) 576-7604
EPIC and Telehealth
Christina Graham (601) 576-7085
Office of Strategic Procurement
Vacant (601) 5576-7954
Procurement@msdh.ms.gov
Revenue Cycle
Miranda Hillman (601) 576-7886
Vital Records and Statistics
Judy Moulder (601) 206-8265
Community Health and Clinical Services
Chief of Community Health
Victor Sutton, Ph.D. (601) 206-1559
Chronic Disease Prevention
Vacant (601) 206-1064
Community Health ImprovementVacant
(601) 206-1559
Community Outreach and Education
Tasha Lock (601) 206-1013
Delta Health Collaborative
Augusta Bilbro (662) 455-1344
Injury & Violence Prevention
Vacant (601) 206-1559
School Health
Taylor Henderson (601) 206-1559
Tobacco Control
Tiffany Johnson (601) 991-6050
Health Disparities
Nikki Johnson, Dr.P.H. (601) 206-1050
Child & Adolescent Health
Shelia N. Anthony, Ed.D. (601) 576-7427
Oral Health
Vacant (601) 206-1590
Women's Health
Krista Guynes (601) 576-7856
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children)
Jameshyia Ballard, Ph.D. (601) 991-6000
Center for Public Health Transformation
Dr. Renia Dotson
Northern Region Administrator
Vacant (662) 841-9015
Central Region Administrator
Vacant (601) 576-7459
Southern Region Administrator
Vacant (601) 584-4174
Chief Nursing Officer
Katherine Farrington, RN (601) 576-7907
Northern Region
Dr. Crystal L. Tate (662) 841-9015
Delta Region
Dr. Renia Dotson
Central Region
Vacant(601) 981-2304
Southern Region
Dr. Christy Barnett (601) 584-4174
Center for Rural Health and Population Studies
Director
Jennifer Gholson, MD (601) 576-7874
Health Planning and Research
Kina White, Dr. P.H. (601) 576-7216
Mississippi Physician Workforce
Dr. Richard Calderone
Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases
State Epidemiologist
Dr. Renia Dotson (601) 576-7725
Deputy State Epidemiologist
Theresa Kittle (601) 576-7725
Communicable Diseases
Kendra Johnson, MPH (601) 576-7725
Immunization
Amanda Netadj (601) 576-7751
Ryan White Program
Vacant (601) 576-7723
STD/HIV
Dr. Rajinder Khanna (601) 576-7723
Tuberculosis
Pablo Williams (601) 576-7700
Public Health Pharmacy
Director
Meg Pearson, Pharm. D. (601) 713-3457
Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Program
Jon Hubanks
Public Health Laboratory
Director
Daphne Ware, Ph.D. (601) 576-7582
EMS and Acute Care Systems
Director
Teresa Windham (601) 933-2445
