Alisa H. Williams

Background

Alisa Habeeb Williams was named Director of MSDH's COVID-19 response after serving as director of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services since 2007. She has over twenty-five years' experience with Emergency Medical Services as both a nationally registered paramedic and EMS educator. Additionally, she has served in the public health administration arena for more than ten years. A strong advocate for emergency medical services, she sits as on both the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for the National Association of EMS. Williams also sits on the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Commission and on the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Board of Directors. She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and of the School of Health Related Professions' Paramedic Program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.