State Health Officer
State Health Officer
Dr. Mary Currier (601) 576-7634
State Epidemiologist
Dr. Paul Byers (601) 576-7725
Communicable Disease
Joy Sennett (601) 576-7725
Immunization
Valorie Woods (601) 576-7751
STD/HIV Office
James Stewart, Ph.D (601) 576-7723
Tuberculosis
Mike Holcombe (601) 576-7700
Communications
Liz Sharlot (601) 576-7667
Health Policy and Planning
Nicole Litton, JD (601) 576-7874
Policy Evaluation/Govt Relations
Natalie Mahaffey (601) 576-7428
Interpersonal Violence
Heather Wagner (601) 576-7458
Legal Counsel
Ingrid Williams (601) 576-7847
Internal Audit
Internal Auditor
Breanne Hancock (601) 576-7524
District Health Officers
Districts I & III
Dr. Alfio Rausa (662) 563-5603
District II
Dr. Crystal L. Tate (662) 841-9015
District IV
Dr. Robert H. Curry (662) 323-7313
District V
Dr. Kathryn G. Taylor (601) 978-7864
District VI
Dr. Christy Barnett (601) 978-7864
District VII
Dr. Leslie England (601) 684-9411
Districts VIII & IX
Dr. Christy Barnett (601) 271-6099
Health Protection
Director
Jim Craig (601) 576-7680
Emergency Planning & Response
Wayne Vaughn (601) 576-7680
Acute Care Systems
David Hall (601) 933-2442
Emergency Medical Services
Alisa Williams (601) 576-7380
Environmental Health
Leslie Royals (601) 576-7690
Licensure
Vacant (601) 364-1100
Public Health Laboratory
Director
Daphne Ware, Ph.D. (601) 576-7582
Health Services
Director
Kathy G. Burk (601) 576-7472
Women's Health
Danielle Seale (601) 576-7856
Child & Adolescent Health
Beryl Polk, Ph.D. (601) 576-7464
WIC
Lela Carter (601) 991-6000
Health Data & Research
Lei Zhang, Ph.D. (601) 576-8165
Health Promotion & Health Equity
Director
Vacant (601) 206-1590
Health Disparity Elimination
Tanya Funchess, DHA (601) 206-1540
Preventive Health
Victor Sutton, Ph.D. (601) 206-1559
Tobacco Control
Amy Winter (601) 991-6050
Field Services
Director
Tim Darnell (601) 576-7951
Health Administration
Chief Administrative Officer
Mitch Adcock CPA, CIA, CFE, CPM (601) 576-7635
Chief Financial Officer
Sharon Dowdy, CPA (601) 576-7542
Facilities and Property Mgmt
Jennifer Dotson (601) 576-7627
Human Resources
Kimberly Reese (601) 576-7642
Health Informatics
Kevin Gray (601) 576-8092
Public Health Pharmacy
Meg Pearson, Pharm. D. (601) 713-3457
Vital Records
Judy Moulder (601) 206-8266
District Health Administrators
District I
Diane W. Hargrove (662) 563-5603
District II
Roger Riley (662) 841-9015
District III
Diane W. Hargrove (662) 453-4563
District IV
Peter Oppedisano (662) 323-7313
District V
Jonathan Chaney (601) 978-7864
District VI
Karen McPherson (601) 482-3171
District VII
Vacant (601) 684-9411
District VIII
Chad Bridges (601) 271-6099
District IX
David Caulfield (228) 436-6770
