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State Government State Health Officer Scott Harris, MD, MPH State Committee of Public Health Legislative and External Affairs Boone Kinard Human Resources Robyn Peacock Governmental Affairs and Community Relations Carolyn Bern, MPA Community Affairs Latisha Kennebrew Chief of Staff Michele Jones, MS Employee Relations Danita Rose Civil Rights, ADA Workforce Development Ken Harrison Emergency Preparedness Gavin Graf Emergency Medical Services Jamie Gray, BS, AAS, NRP Radiation Control Nick Swindall Licensing and Registration, Environmental Radiation, Emergency Planning and Response, X-Ray Inspection, Radioactive Materials Inspection Deputy Chief of Staff Brent Hatcher Prevention, Promotion, and Support Jamey Durham, MBA Behavioral Health, Health Media and Communications, Management Support, Nutrition and Physical Activity, Pharmacy, Primary Care and Rural Health, Wellness Environmental Services Matt Conner Community Environmental Protection, Food/Milk Lodging Clinical Management and Practice Kaye Melnick, MSN, RN Nursing, Social Work, Clerical, Electronic Health Record, Infection Control & Employee Health Field Operations Amanda Martin, MSPH Local Health Services Public Health Districts County Health Departments Digital Health April Golson Billing Compliance and Integrity April Golson Chief Medical Officer Karen Landers, MD, FAAP District Medical Officers East Central/West Central, Northern/Northeastern, Southeastern/Southwestern HIV Prevention and Care Vontrese McGhee State Epidemiologist Sherri Davidson, PhD, MPH Informatics and Data Analytics Sherri Davidson, PhD, MPH Clinical Laboratories Sharon P. Massingale, PhD, HCLD Administrative Support Services, Clerical, Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, Newborn Screening, Quality Management, Sanitary Bacteriology/ Media, STD/Serology, Mobile Family Health Services Meredith Adams Administration, Child and Adolescent Health, Cancer Prevention and Control, Family Planning, Office of Women’s Health, Oral Health, Perinatal Health, WIC Medical Officer, Family Health Services Gary Pugh, DO, FACOG Home and Community Services Choona Lang, BSN, MHA, DHEd Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Budget and Personnel, Home Care Services Medical Director, Health Provider Standards/Home and Community Services Amber Clark-Brown, MD Communicable Disease Kelly M. Stevens, MS Immunization, Infectious Diseases and Outbreaks, STD Control, Tuberculosis Control Environmental Toxicologist John Guarisco, PhD State Public Health Veterinarian Dee W. Jones, DVM Medical Officer, Disease Control and Prevention Burnestine Taylor, MD Program Integrity Debra Thrash, CPA, CIA Chief Legal Officer Brian Hale, JD General Counsel Sancha Howard, JD Compliance Pam Kendrick Facilities Management and Technical Services Kristi Rollins Technical Services Health Provider Standards Denise Milledge Assisted Living, Acute and Continuing Care, Nursing Home, CLIA, Licensure, Certification Public Health Administrative Officer Catherine M. Donald, MBA Children’s Health Insurance Wanda Davis Administrative Services, ALL Kids Customer Service, Customer Services/Community Education, Program Operations and Professional Services, Program Services Financial Services Shaundra B. Morris, MAcc, CPM Health Statistics Nicole Rushing, MPH Administrative Services, Quality Assurance and Registration, Record Services, Special Services, Statistical Analysis Information Technology Leslie Hay Administration, Business and Information Architecture, Database Administration, Logistics, Project Management Support, Technical Support June 17, 2026 State Health Officer