About Us
The Mississippi Healthcare Executives Chapter is an organization of professional healthcare executives that represents a wide range of healthcare professionals, executives, consultants, and the faculty and students of healthcare administration programs. We are committed to providing our members timely and relevant educational programs, a forum for professional exchange, and a network for career development and employment opportunities.
2020 Board of Directors
President
Peyton Warrington , FACHE
Associate Administrator
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
President-Elect
Kina White, DrPH, FACHE
Director of Community Health Improvement
Mississippi State Department of Health
Secretary/Treasurer
Courtney Phillips
Administrator
South Sunflower County Hospital
Northern Region Representative
Luke West
Chief Executive Officer
Relias Healthcare
Central Region Representative
Scott Christensen
Chief Executive Officer
Delta Regional Medical Center
Southern Region Representative
April LaFontaine, FACHE
Chief Administrative Officer
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
Member at Large/Membership Committee Chair
Alania Cedillo, PharmD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Marion General Hospital
Member At Large/Communication Committee Chair
Alfred D. Faulk III, FACHE
Senior Director of Information Technology
University of Mississippi Medical Center
HEN Faculty Member
Melanie Fortenberry
Director of Health Services Information
Mississippi College
Student Representative
Karen H. Dowling, DHA, FACHE
Chief Ambulatory & Network Operations Officer
Children’s of Mississippi
MHA Representative
Shawn Rossi, FACHE
Vice President of Communication & Member Engagement
Mississippi Hospital Association