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.
2022 Board of Directors
Mississippi Regent
April LaFontaine, FACHE
Chief Administrative Officer
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
President
Kina White, DrPH, FACHE
Director of the Office of Community Health Improvement
Mississippi State Department of Health
President-Elect
Alania Cedillo, PharmD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Marion General Hospital
Past President
Peyton Warrington, FACHE
Associate Administrator
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
Treasurer
Luke West
Chief Executive Officer
Relias Healthcare
Northern Region Representative
Carmen Cooper-Oguz, DPT, MBA, FACHE
Vice President of Service Line Development/Director of Rehab
North Sunflower Medical Center
Central Region Representative
Kevin Stump
Chief Executive Officer
Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency
Southern Region Representative
Vice President Of Marketing and Community Relations
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
Member at Large/Membership Committee Chair
LaSha Baylis
Health Systems Specialist
South Central VA Network
Member At Large/Communication Committee Chair
Alfred D. Faulk III, FACHE
Senior Director of Information Technology
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Member at Large/Programming Committee Chair
Vickie Skinner, DHA
Director of Continuing Health Professional Education
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Member at Large/Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair
Embra Jackson
Health System Specialist
South Central VA Healthcare Network
HEN Faculty Member
Angela Burrell, PhD, RN
Associate Professor and Department Chair/Doctor of Health Administration Program
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Student Representative
Cole Gaddy
Belhaven University
Secretary/MHA Representative
Shawn Rossi, DHA, FACHE
Vice President of Communication & Member Engagement
Mississippi Hospital Association