Our Board

Mr. Bill Kennedy, Chairman

Bill Kennedy serves as manager of J. Sanders, Inc. in Inverness and as President of Duncan Gin, Inc.. He brings decades of experience with local businesses and academics to the Delta Health Alliance Board of Directors. He is a past president of Delta Council, the Mississippi Delta’s local economic development agency.

Hon. Willie Bailey

Willie Bailey is a local attorney and a member of the Mississippi State House of Representatives, representing district 49 (in Washington County), where he has served since 1996. Willie Bailey is a member of the Magnolia Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, and Tougaloo College National Alumni Association.

Dr. Randy Easterling

Dr. Easterling graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1984. He works in Vicksburg, Mississippi and two other locations, specializing in addiction medicine, family medicine and emergency medicine. Dr. Easterling is affiliated with Merit Health River Region.

Mr. Woods Eastland

Mr. Eastland is a native of Sunflower County and holds a J. D. degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. Mr. Eastland also served as a Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, in the U.S. Naval Reserve and was a faculty member of the Jackson School of Law from 1972 until 1974. Mr. Eastland serves as the Director of the B. B. King Museum and is on the Advisory Board of the Indianola Promise Community.

Mr. Donald Green

Donald Green serves as the Executive Director of the Mississippi Delta’s local economic development agency, Delta Council, where he directs a regional Farm Worker Opportunities, Inc. program from Clarksdale, MS. This collaborative helps seasonal or migrant workers who are economically disadvantaged get jobs by making sure the workers are up to par with the latest technology and career-based certifications.

Lamar Liddell

Lamar Liddell is a native of Greenwood, Mississippi. After thirty three and half years of service, Lamar retired from the Bureau of Land Management Department of Interior where he served as the Manager of Fire and Aviation for the Southeastern states. The Southeastern State Office manages the public lands in the 31 states East of the Mississippi River. Liddell has also served as the Superintendent of the Jackson Hotshots, a type one natural resource team which responds to local and national emergencies such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. In addition, Lamar served as a Senior member of the Bureau of Land Management Honor Guard, displaying honor and appreciation for those who made the ultimate sacrifice while on the line of duty.


Currently, Lamar works with H.U.M.A.N.S of Greenwood, a nonprofit organization founded by members of the community with a desire to serve and revitalize their neighborhoods. Lamar’s most important role, past and present, is being the best husband, father and grandfather to his family.

Dr. Joyce McNair

Joyce McNair is a retired educator and former superintendent of the Humphreys County School District, interim superintendent of the Greenville Public School District, executive director of the Delta Area Association for Improvement of Schools at Delta State University, curriculum coordinator, principal, and teacher. She has served as an adjunct professor at Delta State University and Mississippi Valley State University, as well as a trainer for the Mississippi School Board Association and the Mississippi Department of Education.

Joe Nash

Mr. Nash is active in his community of Greenville, Miss. He graduated from Rhodes College and serves as an elder in the First Presbyterian Church and a member of the Greenville Rotary Club. He serves on the Greenville Public School Board. He is past president of the United Way of Washington County and YMCA Boys and Girls Club of Washington County and is also past president of the Greenville Arts Council. Mr. Nash currently serves at the Chairman of the Investment Committee on our Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of Washington County.

Ms. Lisa Percy

Lisa Percy received a law degree from the University of Mississippi and currently resides in Greenville. In addition to the DHA board, she serves on the board of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, and on the board of the Foundation for Public Broadcasting of Mississippi.

Dr. Myrtis Tabb

Dr. Myrtis Tabb has over thirty-five years of experience in the education and community development fields. As Associate Vice President of Finance and Administration at Delta State University, Dr. Tabb provides leadership to human resources, institutional grants, Bologna Performing Arts Center, serves as contract liaison for Ellucian, the company providing informational technology services to the campus and as a member of the President’s Cabinet. In her tenure with Delta State, Tabb has served in several capacities, including Director of the Center for Community Development and Program Leader of the Mid-South Delta Leaders and Delta Emerging Leaders Program. She serves as Chair of the Naming Committee for DSU and provides leadership to the B.F. Smith Scholars Program.