DHA Team

Our Staff

We at Delta Health Alliance are a large family dedicated to providing better access and increased awareness about health and education to the people in the Mississippi Delta. Our employees, partners, and volunteers understand that we are here to change lives. The family of DHA has banded together in order to face the long-standing health and education challenges of the Delta. Below you will meet the people who are working hard to help make a healthier Delta for everyone.


Executive Team

Karen Matthews

Chief Executive Officer & President

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Marlin Womack

Executive VP of Operations

Sheldon Morris

Executive VP of Programs

Brooks Ann

Brooks Ann Gaston

VP of Community Outreach

Leigh Anne Gant

VP of Early Education

Rona Strong

VP of Grants & Operations

Melanie Williams

VP of Home Visiting Initiatives

Allison Poindexter

VP of Education

Hilary Meier

VP of Health

Rhonda Lewis

VP of Education Programs

Aparna Nandula

Chief Information Officer

Elizabeth McCullers

VP of Sponsored Programs

DHA Administration

Linda Harkins

Director of Facilities

LaToya Dixon

Director of Education Outreach

Koronda Smith

AVP of HR

Barbara Ann Beckham

AVP of Behavioral and Mental Health Grants

Monica May

Director of Early Education

Garrick Jones

Director of IT

Michael Shahin

Director of Strategic Data

Roshunda Sample

AVP of Education & School Programs

Marcia Erving

Director of Outreach

Katelyn Ables

AVP of Education & School Programs

Melanie Hebert

AVP of HIT and Data

Charles DeGraffenreaid

Executive Assistant

Rickey Lawson

Director of Communications