Contact Us

Mississippi Board of Nursing

Address:
713 Pear Orchard Road, Plaza II
Suite 300
Ridgeland, MS 39157

Telephone: 601- 957-6300
Fax: 601- 957-6301
 

Our Mission: 

The mission of the Mississippi State Board of Nursing (MSBON) is to safeguard and promote the health of Mississippi citizens by ensuring that all individuals who hold a nursing license in the state are competent to practice safely. To achieve this, the Board implements the Mississippi Nursing Practice Law, Miss. Code Ann. Section 73-15-1 et seq., alongside its own rules and regulations for obtaining and retaining nursing licensure.

Administration:

• Dr. Phyllis Polk Johnson, Executive Director, 601-957-6289, pjohnson@msbn.ms.gov 
• Shannon Witty, Administrative Assistant, 601-957-6216, switty@msbn.ms.gov 
• Vacant, Director of Human Resources,
• Dr. Priscilla Burks, Director of Practical Nursing Education, 601-957-6282, pburks@msbn.ms.gov

Finance and Operations:

• Shan Montgomery, CFO, Chief of Staff, 601-957-6279, smontgomery@msbn.ms.gov
• Jamisyn Mitchell, Administrative Assistant, 601-957-6272, jmitchell@msbn.ms.gov 
• Yolanda Benson, Receptionist, 601-957-6300, reception@msbn.ms.gov

Legal and Compliance Divisions:

• Brandon Walker, General Counsel, 601-957-6275, bwalker@msbn.ms.gov 
• Alexis Morris, Staff Attorney, 601-957-6269, amorris@msbn.ms.gov
• Tionnia Davis, Legal Assistant III, 601-957-6274, tdavis@msbn.ms.gov 
• Sarah Smith, Legal Assistant III, 601-957-6268, ssmith@msbn.ms.gov
• Vacant, Compliance Discipline Case Specialist, 601-957-6277,
• Rebecca Martin, Compliance Investigator, 601-957-6287, rmartin@msbn.ms.gov 

Criminal Background Checks and Investigations Division:

• Dwayne Jamison, Director, 601-957-6316, djamison@msbn.ms.gov
• Chaquinda Shellman, Administrative Assistant, 601-957-6309, cshellman@msbn.ms.gov
• Eboni Dixon, Administrative Assistant, 601-957-6315, edixon@msbn.ms.gov
• Vacant, Administrative Assistant (Investigations), 601-957-6270, 
• Vacant Nurse Investigator, 601-957-6273, 
• Tywanda Jones, Investigator, 601-957-6292, tjones@msbn.ms.gov  
• Antonio Austin, Investigator, 601-957-6267, aaustin@msbn.ms.gov
• John Riggs, Investigator, 601- 957-6303, jriggs@msbn.ms.gov
• Floyd Wiley, APRN Investigator Supervisor, 601-957-6314, fwiley@msbn.ms.gov
• Quenna Dean, Investigation, 601-957-6311, qdean@msbn.ms.gov 

Advanced Practice:

• Dr. Amy Smith, APRN Director, 601-957-6259, ASmith@msbn.ms.gov 
• Joanna Carpenter APRN Licensing Officer, 601-957-6290, jcarpenter@msbn.ms.gov 

 Licensure 

• Dr. Priscilla Burks, Reinstatements, 601-957-6282, pburks@msbn.ms.gov/
• Talisha Greenlaw, Licensing Officer/Endorsements/Exams 601-957-6313, tgreenlaw@msbn.ms.gov

Office of Nursing Workforce (ONW): 

• Leslie Seaton, Director 601-957-6266, lseaton@msbn.ms.gov
• Shirley Pandolfi , Program Supervisor, 601- 957-6310, Pandolfi, spandolfi@msbn.ms.gov
•  Alnisha Holmes, Program Manager, 601 -957-6215, aholmes@msbn.ms.gov
• Yoland Ray, MnVP Program Manager, 601- 957-6298 yray@msbn.ms.gov