Deena Branum, RN, BSN

Deena Branum was born and raised in Picayune, Mississippi. She has been married to her husband, John Branum, for 34 years, and together they have one daughter, Olivia Branum. Deena graduated from William Carey University School of Nursing and began her nursing career in 1995 at Forrest General Hospital, where she worked on a telemetry unit.

Over the course of her nursing career, Deena has held a variety of clinical and leadership positions, including Patient Care House Supervisor and Patient Outcomes Coordinator. She later served as Director of Emergency Services at Highland Community Hospital. She currently serves as Director of Nursing at Pearl River County Hospital.

Deena is a member of the Mississippi Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association. She is also deeply involved in her community, serving on the Board of Directors for Puttin’ On The Pink, a local breast cancer foundation; the Pearl River County Farm Bureau; the Pearl River County Cattlemen’s Association; and the Mississippi Simmental Simbrah Association.

Deena is an active member of Salem Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, where she plays piano and is also a member of the Poplarville Woman’s Club. Outside of her professional and community commitments, she enjoys raising Simmental cattle, playing piano, and shopping. She is passionate about serving others and remains committed to supporting the nursing profession and the communities she calls home.

Deena stated “I am honored, yet humbled, to be appointed by Governor Reeves to serve on the MS Board of Nursing. I will serve with integrity and I look forward to diligently protecting the citizens, as well as supporting the profession of nursing in the great state of Mississippi.”