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, mailto: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, spandolfi@msbn.ms.gov
- Vacant: Program Manager, 601 -957-6215
- Yoland Ray, MnVP Program Manager, 601- 957-6298, yray@msbn.ms.gov
