Executive Leadership
Mark Smith, Executive Director
To contact Director Smith, email Jordan Lott, Assistant to the Executive Office
Tommy Smith, Deputy Executive Director
To contact Director Smith, email Jordan Lott, Assistant to the Executive Office
Demetrice Watts, Chief Financial Officer
Kathy Caldwell, General Counsel
Gerald Johnson, Director of Nursing Home Operations
Sylvester Brookins, Director of Human Resources
Veterans Homes Leadership Team
Brent Avant, Administrator - Veterans Home at Oxford
Tade Ward, Administrator - Veterans Home at Kosciusko
Caronda Trigg, Administrator - Veterans Home at Jackson
John Wilson, Administrator - Veterans Home at Collins
Cemeteries Leadership Team
Mark Lawson, Director - Veterans Benefits & Cemetery Operations
Lady Nix, Director - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Kilmichael
Terry Tyler, Director - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemtery at Newton
Veterans Benefits Leadership Team
Mark Lawson, Director - Veterans Benefits & Cemetery Operations
William Rhine, North Area Director - Veterans Benefits Services
Teddy Reed, South Area Director - Veterans Benefits Services
Main Office Leadership
Jonathan Funches, Director - Information Technology
Cathy McGruder, Director - State Approving Agency
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