Leadership Team

President and CEO, North Mississippi Health Services

Michael “Shane” Spees is the president and chief executive officer of North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS). A native of Tupelo, Mississippi, Shane joined NMHS as president and CEO in December 2013. Before joining NMHS, he served as president and CEO for Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Alabama, from 2007-2013...

Chief Operating Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

Shawn Morrow provides executive leadership for system operations across all eight NMHS hospitals and related clinics, service lines and joint ventures.

He brings more than 25 years of health care leadership experience, having served as chief executive officer, president and administrator for both independent hos...

President, North Mississippi Medical Clinics and Chief Network Development Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

David Barber serves as chief network development officer of North Mississippi Health Services and president of North Mississippi Medical Clinics, a regional network of more than 60 clinics affiliated with NMHS.

Barber joined NMHS in 1994 and has served i...

Chief Medical Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

Jeremy Blanchard, MD, MMM, CPE, is the chief medical officer (CMO) of North Mississippi Health Services. Dr. Blanchard has a wide breadth of experience working as a CMO in two rural health care systems at a regional and institutional level, in Washington and Montana. Most recently he was the Head of Player and Fa...

Chief Human Resources Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

Sondra Davis serves as the chief human resources officer for North Mississippi Health Services. She is responsible for managing recruitment, retention, education, employee health, compensation and benefits for the organization’s employees.

Davis previously worked at Centura Health System in Denver, Colorad...

Chief Information Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

Chris Davis, MD, joined North Mississippi Health Services as chief information officer (CIO) in 2020. He brings expertise in improving patient care, quality and safety by implementing and optimizing electronic health record (EHR) systems, promoting technology adoption and partnering with health care providers...

Chief Financial Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

Sharon Nobles serves as chief financial officer for North Mississippi Health Services.

Before joining NMHS in 2017, Nobles worked with Baptist Health Care Corporation in Pensacola, Fla. She served as vice president and chief financial officer for Acute Care Services and led all aspects of financial operations fo...

Chief Legal Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

Bruce Toppin serves as chief legal officer for North Mississippi Health Services.

Toppin, who joined NMHS in 1996, previously worked as a partner with Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrier’re and Dene’gre in New Orleans. He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Mississippi.

He received a bachelor of arts...

President, North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo

T.J. Adams, RN, BSN, MSHA, is president of North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo. He oversees Tupelo-based services and programs, hospital-based clinics and services, medical staff relations, board accountability and overall organizational performance for NMMC-Tupelo.

A native of Mantachie, Adams graduated from Mantac...

Administrator, North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point & North Mississippi Medical Center-Iuka

Barry Keel is the administrator at North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point and North Mississippi Medical Center-Iuka.

Keel, an Alabama native, most recently worked at Bay Medical Center–Sacred Heart Health System, a 323-bed hospital in Panama City, Florida, where he se...

Administrator, North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory 

Jamie Rodgers is administrator at North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory and supports North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion and North Mississippi Medical Center-Amory.

Rodgers came to North Mississippi Health Services from Choctaw Regional Medical Center in Ackerman, where he served as chief...

Administrator, North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion & North Mississippi Medical Center-Hamilton

Cathy Mitchell began her career in health care in 1995 and joined Northwest Medical Center (a Lifepoint Corp.) in 1998, where she served in various nursing roles for 15 years before being promoted to Chief Nursing Officer at Lakeland Community Hospital in 2012. 

In...

Administrator, North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora & North Mississippi Medical Center-Pontotoc

Robin Mixon, FACHCA, FACHE, is administrator of North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora and North Mississippi Medical Center-Hamilton. She is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Administrators and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Mixon, who joined...

President, Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi and Vice President, North Mississippi Health Services

Steven Blaylock joined NMHS in 2007 as a Development Officer and was promoted to Executive Director of Philanthropy in 2017.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and a master’s degree in health care administration from the Univ...

Chief Nursing Officer, North Mississippi Medical Center-Hamilton & North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion

Jennifer Brewer, BSN, RN, joined North Mississippi Medical Center-Hamilton in 2003 after earning her associate degree in nursing from Northwest Shoals Community College in Phil Campbell, Alabama.

During her tenure, she took on a number of leadership roles be...

Chief Strategy, Health Equity & Inclusion Officer for North Mississippi Health Services

Ormella Cummings, PhD, facilitates the strategic planning process by working with senior leaders, departments and various entities to develop and deploy strategic initiatives.

Her responsibilities include examining qualitative and quantitative data to identify strategically relevant...

Vice President of Facility Management and Construction, North Mississippi Health Services

Todd Davis joined Facility Operations at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo in 1993. He served as director of Facility Operations from 2006-2015.

Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in Business Administration from Mississippi Sta...

System Vice President of Payor Strategy and Partnerships, North Mississippi Health Services

Wally Davis joined NMHS’ Center for Business Health in 1996 and was promoted to vice president in 2007. Davis serves as the primary payor relationship executive for NMHS, leads the Managed Care contracting and analytics team for the system, and serves as a corporate officer for...

Vice President of Accounting & Financial Reporting

Kristy is the vice president of accounting and financial reporting at North Mississippi Health Services. She has held several leadership roles within the accounting department and has served as the Director of Accounting for NMHS for the past 19 years. Kristy is now responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, accou...

Vice President of Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Services, North Mississippi Health Services

Angie Everett, LCSW, is responsible for the post-acute continuum of care, rehabilitation/therapy services and case management at all NMHS locations.

Everett earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Mississippi State University in 1990 and her master’s degree in social work...

Chief Nursing Officer, North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point

Derrick Forrester, MSN, RN, is from Columbus, Mississippi, and graduated from New Hope High School. He attended East Mississippi Community College on a football scholarship and obtained an associate's degree in liberal arts. He earned his bachelor's degree in nursing from Delta State University and a ma...

Vice President of Women and Children’s Services, North Mississippi Medical Center

Ellen Friloux has been employed by NMMC since 1988 and has worked in a number of management level positions, including serving as director of NMMC’s Cancer Center, Ambulatory Services and, most recently, Women’s Hospital.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in health administration from Western...

Chief Medical Informatics Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

Ben Kilman, MD, practiced family medicine at Fulton Medical Clinic before becoming CMIO.

Dr. Kilman graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology of medical sciences from Mississippi College in Clinton. He received his medical training from the University of Mississippi School of Medici...

Vice President of Pharmacy, Oncology and Medical Imaging, North Mississippi Health Services

Daniel Lenard is responsible for the NMMC Cancer Care locations in Tupelo and Starkville, as well as ambulatory pharmacy services at all NMHS locations.

He previously served as the regional director of Oncology Services at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, and he has s...

Chief Nurse Executive, North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo

Kristen Long, DNP, RN, began her nursing career at North Mississippi Medical Center in 2006 after earning her associate degree in nursing from Itawamba Community College. In 2010, she earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of North Alabama in Florence.

Long completed her master’s degree...

Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

Kim Marlatt has more than 25 years of experience as a strategic marketing and communications executive. She previously served as vice president of marketing and sales for InnovaCare Partners in Orlando. Prior to that, she spent nine years with BayCare, the largest health care system in the Ta...

Chief Financial Officer, North Mississippi Health Services Community Hospitals

Kelvin Monroe, CPA, serves as CFO for NMHS' six community hospitals in Amory, Iuka, Eupora, Pontotoc and West Point, Mississippi, and Hamilton, Alabama. He also serves as the assistant administrator for North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory.

Prior to joining NMHS, he served as chief...

Vice President of Supply Chain, North Mississippi Health Services

Parker holds a doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Tennessee and a master’s degree in health care administration from the University of Memphis.

He practiced physical therapy for 11 years before transitioning to the Corporate Supply Chain Team at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, where he...

Vice President, Finance Operations

Warren Pate joined NMHS in 2026, bringing more than 16 years of experience leading financial strategy, operational performance and growth initiatives across complex healthcare systems.  In his role, Warren is responsible for partnering with executive and operational leaders to drive sustainable financial and organizational results.

Pri...

Chief Nursing Officer, North Mississippi Medical Center-Iuka

Kathy Patrick, BSN, RN, earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of North Alabama in Florence in 1992.

Her nursing career began in oncology and dialysis and then transitioned into home health and hospice. She joined North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo in 2000 as a registered nurse in the...

Associate Medical Officer of Acute Care

David Pizzimenti, DO, FACOI, leads the hospitalist program and is program director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program for North Mississippi Health Services. Before joining NMHS, he was the founding director of the internal medicine residency and hospitalist programs at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Mississi...

Vice President of Revenue Cycle, North Mississippi Health Services.

Carol Plato has more than 25 years of experience, working in hospitals in Colorado, Massachusetts and Florida.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in health care financial management from Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., and her master’s of business administration from Nova Southeastern University...

Chief Quality Officer, North Mississippi Health Services. 

Melody Poole is responsible for accreditation, infection prevention, performance improvement, quality management, patient safety initiatives, patient and family engagement and medical staff support services.

Poole received her associate degree in nursing from Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville...

Vice President of Behavioral Health Services, North Mississippi Medical Center

Robert Smith came to NMMC from Lifecore Health Group, where he served as chief executive officer. As administrator, he provides leadership and oversight of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services and is leading efforts to grow and expand services for individuals who suffer from e...

Chief Information Security Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

Jakeb Spradlin serves as Chief Information Security Officer for North Mississippi Health Services, where he leads the health system’s enterprise cybersecurity program, including security operations, cyber risk management, identity access management and business continuity. He is responsible for devel...

Chief Compliance Officer, North Mississippi Health Services

Jim Stanzell joined NMHS in 2003. He previously worked at St. Bernards Healthcare in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and at the Greensfelder Law Firm in St. Louis.

He received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, a juris doctor degree from St. Louis University Sch...

Chief Nursing Officer, North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory

Ronda Sweet, DNP, RN, CENP, earned her doctorate in nursing practice in 2016 from Walden University in Minneapolis. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from the University of Phoenix in Phoenix and Tempe, respectively. She became a licensed practical nurse in 1995 and a registered nu...

Vice President for Business Development, North Mississippi Health Services.

Beth Ungo, RN, MSN, JD, a native of Iuka, has a long history of service with North Mississippi Health Services as a registered nurse, analyst and leader. She served as the service line administrator for oncology and radiology services from 2014 to 2019. She has also been a practicing attorney a...

Chief Nursing Officer, North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora

Susan Vaughan, MSN, RN, came to Eupora from Ochsner Rush Health System in Meridian, where she had served as director of hospital operations for medical, surgical, cardiac telemetry, orthopedic, short stay and wound care departments. She previously worked as chief operating officer for Haxtun Health District...

Vice President of Human Resources, North Mississippi Health Services 

Kim Warner has more than 20 years of experience in health care. Before joining NMHS, Warner served as director of Human Resources, Business Partners and Enterprise Learning at University of Kentucky HealthCare in Lexington. This role was the senior HR leader for UK HealthCare. Born and raised in Cana...

Chief Operating Officer, North Mississippi Medical Clinics

Molly Weldon works with regional directors, physicians, advanced practice clinicians, clinic staff and other NMHS leaders to support daily operational excellence and continue pursuit of the clinic system’s mission and vision.

Weldon, who has more than 25 years of progressive practice management experience, joine...

Chief Nursing Officer, North Mississippi Medical Center-Pontotoc

Hunter B. Williamson, RN, MHA, has professional experience encompassing critical care, cardiac catheterization laboratory, medical-surgical units, patient services and clinical rounding in Cardiovascular Services.

Williamson joined NMMC-Pontotoc as CNO in 2019 after serving as the health services administr...