Staff Directory: Mississippi Office of Healthy Schools

Mississippi Office of Healthy Schools - A Coordinated Approach to Health and Safety

Office of Healthy Schools

Mississippi Department of Education / Office of Healthy Schools
Phone: (601) 359-1737
FAX (601) 576-1417

Mailing Address:

Office of Healthy Schools

Mississippi Department of Education

P.O. Box 771

Jackson, MS 39205-0771

Physical Address:

Office of Healthy Schools

Mississippi Department of Education

359 N. West Street, Suite 208

Jackson, MS 39201

Scott Clements , Director
email

Liaison between Mississippi Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Liaison between Mississippi Alliance of School Health
Liaison between Governor’s Commission on Physical Fitness and Sport

School Health Programs

Christine Philley, School Health Administrator
email

Technical assistance on Local School Wellness Policy development and implementation
School Health Councils
Five Star Foods Grant
Nutrition Integrity Grant
Comprehensive Health Framework Training
John D. Bower, M.D. School Health Network (Coordinated School Health)

CDC-Funded Coordinated School Health

Coordinated school health program
Policy development
Technical assistance and professional development for local school health councils
Liaison between Mississippi Department of Education, Mississippi State Department of Health and local school districts
Health education assessment
Physical activity, nutrition and tobacco
School Wellness Policy technical assistance
Data collection

Jessica Warren, Division Director, Coordinated School Health
email

Physical Education Framework Training
Comprehensive Health Framework Training

Shalonda Coleman-Matthews, Division Director, HIV/AIDS Program

Collaboration with community-based organizations
Collaboration with health related agencies to disseminate information on prevention through out local school districts across the state
Support in maintaining, striving and reaching goals set forth by MDE
Support development of Communicable disease policies
Provide funding opportunities to support disease prevention education
Youth Risk Behavioral Survey

Physical education and Comprehensive Health Education

Dale Dieckman, Division Director

Physical Education Framework Revision/Training
Comprehensive Health Framework Revision/Training
Fitness Testing Resources
Committed To Move Grant
Physical Education Framework Training
Comprehensive Health Framework Training

Jeff Guynes, Education Specialist, Senior

Health Services

Provide school nurses professional development and technical assistance as needed
Provide administrative and technical assistance for SBAC program
Administer EPSDT Grants
Liaison between school and Division of Medicaid

Estelle Watts, Division Director

Kegila Stephens-Lyles, School Based Administrative Claiming (SBAC) Specialist

Donna White, School Based Administrative Claiming Specialist

Sheena Varnell, Special Projects Officer

Bureau of Child Nutrition

Scott Clements , Director
(601) 576-5000
email

Debora Anderson, Projects Officer

COMPUTER SUPPORT:

Network maintenance
Web Applications
PC and Printer maintenance
Software training

Scarlett Burrell, Systems Administrator

Division of Technical Assistance:

Lenora Phillips, Director

Child Care Section:

Child Care Food Program applications
Family Day Care Home Food Program applications
Adult Day Care Food Program applications
After School Hours Snack Program applications
Summer Food Service Program applications
Technical Assistance to organizations
Assisting new organizations to apply for participation

Mary Claiborne, Policy Analyst

Tamara Kendrick , Administrative Assistant

Area Specialists:

Alphonso Lee , Food Service Supervisor

Carrie Middleton, Food Service Supervisor

Yolanda Bacon, Food Service Supervisor

John Turbeville, Food Service Supervisor

Vickie Brown, Educational Specialist

School Section:

Public and Private Schools
School Lunch Program applications
School Breakfast Program applications
Food Distribution Program applications
Special Milk Program applications
Summer Food Program applications
Technical assistance to organizations
Assisting new organizations to apply for participation

Tina Thomas , Policy Analyst

Shonula Wright , Administrative Assistant

Area Specialists:

Mary Burks , Food Service Supervisor

Lydia West , Food Service Supervisor

Rodney Miller, Food Service Supervisor

Bill Urban , Food Service Supervisor

Division of Training:

Scheduling Training Workshops for all programs
Registration and agenda for Training Workshops
Certification of School Food Service Personnel, In State
Develop Re-Certification Courses
Manages special grants (Team Nutrition, Fruit and Vegetable)

Vacant , Director

Jean Harper, Training Coordinator

Alice Carson, Administrative Assistant

Division of Monitoring:

Program Reviews for School Lunch Programs (Reviewers)
Program Reviews for Child Care Programs (Tammie Barnes)
Program Reviews for Summer Programs (Reviewers)
Tracking/Reviewing CPA Audits (Tammie Barnes)
Special Needs Reviews (Reviewers)
Commodity Warehouse Reviews (Reviewers)
Submission of Federal Reports on Reviews

Stephanie Robinson, Director

Akayla Dixon, Administrative Assistant

Reviewers:

Eric Gamble, Auditor

Tammie Barnes, Auditor

Jessie Bennett, Auditor

Peggy Roberts, Auditor

Yashika Taylor, Auditor

Celeste Heidelberg, Auditor

Rosalyn Sparkman, Auditor

Division of Claims and Reporting:

Processing of program claims for reimbursement (Joey Chancellor)
Grants management (Margaret White)
Budget management
Reconciliation and Close Out
Submission of Federal reports
Technical assistance on claim submission (Ursula Smith)
Requisitions and Purchase Orders

Sharon Miller, Director

Erica Crisler, Auditor

Ursula Smith , Auditor

Joey Chancellor, Auditor

Margaret White , Auditor

Division of Purchasing and Food Distribution:

Priscilla Ammerman, Director

Arletta Brown , Administrative Assistant

Food Distribution Section:

Donna Stubbs, Auditor

Allocation and Tracking of USDA Commodity Foods
Surveying for commodity needs
Ordering USDA Commodity Foods
Maintaining Commodity Web Site
Commodity Warehouse Reviews
Emergency Recall
Disaster Assistance

Purchasing Section:

State Wide Purchasing of Food and Non-Food Supplies
Full-line Distribution
Optional Bread, Ice Cream, Milk and Produce Programs

Sharon Ceaser, Auditor

Rebates

Dorothy Smith, Projects Officer

Contracts and Bid Language

April Catchings, Foodservice Supervisor

Products and Ordering System

Pamela Cox-Webster, Foodservice Supervisor

Complaints, Recalls and Quality Assurance