Your Healthcare, Your Team
Plan A: Mississippi Clinics
Antoinette Roby
Plan A: Georgia Clinic
Ebony Brown
Telvin Harrington
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Sherrica Smith
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Sherrica Smith is an AANP board -certified Nurse Practitioner from Rosedale, MS. She received her Master’s Degree from Tennessee State University. She has been a nurse practitioner for 6 years. She resides in Bolivar County. She has one daughter. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, shopping, and spending time with family and friends.
Kadeejah Dorsey
Meta Anderson, MSN, APRN, CFNP
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Meta H. Anderson, a Family Nurse Practitioner AANP Board Certified. I obtained my Master’s Degree from Walden University. With eight years of experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Currently working towards Doctoral Degree in Nursing from Delta State University. I reside in Bolivar County. I am married and have three daughters. In my free time I enjoy traveling, shopping, and spending quality moments with family and friends. I am currently working for Plan A Health.
Desiree Norwood
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Desiree Norwood, resides in Sunflower, MS. She Currently serves as the Project Coordinator for Plan A Health. Desiree is a graduate of Ruleville Central High School, 2008 graduate of Mississippi Valley State University, where she received her B.S.in Business Administration and 2009 graduate Delta State University where she received her MBA.
Norwood brings a wealth of experience from her previous work at the Mississippi DEpartment of Health, the board of Mississippi Delta Community College, and the Sunflower COunty Board of Supervisors. “Service over Self” in her free time, she loves to volunteer with school and community activities throughout the Delta area. She also enjoys serving as a liaison, where she connects individuals in the community to resources available. Desiree is the proud parent of Jaylon, 17 and Kaitlyn,14. Desiree motto is: “Every day I wake up, is a day to make a difference; A Day to make a positive impact; a day to help someone reach their full potential.
Plan A Team
Maximillian McKinney
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Maximillian McKinney is native of Jackson, MS he previously served as the Corporate Compliance Officer and Interim-Chief Financial Officer at a Federally Qualified Health Center in Mississippi. A graduate of Alcorn State University (Business Administration) and Jackson State University (Master of Business Administration and Master of Professional Accountancy). Max has previous experience in consumer banking, having previously had roles a retail banker and branch manager. Max is passionate about helping those in need gain access to high quality healthcare, especially in the State of MIssissippi
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Dr. Pamela Payne Foster, MD, is a Preventive Medicine/Public Health Physician who is Professor in the Department of Community Medicine/Population Health and Deputy Director, Institute for Rural Health Research, at The University of Alabama School of Medicin. Her career has focused on a wide variety of interests including racial/ethnic health disparities, bioethics with an interest on the intersection between social justice and health, and community based participatory or engaged research. Most recently through her work in Alabama, she has more specifically focused on HIV/AIDS related stigma in rural faith based settings in the Deep South.
Sequoia Ayala
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A mover and a shaker, Sequoia brings more than ten years of diverse experiences in organizational management, movement lawyering, and facilitating change for and with women and communities of color. Her commitment to gender and racial justice is rooted in her deep respect and appreciation for all people.
Sequoia has a Juris Doctorate from the American University Washington College of Law and a master’s degree in International Development from the AU School of International Service.
Sequoia is a passionate defender of human rights and has led justice-centered projects for and with people living with HIV, survivors of gender-based violence, and immigrant and refugee communities in the Deep South and Global South. Sequoia has presented locally and nationally on a myriad of issues, including applying reproductive justice to the practice of law, HIV-specific criminal laws, and health disparities in communities of color, among others.
Fluent in English, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese, she is licensed to practice law in Georgia. In her free time, she enjoys singing and dancing són and admiring her plant babies in her home garden.
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Gretchen Borchelt is Vice President for Reproductive Rights and Health at the National Women’s Law Center. She oversees NWLC’s advocacy, policy, litigation, and education strategies to promote reproductive rights and access to comprehensive, affordable health care. Previously, she served as Senior Counsel and Director of State Reproductive Health Policy. Before joining NWLC, she worked at Physicians for Human Rights and was a Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellow at the National Partnership for Women and Families. She serves on the Steering Committee of the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative; the Advisory Board of If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice; the Advisory Committee of COMS Project; the Reproductive Health and Access Advisory Group of Urban Institute; and the Advocates Advisory Board of State Innovation Exchange’s Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council.
Caroline Weinberg
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Caroline Weinberg is the founder and Executive Director of Plan A. Her work in reproductive health began as a Peer Health Educator at the University of Virginia and since that time she has continued to work to improve access to reproductive health care and education with a particular focus on adolescents and care in low-resource settings. Her prior work has included reproductive health program development and evaluation both in the United States and internationally in Uganda and Guatemala. She is an advocate for access to health care as a fundamental human right and passionate about creating programs that ensure access for people in all communities.
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Jones
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Elizabeth Jones was born in Vicksburg, MS but has lived most of her life in the Jackson, Mississippi area. Elizabeth has served as a CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellow, a consultant, and a researcher. She has a bachelor’s degree in sociology/pre-med from Tougaloo College. She also has an MPH from Jackson State University. Currently, she is a DrPH student at Jackson State University. Elizabeth was also selected as a student marshal for the College of Health Sciences during the fall graduation ceremony at Jackson State University in 2020, selected as a plenary speaker for the 2nd International Webinar on Physical Health, Nursing Care, and COVID-19 Management, and as a guest lecturer for a CEAL Webinar Session held at the University of Southern Mississippi. She has published 13 articles with 8 articles as 1st author with topics ranging from COVID-19/infectious diseases to sleep apnea. One of her 1st person publications was awarded the top 100 most-read and top 100 most-cited in IJERPH in February 2024. The paper was also selected as a 2nd prize winner of the IJERPH 2021 Best Paper Award. She also served as a reviewer for several journals and the American Public Health Association Conference and as a technical editor for the recently published book entitled, Epidemiology for Dummies. She is also an author of a book chapter entitled, Epidemiology of Childhood Sleep Apnea. She was also selected as Marquis Who’s Who of America 2024. Elizabeth is also an editorial board member for MED DOCS-Depression and Anxiety.
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Jackie Sanders-Hawkins is the CEO and Founder of Delta Community Solutions, LLC. She recently retired from the Mississippi State Department of Health with 32 years of state services and over two decades of advocating for a better community utilizing public health strategies and interventions. Ms. Hawkins was the Community Bureau Director of Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative. Her work included developing and implementing policy systems and environmental changes in settings such as faith-based organizations, barbershops, beauty shops, health care systems, and county and local municipalities. Ms. Hawkins is a two time recipient of the Rural Health Champion Award. She’s married to Dewayne Hawkins and they have two children, Darrius and Kaithlyn.
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Melanie is the Senior Manager of Fragrance and Emerging Categories at Glossier, a lifestyle beauty brand. In her role she is responsible for driving profitability, go to market and retention strategies. Before Glossier, Melanie worked at L'Oreal USA, where she led merchandising, retail, launch and growth strategies. Ahead of her pivot into marketing, Melanie was a management consultant at PwC, specializing in solutions to build efficiency within the corporate finance functions. Melanie obtained her MBA from the University of Michigan and her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Hampton University. Although a Chicago native, Melanie's family is from Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Her lifelong connection to the Delta fuels her passion to support the mission of Plan A. As a board member, she's committed to leveraging her personal and professional experience to drive relevant marketing strategies that build greater awareness, patronage and trust of Plan A.
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Richard D. Segal is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Seavest Investment Group where he is also CEO of Rethink Capital Partners and Managing Partner of
Rethink Education.He has served on the boards of many public and private companies which include Hudson General Inc., Air Express Int., and Penn Traffic, Schoolnet, Civitas, Wireless Generation, Smarterer and Flocabulary. Currently, Mr. Segal sits on the boards of various education technology companies. Mr. Segal is deeply committed to creating better communities through his philanthropic engagements, which are primarily focused on health, education, and
providing opportunities for low income children and the arts. He is a Trustee of the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City, where he serves as Treasurer and chair of
the Finance Committee. He also sits on the Board of New York Academy of Art,
serving as Treasurer. Additionally, Mr. Segal serves on the Board of Trustees of New
York Presbyterian Hospital and he is a board member and Finance Chair of the
Africa Center in New York. Mr. Segal is the President of the A. L. Mailman Family
Foundation.He serves as treasurer of the Plan A board.
Maria Herring
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Maria L. Cotton Herring is from the rural community of Doddsville, MS in Sunflower County. She is the second oldest of six siblings and Mother of one son Jordan Herring who attends Hinds Community College in Raymond, MS. Ms Herring is a scholar and graduate of Mississippi Valley State University with a Bachelor in Science in Business Administration.
Brittany Isler
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Brittany Isler is from Shaw, Mississippi. She is a wife and mother to four children. As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and a doula, Brittany is deeply passionate about all things related to birth and lactation. She is committed to breaking down barriers so that mothers, babies, and families can thrive in healthy and happy lives, particularly in the Mississippi Delta.
Her mission is to provide education, evidence-based information, and resources to her community, ensuring that families in the Delta receive the support they need to flourish. Brittany is especially passionate about helping her community live healthier lives, prioritizing the well-being of mothers and babies across the Mississippi Delta.
Taneeka Stephens
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Ivana Thompson, MD MSCI FACOG is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a leader on the VUSM Department of OB/GYN Diversity Task Force and Research Committee. Dr. Thompson completed her Fellowship in Family Planning and a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT.. Dr. Thompson’s clinical and academic interests include emergency contraception, complex contraception, adolescent health care, racial and ethnic health disparities.
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Mollie Williams is the Executive Director of The Family Van and a Lecturer in Global Health and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. She is a passionate advocate for access to health and health care. She has experience in nonprofit and public health leadership, organizational development, strategic planning, and fundraising. Prior to joining The Family Van, Mollie was a Senior Director at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. In this role, she led a national cross-department team and affiliate staff who worked to improve access to sexual and reproductive health care in the southern United States. Mollie holds an MPH from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a DrPH in Health Policy and Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Carrie Denning Jackson creates built environments that are designed for people and grounded in place. In 2016, Carrie joined Google's urban innovation company, Sidewalk Labs, where she leads innovation on ground floor spaces, re-imagining the physical/digital experience of retail as well as the community and cultural spaces and small businesses that make cities great. Carrie was Sidewalk’s Chief of Staff for two years, growing the company from 14 to 100+ urban-technologists and launching their workshop/lab in Toronto, 307, where she ran all public programming. Prior to Sidewalk Labs, she led on-the-ground placemaking for Shared_Studios, an art organization that creates curated experiences between strangers in "portals" (golden shipping containers) in cities across the world. Jackson launched the San Francisco Portal and programmed live experiences between cities, in addition to installations at the UN and Art Basel Miami. Carrie has an MBA, MA, and BA from Stanford University.