Meet Our Team

Candace Thompson started her tenure here at G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center back in 2004 as a front desk receptionist. From there, she continued as the front desk receptionist at our Canton School-Based Clinics.

Ms. Thompson then furthered her education and received a certification as a medical assistant from Delta Technical College. From there, she was promoted to office manager at the Carthage Site. Her diligence and loyalty to G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center in unmatched.

Leonela Luna started working at G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center in 2019 after graduating from Holmes Community Collee with an associate’s degree in social work. Leonela started with G.A. Carmichael as a Receptionist, was later promoted to Billing Specialist, and now proudly works as their Revenue Cycle Manager.

Leonela was born in Mexico and moved to the United States with her parents at the age of four to pursue the “American dream.” Her ultimate goal when attending school to become a social worker was to help those in need, especially immigrants who left their home countries like she did. She is grateful to have gained a wealth of knowledge throughout her years with G.A. and feels blessed with the opportunity to continue furthering her experience and career here.

Leonela is married to her high school sweetheart, Carlos Fuentes. Together they have a beautiful son and two dogs.

Name:  Tasha Brown, BS, MPH
Email:  tabrown@gacfhc.org
Title:  Deputy Director of Program
Education:  Jackson State Univerity, Master's Degree Public Health 2021
Years Spent at GA:  1.2 years

Tasha Brown is the Deputy Director of Programs at G. A. Carmicheal Family Health Center (GACFHC) and serves on the Administrative staff. Ms. Brown's primary responsibility as Deputy Director of Programs is to assist the Chief Program Officer with developing proposals, writing grants, and familiarizing and staying current with the organization's programs, goals, and financial needs. She also assists in overseeing and managing the Programs and Grants within the organizations, including Ryan White and Ending HIV, in naming a few.
Prior to joining GACFHC, Ms. Brown worked for the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) in the Office of Rural Health & Primary Care for 6 years. At the Mississippi State Department of Health, she managed the State Office of Rural Health Grant and the Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant (MQHC).

Ms. Brown earned her Associate's Degree in Applied Science in 2015 from Holmes Community College. She then earned her Bachelor's Degree of Science in Healthcare Administration in 2018 and then her Masters's Degree in Public Health in 2021, both from Jackson State University, where she served as Master of Student Public Health Association Committee Chair. She is working on her Doctoral Degree in Public Health from Walden University.
Ms. Brown was a 2018 Rural Health Fellow with the National Rural Health Association. She is currently a National Grants Management Association member and the American Grant Writer Association. Ms. Brown also serves as a grant reviewer for the Mississippi Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.
Ms. Brown is passionate about community outreach and serving the underserved communities in Mississippi.

Julia Lawson is a spirited, affable, sedulous professional who was born and raised in Johnsonville, South Carolina.  Ms. Lawson is a graduate of Johnsonville High School.  She received her Bachelor of Science in Bible Teaching and a Minor in Ministry Studies from Columbia International University.  Ms. Lawson has also received her certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant and occasionally does private duty.  Ms. Lawson started her tenure at G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center back in 2022 as a Site Manager of Yazoo City in addition to being promoted as the Project Director of the Delta Regional Maternal Care Coordination Program.  She is passionate about serving the most vulnerable populations, geriatrics and children.

Ms. Lawson is an Ordained Elder since 2010, a licensed minister and has operated in the Five-Fold Ministry Gifts for over 25 years.  She is the founder and visionary of Eagle Eye Ministries and The Issachar Global Prayer Team.

Ms. Lawson has received many awards and accomplishments in life.  She was crowned Ms. Sparkle Curvy Nation in 2021 and Ms. Black Johnsonville in 1990, just to name a few.

Her greatest joy is being the proud mother of two amazing sons, Nickolas and Le’Trell and the grandmother of four girls.  One of her favorite scriptures that motivates and keep her going is “Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.” Micah 7:7kjv

Joyce Nunn is an energetic, outgoing, hard-working professional who was born in Chicago, Illinois, raised in Belzoni, Mississippi, a graduate of Humphreys County High and Mississippi Valley State University. She has 3 wonderful children, 2 amazing grandchildren and 2 dogs.

Ms. Nunn has been employed at G. A. Carmichael Family Health Center since 1995 working with the underserved Community. Joyce has worn many hats while gaining experience such as Fiscal Manager, Front Desk Lead, IT Specialist, Health Information Clerk, Client Care Coordinator, Certified Community Health Advisor and Mississippi Health Ambassador. Joyce has been a community health worker since 1992 working as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Joyce has received certification of completion in NACHW Focus on Diabetes, Opioid Misuse Prevention, Family Connections: How to We Stand Up to Bullying and Training National Center for Family Professional Partnership’s (NCFPP) Serving on Groups Leadership Training specifically targeted to parent/caregiver leaders to effectively serve on systems-level decision-making groups just too name a few.

Ms. Nunn is a member of Goodwill Baptist Church in Belzoni, Mississippi. Her favorite scripture is Isaiah 54:17, No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and ever tongue that shall raise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn.

Kendall Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois. He later moved to Jackson, Michigan before relocating to Canton, Mississippi as a sophomore in high school in 2007. Kendall graduated from Canton High School in 2009 and later attended Virginia College in Jackson, Mississippi obtaining a certification as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant. He was one of three males to complete the program in 2011 and began his clinical career at just 20 years old.

He has over a decade of clinical work which includes hospital and emergency room experience as well as working in the private sector of family medicine before transition into healthcare administration. Mr. Morrison has been at GA Carmichael Family Health Center since 2021, where he has worked as an MA, Patient Services Manager, and now Site Manager for GA Carmichael Family Heath Center in Canton, Mississippi.

Kendall leans on the principles instilled in him by his grandmother and the mentorship of the men around him. When he is not at GA Carmichael, he is well known for coaching basketball which he has done so on the middle school and high school level at St. Joseph Catholic School located in Madison Mississippi where has been since 2015. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, making music with his brothers, playing basketball, and writing. His motto is “Life is like a book. Each page is a day, and each chapter is a year. Write your story.”

Rena Baker, is the proud and energetic Site Manager at G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center in Greenwood, MS.

Rena is a graduate of Greenwood High School. Rena received her Bachelor of Social Work and her Master of Criminal Justice from Mississippi Valley State University. She desired to work for the Federal Prison but God led her in the direction of social work, case management, finance, and many other avenues.

She is the Ordained Pastor of East Percy Street Christian Church-Disciples of Christ and have been in ministry for 18 years. She is the founder and visionary of Broken Crayons Still Color Women’s Ministry. She’s on the board of Kingdom Cultivators in Training Ministry, Greenwood Pastor’s Coalition, secretary of Christian Pastor’s Coalition for Change, and President of the Mississippi Christian Missionary Convention.

Her greatest joy in life is being the mother of two wonderful children Deonte, Destyne and the grandmother of one, Kameron. Her motto in life is “Never Let Anyone’s Negative Opinion of You Become Your Reality; Because You Were Created to Be Who God Called You to Be.”