Vanessa Phipps Henderson
Executive Director
Vanessa Phipps Henderson has served as Executive Director of Mississippi Health Care Association since November 2002 and oversees all of the operations of MHCA. Prior to joining MHCA, Ms. Henderson had many years professional experience in the long term care field as the former Director of Licensure and Certification with the Mississippi State Department of Health. Mrs. Henderson is responsible for MHCA’s regulatory issues, program planning, policy, legislative and legal affairs. Mrs. Henderson is a graduate of Mississippi College with a BA degree in Social Work and Sociology.

Melzana Fuller
Melzana Fuller joined Mississippi Health Care Association in February 2005 after retiring from the Division of Medicaid where she was Bureau Director of Provider/Beneficiary Relations. Melzana comes to MHCA with over 27 years of experience in State Government. She graduated with a B.A. in Social Work from the University of Mississippi and received her MSW from the University of Tennessee in Nashville, TN. Melzana has the title of Special Projects Director and is primarily responsible for the Mississippi Health Care Foundation and the MHCA Political Action Committee (PAC).

Becky Martin
Becky Martin joined Mississippi Health Care Association in August 2005 with over 15 years of bookkeeping and office management experience. Ms. Martin manages the accounts payable and receivable, member facility dues, and payments for seminars and conventions. Ms. Martin also handles management of MHCA office and property as well as manages all financial reports for the Mississippi Health Care Association and is staff liaison to the Association’s accounting firm.

Gwendolyn Miller Causey, RN BSN, CLCNN
Gwen joined Mississippi Health Care Association in Causey January of 2007 after serving as a legal nurse consultant for a local defense firm. She is a former surveyor for the Division of Licensure and Certification with the Mississippi State Department of Health. She is a graduate of Mississippi College School of Nursing and is a member of Mississippi Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Gwen has the title of Director of Long Term Care Quality & Regulatory Services and is primarily responsible for education and to assist member facilities with nursing organization, nursing delivery issues, quality of care and quality of life issues.