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Aurelia Jones-Taylor

Director at Southern Bancorp

MS, Mrs. Jones-Taylor has directed Aaron E. Henry for close to thirty years. During her tenure, she has increased the number of service sites from 2 to 10 and developed, implemented, and expanded on several communities and state-wide economic and community development initiatives, including programs to address health disparities in chronic diseases, pharmaceutical access, local network development, workforce development, emergency room diversion initiatives, community health education initiatives, health and wellness programs, and rural general public transportation. In addition, she has oversight over all aspects of the corporation including the Delta Area Rural Transit System, Ryan White Part C, and the Mississippi Children’s Health Project. Mrs. Jones-Taylor has presented at various national and state conferences and her projects have been featured in Delta Business Journal, Mahogany Magazine, Centers for Disease Control, National Association of Community Health Centers, AARP, and the Journal of the Community Transportation Association of America, to name a few. She earned a BS Degree from Tougaloo College and an MBA from Jackson State University. Additionally, she was the recipient of the coveted John Gilbert Award presented by the National Association of Community Health Centers in 2003, Executive Director of the Year for Mississippi Primary Health Care Association, The Aaron Shirley Disguised Indigent Care Award and many others. Ms. Jones Taylor served two terms as president of the Mississippi Primary Health Care Association, a member of the National Rural Health Task Force, and Geiger Gibson Leadership Advisory Group at George Washington University, and on several local and state boards and committees.