Interim, CEO

David brings more than 40 years of Healthcare leadership experience to CCHS as its Interim CEO. He started his career in acute care hospitals in roles as Vice President, COO, and Administrator/CEO. David transitioned to leading ambulatory organizations in Tennessee, South Carolina, California, and Washington State. These ranged in size from 60 employees with $9 million in Revenue to 4,100 employees and $1.1 Billion in Revenue. A personal vision of working to make the world a better place led him to providing leadership in Federally Qualified Health Centers in 2016. David now focuses on providing support to organizations in need of temporary leadership support when transitioning between permanent leaders. He holds a BS degree in Health Administration from Walla Walla University and an MHA degree with a concentration in Finance from the University of Washington.

Chief Financial Officer

With more than 15 years’ experience in Healthcare, Jessica comes to Community Link Consulting with an extensive background in health care. She received her Master of Health Administration degree from Walden University after completing a double major in Accounting and Human Resource Management from Briar Cliff University. Jessica was the Chief Financial Officer for Siouxland Community Health Center, where she conducted and administered fiscal operations. She went on to become the Director of Finance for Hawarden Regional Healthcare where she directed the organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency. From there, Jessica went on to Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center as the Director of Finance. There, she provided leadership and direction in the annual independent audit and the analysis of financial information. Jessica has vast experience in formulating financial targets, preparing budgets, strategic planning, revenue cycle management as well as developing and implementing accounting systems and policies.

Chief Operating Officer

Shannon R. Walker, MHA, has served as the Regional Vice President of Operations in Madison County Tennessee since December 2019. Prior to this position, Mrs. Walker served on Active Duty in the United States Air Force for 13 years as an Independent Duty Medical Technician. Mrs. Walker holds a Bachelor’s in Health Sciences and a Master’s in Health Administration from Trident University International.

Chief Clinical Officer

Dr. Reginique Green serves as the Chief Clinical Officer of clinical operations at Christ Community Health Services, Inc. She is a board-certified family medicine physician of 25 years, and her calling and purpose is to love, encourage and provide health care to underserved and under resourced patients and their communities. She attended Xavier University of LA for her Undergraduate studies and obtained her medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine. She specialized and completed her residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Southern California. In the past, Dr. Green has served as chief resident at USC and is the recipient of numerous national and local awards. She has conducted clinical research for Hypertension and served as a National platform speaker. She served as the Medical Director of Greene Sports Medicine of Xenia, Ohio and has chaired and continues to serve on various boards.

Chief Missions Officer and Chief Information Officer

Mr. Willie (“Will”) J. Jackson, III, MHA, PW-IT, has served as Chief Operating Officer and Information Security Officer since 2020. Prior to this COO role, Mr. Jackson served as CCHS’ Chief Information Officer. Prior to his CCHS tenure, Mr. Jackson served over seven years at i2i Population Health as a Population Analytics and Healthcare Consultant. Mr. Jackson received both a Bachelor’s in Health Science and Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Florida.

Chair of Dentistry

I am a graduate of the University of Memphis and UTHSC College of Dentistry Class of 2006. I have been employed at CCHS for 15 years and have been the Dental Director for almost 5 years. It has been a blessing working with great people while also being an advocate to and for our communities. My spare time is dedicated between family and exercising. I love college sports and enjoy watching college football the most!

Chair of Pharmacy

Dr. Kristina Murphy hails from Huber Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. She obtained her undergraduate degree from The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, and pursued her Pharmacy degree at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Murphy currently resides in Jackson, Tennessee, with her husband, Tim, and their two children, TJ (6) and Micah (4). During her spare time, Dr. Murphy enjoys crocheting, engaging in board games with her family, and cooking. An interesting tidbit about her is that she has participated on several mission trips in East Africa in the past and embarked on safari adventures at the Maasai Mara in Kenya and Tanzania an impressive four times.

Chair of Behavioral Health

Tara Samples, Ph.D., LCP-HSP is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Health Service Provider (TN) and Nationally Certified Health Service Psychologist. Dr. Samples is the Clinical Psychologist at our Raleigh Clinic, a Behavioral Health Team Lead and the Director of the Behavioral Health Training program at CCHS which includes the doctoral psychology residency, postdoctoral fellowship and masters and doctoral practicum students in psychology, counseling and social work. She has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University, a M.S. in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University and a B.S. in Human Services from Point University (formerly Atlanta Christian College). She completed an APA Internship at the Charles George Veteran’s Administration Hospital with rotations in Primary Care/Health Psychology, PTSD and Substance Abuse. She completed her Postdoctoral work through the Counseling Center at Lincoln Christian University. Dr. Samples has provided behavioral health care for over 20 years, first as a Licensed Professional Counselor and later as Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Prior to joining CCHS she worked as an Assistant Professor of Counseling and Psychology at Lincoln Christian University. Dr. Samples has worked in inpatient and outpatient, private practice and public health settings in Ga, NC, IL and TN. Her clinical interests are in the areas of social justice in healthcare, trauma informed care, health psychology, resilience in the face of trauma and abuse, and the integration of mental health and spirituality. When she is not in the clinic you may find her spending time with her family, supporting the local music and arts community, or gardening.