The following candidates are current directors seeking re-election and are running unopposed.
Director 4, North (Unopposed)
Paula Miller, FNP-BC of Hernando, MS
Mrs. Miller has served on the MANP Board of Directors since 2020. She has helped host MANP Area 1 educational and pharmaceutical programs since 2015. She has also served on the MANP PAC committee and other committees since 2015. Mrs. Miller has been a nurse in the medical field for over 40 years. She earned her Associate's Degree, Baccalaureate, and Master's Degree from Mississippi University for Women in Columbus. She obtained her Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner post-master's certificate from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg in 2024. She is certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and is also board-certified as a Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurse Credentialing Center. She has been a Family Nurse Practitioner since 1983. Her practice experience includes family practice and public health in Mississippi, as well as high-risk ob/gyn, burn and wound clinics, and hospitalist work in Omaha, Nebraska, a full practice authority state. She has served on previous boards for the MS State Dept. of Health, Nebraska Nurse Practitioners Education Committee, and Conference Planning Committees in Nebraska and MANP.
Director 5, CENTRAL (Unopposed)
Flora K. Green, MSN, AGNPC, Bolton, MS
Mrs. Green is an Adult Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in the Jackson, MS area. She earned her BSN from Alcorn State University in 2008 and her MSN from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2015. She has over 30 years of healthcare experience. Mrs. Green’s work background is very diverse, including clinics, med/surg/trauma/telemetry, surgery, insurance, and home health. As an NP, her practice encompasses a primary care clinic (serving underserved populations), long-term care (LTC), and legal expert witness work. Mrs. Green has been an active member of MANP since 2020, serving on the MANP PAC Committee and as a past PAC Director. She has been involved in MANP policy efforts since 2020, meeting with many legislators and policy leaders across the state to promote the NP role. Mrs. Green has served as a Geriatric Expert Content Panelist for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for more than four years. She was also featured in the Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare in 2018. Additionally, she is a speaker and presenter for various healthcare groups. Mrs. Green was recognized in the March 2020 edition of the Nurse Spotlight section of the Mississippi Board of Nursing Magazine.
Director 6, south (Unopposed)
Damon Spears, MSN, NP-C of Magnolia, MS
Mr. Spears has been an active member of MANP since 2015. He earned an Associate of Science degree from Jones County Junior College in 1996, a BSN from the University of Southern Mississippi, and an MSN from Walden University in 2016. Mr. Spears also holds a Certificate from the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. He has over 26 years of experience in Critical Care and EMS Flight Nursing and is a retired USAF Chief Flight Nurse Instructor. Mr. Spears served as a flight nurse at the 172 Air Wing Mississippi Air National Guard for 17 years and opened his clinic, Spears Medical Clinic, PLLC, in 2021 during the COVID pandemic, along with Thrive Med Spa in 2022. Serving our country, he was deployed twice in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2011. Not having a physician in the air and being in the line of fire prepared Mr. Spears for the Mississippi “battlefield” of healthcare issues. His lessons, knowledge, and experiences have given him a unique perspective to serve our state and promote the NP profession.
