Kris Jones,
Director of the Office of Medical Cannabis, MS State Department of Health

Prior to joining MSDH in 2020, Ms. Jones served as the Deputy Commissioner for Administration for the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services. She has over twenty years of experience in behavioral health and child welfare settings at various levels of administration in state government systems. In addition to her work at MDCPS, Ms. Jones spent approximately eighteen years working in the state's mental health system in various executive level positions.

 Ms. Jones currently serves as the Director of the Office of Medical Cannabis. She began working on cannabis regulations in Mississippi under Initiative 65 and now under the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.

 Ms. Jones is a Certified Public Manager and graduate of the State Executive Development Institute sponsored by the John C. Stennis Institute of Government. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Educational Psychology from Mississippi State University and a Master of Social Work degree from Jackson State University.