Erica Thompson

Edwards

Dr. Erica Quinn Thompson is the Founder and Executive Director of Magnolia Medical Foundation.
Magnolia Medical Foundation mission is to: (1) assure accessible, affordable, contiguous, responsive,
culturally competent, family-centered and gender-sensitive preventive health and social services and
resources that meet the needs of families and (2) advocate for family health, stability, and well-being
through mechanisms that encourage and support healthy physical and social environments and healthy
behaviors.

Dr. Thompson through her organization addresses complex public health issues, related to community
health, economic empowerment and workforce development through the five locations of Magnolia
Medical Foundation in Natchez, Jackson (South and Midtown), Gulfport and Moss Point Mississippi.
Dr. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, MS, a Doctorate
of Medicine from Brown University Medical School in Providence RI and a Masters of Public Health
degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS.

She has more than a decade of experience in health program services, management, training, and
evaluation. She has worked across various sectors such as private, nonprofit, government agencies, and
academic institutions.

She has more than a dozen peer-reviewed journal publications and medically related certifications. She
is also an author of a daily devotional entitled: “The Transforming: 31 Days of Process for Purpose”
written to encourage and uplift women and girls.

She is a member of numerous professional and civic organizations, such as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Inc., American Medical Association and American Public Health Association.

She is a native of Natchez, MS. She currently resides in Edwards, MS with her husband and their two
children. She enjoys quiet time, time with friends and family and traveling