Jessica Shappley
Jessica Shappley serves as the Chief Policy and Communications Officer at the Delta Regional Authority. Ms. Shappley recently served as the Communications Director at the
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Jessica Shappley serves as the Chief Policy and Communications Officer at the Delta Regional Authority. Ms. Shappley recently served as the Communications Director at the
Dr. Corey Wiggins was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden on December 15, 2021, to serve as the fourth Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional
Christina Wooden joined the Delta Regional Authority in March 2016. She oversees DRA health programs, including Delta Doctors, Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program,
Sea Talantis is a Program Manager with the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) and has been with the agency since June 2020. Sea primarily oversees the
Anita Stasher is passionate about her role as a Monitoring & Compliance Specialist with the Delta Doctor Program. She works with an executive team to
The DRA was established in 2000 as a formal framework for joint federal-state collaboration to promote and encourage the economic development of the lower Mississippi River and Alabama Black Belt regions. To fulfill this purpose, DRA invests in projects supporting transportation infrastructure, basic public infrastructure, workforce training, and business development. DRA works to create jobs, build communities, and improve the lives of those that reside in the region. DRA’s region encompasses 252 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
DRA’s enabling legislation dictates that at least 75% of DRA’s funds must be invested in economically distressed counties and parishes and isolated areas within non-distressed counties and parishes. In addition, half of DRA’s funds must support transportation infrastructure and basic public infrastructure.
Delta Regional Authority
236 Sharkey Avenue, Suite 400
Clarksdale, MS 38614
info@dra.gov