Leadership Team
Dr. David Walker | 678-924-5700
Network Director
Dr. David M. Walker was appointed the Network Director for the VA Southeast Network (VISN 7), in Duluth, GA, effective July 2021. Prior to his appointment, he was the Interim Network Director for the VA MidSouth Healthcare Network (VISN 9) since January 2021, and the Director for the GV (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans’ Hospital and Clinics (GVMVAMC) in Jackson, MS, since December 2015. As Director of the VA Southeast Network, he oversees eight healthcare systems in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina with a $4.5 billion annual operating budget, that provide coverage for over 1.2 million Veterans. VISN 7 is the VA’s fourth largest healthcare network, with over 22,000 employees managing 7.6 million outpatient visits per year, and over 33,000 hospital admissions. Dr. Walker is board-certified in Psychiatry and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He has also served as president of the Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association. Dr. Walker graduated from the military medical school, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and completed a United States Air Force (USAF)/civilian psychiatry training program and a subsequent forensic psychiatry fellowship training program at the University of South Carolina. As a USAF forensic psychiatrist, he helped reestablish the service-wide Wilford Hall Medical Center Air Force Forensic Psychiatry Evaluation Service. After completing his military service, he served as Clinical Director of Forensic Services for Georgia’s only maximum-security forensic hospital. Dr. Walker also has publications related to military psychiatric topics, including a book chapter published in 2020 on Fitness for Duty in the US Military. From 2001 to 2010 Dr. Walker served five times as a board examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. In 2019 Dr. Walker presented at the VA TEDx event on changing culture through commitment management. Dr. Walker completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, in 1987, a Doctor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, in 1991 and a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) in 2012 at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
Benita Miller | 678-924-5700
Deputy Network Director
Ms. Benita Miller was appointed Deputy Network Director for the VA Southeast Network (VISN 7) in September 2019. VISN 7 consists of eight health care systems in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina and provides coverage for over 1.4 million Veterans. In her role Ms. Miller has oversight of financial, capital, and planning resources. Ms. Miller served as Chief Operating Officer/Associate Director at the Hampton Virginia VA Medical Center from July 2010 to September 2013. In this role, Ms. Miller directed strategic and administrative operations for a $270 million operational budget in a facility serving over 40,000 Veterans. Ms. Miller served as Interim Medical Center Director at the Hampton VAMC from June 2012 to January 2013. Ms. Miller served as the Chief Benefits Officer for the Veterans Health Administration from September 2013 to January 2016. Ms. Miller began her career with Department of Veterans Affairs in 1998. During her tenure with VA, she has held positions in various capacities to include Clinical Social Worker, Administrative Officer for Primary Care and Sub-Specialty Medicine, Advanced Clinical Access Coordinator, Executive Assistant to the Director, and VISN Health System Specialist. Ms. Miller also served as the Administrator of the Waco, Texas VA Medical Center where she managed regulatory compliance, fiscal operations, and significant capital structure improvements. Ms. Miller received a Bachelor of Social Work from South Carolina State University, a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina, and a Master of Health Administration from Baylor University. Ms. Miller is Board Certified as a Fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE). She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker – Clinical Practice. Ms. Miller is a graduate of the VA Health Care Leadership Institute and the VA Executive Career Field Candidate Development Program. Ms. Miller serves as a member of the VHA Healthcare Leadership Development Advisory board. She is a recipient of the 2015 ACHE Regent’s Senior Healthcare Leader Award. Ms. Miller is a 2019 graduate of the U. S. Office of Personnel Management’s Senior Executive Assessment Program.
Dr. Ijeoma Kene-Ewulu | 678-924-5700
Acting Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Ijeoma Kene-Ewulu was appointed Acting Chief Medical Officer at the VA Southeast Network (VISN 7) as of March 1, 2024. Before this appointment, she was the Deputy Chief Medical Officer since July 16, 2023. Dr. Ijeoma Kene-Ewulu is a Board-Certified Internist and member of the American Association of Physician Leaders. Her previous experience includes many years of clinical practice as a General Surgeon, Hospitalist, and Physician Leader. Most recently she has been the Director of VISN 7 Clinical Resource Hub (CRH). Dr. Kene-Ewulu is a Member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and is American Board of Internal Medicine certified. She has worked for 12 years with the VA, serving in different roles as a Primary Care Physician and Team Lead, Hospitalist, Clinical Director, Interim Chief of Staff Carl Vinson VAHCS Dublin, Interim Chief of Staff Atlanta VAHCS and Acting Chief of Staff VA Northeast Ohio Cleveland. Dr. Kene-Ewulu is a graduate of the Health Care Leadership Development Program (HCLDP), VISN 7 Clinical Leadership Executive Training Program, and is a Leadership VA (LVA) 2021 Fellow. Dr. Kene-Ewulu is a certified Prosci® Change Practitioner, a Lean Black Belt and has led multiple quality initiatives at different healthcare services, contributing to improving patient experience, patient care quality and in building a Highly Reliable Organization (HRO). She has served as a Clinical Faculty member for several years and is currently on the Clinical faculty for CDC Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship (PMR/F), and Emory University Family Medicine Residency. In her leisure time she enjoys shared interests with her husband Kene and three children, including playing tennis, badminton, travel, music, and community service.
