A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Taylor most recently served as the Shelby County Division Director for Health Services. In this role, Dr. Taylor led the operations of the Shelby County Health Department, which is responsible for the delivery of public health services, enforcement of applicable health codes and ordinances of Shelby County and applicable regulations of the Tennessee Department of Health.

In addition to her public health leadership at the county level, Dr. Taylor serves as Colonel, and Residency-Trained Flight Surgeon in the Tennessee Air National Guard. Dr. Taylor also served on Active Duty for Operational Support and Statutory tours as the Credentialing and Privileging Branch Chief and the Division Chief for Aerospace Medicine in the Office of the Air National Guard Surgeon General, from 2019 to 2021.

Dr. Taylor is a dedicated public servant who has utilized her expertise and experience to support the health and safety of each community she has served. As Baltimore City Health Commissioner, Dr. Taylor will continue to uphold the Baltimore City Health Department's mission to protect health, eliminate disparities, and enhance the wellbeing of the residents of Baltimore City through education, coordination, advocacy, and direct service delivery.

Dr. Taylor will oversee a wide portfolio to ensure the City's health, managing issues from the spread of controllable diseases, informing residents of chronic disease prevention and treatment, management of the City's animal control services, and providing services to youth and seniors. Furthermore, Dr. Taylor will play a crucial role in the City's response to the opioid overdose epidemic, implementing the Health Department's aggressive strategy to prevent overdose deaths.

Dr. Taylor received her Doctorate in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health as a C. Sylvia and Eddie C. Brown Community Health Scholar. Dr. Taylor received her undergraduate degree from Howard University, her medical degree from East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, and completed her pediatric residency at East Tennessee State University/Johnson City Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She holds a master's degree in Epidemiology from the University of Tennessee, and a master's degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she was a Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellow.