Institutional Climate Committee
Main ContentInstitutional Climate Committee Charge and Members
Charge
To assess current efforts or recommend new initiatives designed to improve the climate of the Medical Center. This includes reviewing institutional policies or practices impacting the climate and culture of the organization, enhancing plans to advance diversity and inclusion, and responding to queries and suggestions from the Vice Chancellor’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion.
Members
- Juanyce Taylor, PhD
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Office of the Vice Chancellor - Alia Abbas
Associated Student Body Representative
School of Medicine Class of 2019 - Kourtland Adams, RN
Educator RN II
University Physicians Telehealth Services Administration - Kandice Bailey
M2 - School of Medicine - Audrey Banks, MPH
Risk Analyst
Office of the General Counsel - Chasity Bounds, MHS, RRT
Patient Care Coordinator
University Heart Administration - Molly Brasfield
Director
Human Resources - Dashunda R. Bunton, MPA, CHTS-IM
Project Manager II
Office of Diversity and Inclusion - Mary Canterbury
Director
Business Operations - Erica Collins-Young, MSL
Recruitment and Retentions Coordinator
School of Population Health - Kendra Courtney, MD
House Officer - Driscoll DeVaul
Director
Respiratory Care - Batson - Johnson George, MBA, PMP, CAHIMS
Director, Faculty Projects and Process Design
Office of Faculty Affairs - Victoria Gholar
Human Resources - Marilyn Harrington, RN, PhD, AGNP-C
Associate Professor and Director of Diversity and Inclusion
School of Nursing - Yassmin Hegazy
M2 - School of Medicine - Will Lindsey
Nuclear Medicine
School of Health Related Professions - Zack Long
M4 - School of Medicine - Kendria Lyles
Senior Epic Optimization Trainer
Division of Information Systems (DIS) - Julieta Mendez
Director
Office of International Services - Edgar Meyer
Graduate Assistant
School of Graduate Studies in Health Sciences - Mohadetheh Moulana, MD
Associate Professor
School of Medicine, Psychiatry - Mauda Monger
Health Education Director
School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases - Utsav Nandi, MD
Instructor
School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine - Tylere Nunnery
Student - School of Dentistry - Robin Parish, MA, OTR/L, CHT
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
School of Health Related Professions - Gladys Peters, MPH
Project Manager
Office of the Chief Medical Officer - Anne Reiher, DPT
Physical Therapist
Batson Children's Hospital - Latoshia Robinson
Administrative Assistant IV - Marc Rolph
Director
Public Affairs - Jennifer Sasser, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Group on Women in Medicine and Science Representative - Mandy Scott
Director, Diversity Assessment and Programs
Office of Diversity and Inclusion - Paula Shelton
Human Resources Service Partner
Talent Development - Felicia Tardy, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM
Associate Professor of Medical Laboratory Science
School of Health Related Professions - Lateia Taylor
Student - School of Medicine - Tonia Taylor, PhD, COTA/L
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
School of Health Related Professions - Kedra Wallace, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Other members
- Guy Giesecke, MBA, MHA, DHA (ex-officio)
Chief Executive Officer
Children's of Mississippi - J. Marc Majure, MD (ex-officio)
Professor
School of Medicine, Pediatrics-Pulmonary - Johnathan Wilson, RN, PhD (ex-officio)
Chief Administrative Officer
Office of the Vice Chancellor - Liz Youngblood (ex-officio)
Chief Executive Officer
Adult Hospitals - Susan Shands Jones (ex-officio)
Staff Attorney