Vice Chancellor's Council on Diversity and Inclusion Charge and Members

Charge

To elevate and prioritize matters relating to diversity and inclusion at the Medical Center. The Council provides leadership and consultation on goals and metrics of the strategic diversity and inclusion action plan including campus initiatives designed to enhance diversity and inclusion for students, faculty, staff, and the community-at-large.

Members

• Juanyce D. Taylor, PhD
  Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
  Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Roya Attar, MD
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Ophthalmology
• Cecelia Bass
  Director, Employee Relations
  Department of Human Resources
• Molly Brasfield
  Chief Human Resources Officer
  Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Hanna Broome, PhD
  Second Level Dean
  School of Medicine, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
• Dashunda Bunton Bailey, MPA, CHTS-IM
  Project Manager III
  Office of Diversity and Inclusion
• Emily Cole, MA
  Executive Director
  Office of Enrollment Management
• Carrie Cooper
  Director
  Student Financial Aid
• Mark Cunningham, PhD
  Assistant Professor
  School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Erin Dehon, PhD
  Associate Professor
  School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine
• Driscoll Devaul, DHA
  Director of Respiratory and Pulmonary Services
  Children's of Mississippi
• Lisa Didion, MD
  Associate Professor
  School of Medicine, General Pediatrics
• Tom Fortner, MBA
  Chief Institutional Advancement Officer
• Terri Gillespie, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
  Chief Nursing Officer
  University Hospital
• Marilyn Harrington, DNP
  Associate Professor
  School of Nursing
• Raymundo Hernandez-Gil
  Manager, Language Services
  Patient Affairs
• Gracie Hubacek
  UMMC Pride
  School of Medicine, Class of 2022
• Stephanie Jones
  Deputy General Counsel
  Office of General  Counsel
• Susan M. Salazar Marocho, DDS
  Assistant Professor
  School of Dentistry, Department of Biomedical Materials Science
  Faculty Senate President
• Katie McClendon, PharmD
  Assistant Dean for Student Services
  Department of Pharmacy Practice (UM)
• Mike McMullan, MD
  Professor, Department of Medicine
  Director, Division of Cardiovascular Disease
  Associate Dean for Student Affiars, School of Medicine
• Myrna Alexander Nickens, MD
  Associate Professor
  School of Medicine, Department of Medicine-Cardiology
• Shirley Pandolfi, MPH
  Manager
  Cultural Competency and Education Manager
• Scott Rodgers, MD
  Department Chair
  Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
• Brian Rutledge, PhD
  Chief of Staff
  Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Mandy Scott, MHS
  Director
  Diversity Assessment and Programs
• Terrence Shirley
  Administrator
  Cancer Center and Research Institute
• Patrick Smith, PhD
  Chief Faculty Affairs Officer and Professor
  School of Medicine, Family Medicine
• Peyton S. Thigpen
  Associated Student Body President
  School of Medicine, Class of 2021
• Doris Whitaker, MDiv, BCC
  Director
  Pastoral Services

Other members

• LouAnn Woodward, MD (ex-officio)
  Vice Chancellor
• Ralph Didlake, MD, MA (ex-officio)
  Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer
  Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Charles O’Mara, MD (ex-officio)
  Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs
  Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Jimmy Stewart, MD
  Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Professor
  School of Medicine
• Richard Summers, MD (ex-officio)
  Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
  Office of the Vice Chancellor