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
• Cecelia Bass
  Director, Employee Relations
  Department of Human Resources
• Kimberly Bibb, MD
  Assistant Professor
  School of Medicine, Family Medicine
• Rashanda Booker, PhD
  Director  
  Institutional Equity and Partnerships
  Office of Diversity and Inclusion
• Molly Brasfield
  Interim Chief Human Resources Officer
  Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Dashunda Bunton
  Project Manager III
  Office of Diversity and Inclusion
• Jerry Clark, PhD
  Chief Student Affairs Officer and Associate Dean for Student Affairs
  School of Medicine
• Emily Cole
  Associate Director
  Student Records
• Carrie Cooper
  Director
  Student Financial Aid
• Lisa Didion, MD
  Associate Professor
  School of Medicine, General Pediatrics
• Tom Fortner, MBA
  Chief Public Affairs and Communications Officer
• Terri Gillespie, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
  Interim Chief Nursing Officer, Children's of Mississippi
  Chief Nursing Executive and CNO-Adult
• Gracie Hubacek
  UMMC Pride
  School of Medicine, Class of 2022
• Katie McClendon, PharmD
  Assistant Dean for Student Services
  Department of Pharmacy Practice (UM)
• Shirley Pandolfi, MHS
  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
• Susan M. Salazaar Marocho
  Faculty Senate President
• Mandy Scott
  Director
  Diversity Assessment and Programs
• Cathy Smith
  Chief of Human Resources
• Patrick Smith, MD
  Chief Faculty Affairs Officer and Professor
  School of Medicine, Family Medicine
• Doris Whitaker, MDiv, BCC
  Director
  Pastoral Services

Other members

• LouAnn Woodward, MD (ex-officio)
  Vice Chancellor
• Kevin Cook, MSBA (ex-officio)
  Health System Chief Executive Officer
  Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Ralph Didlake, MD, MA (ex-officio)
  Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer
  Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Blake Johns
  Associated Student Body Prseident
  School of Medicine, Class of 2020
• Susan Shands Jones (counsel)
  Staff Attorney
• Charles O’Mara, MD (ex-officio)
  Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs
  Office of the Vice Chancellor
• Susana M. Salazar, PhD, MS, BSD, Faculty Senate President
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Biomedical Materials Science
• 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