Hospital and Health System Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officers to Know | 2024

Adrienne Austin

Director

Diversity and Inclusion at Jersey City Medical Center

City, NJ

Amy Linsin

Executive Vice President and CHRO

Prisma Health

Greenville, SC

Andre Lessears

Chief Diversity Officer

UAB Medicine

Birmingham, AL

Angela Talton

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

Anna Brown

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Mass General Brigham

Boston, MA

Arianne Dowdell

Vice President and Chief DEI Officer

Houston Methodist

Armond Kinsey

Vice President and Chief Talent and Diversity Officer

Atlantic Health System

Morristown, NJ

Ashley Hines. Area Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer–Wisconsin Market for Advocate Health

Milwaukee, WI

Audrea Caesar, PhD

Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer

UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine

Chapel Hill, NC

Avonia Richardson-Miller, EdD

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

Barbara Belk

Director

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Pacific Northwest Market at Kaiser Permanente

Oakland, CA

Barbara Warren, PsyD

Senior Director

LGBT Programs and Policies in the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at Mount Sinai Health System

New York City, NY

Brandon Buchanan

Director

Health Equity Impact Team at NorthShore University HealthSystem

Evanston, IL

Brenda Battle

Senior Vice President, Community Health Transformation and Chief Equity Officer

UChicago Medicine

Brian Gibbs

Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

UMass Memorial Health Care

Worcester, MA

Bridgett Battles

Former Director for Community Engagement and Supplier Diversity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

Philadelphia, PA

Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds, MD

Vice President Chief Health Equity Officer

Indiana University Health

Indianapolis, IN

Bryan Buckley, DrPH

Director

Health Equity Initiatives for the National Committee for Quality Assurance

Washington, DC

Camille Moreno, PsyD

System Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

PeaceHealth

Vancouver, WA

Camille Ragin, PhD

Associate Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, PA

Carlos Cubia

Chief Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Sustainability Officer

Corewell Health

Grand Rapids, MI

Carmen Canales

Former Senior Vice President and Chief People and Belonging Officer

Novant Health

Winston-Salem, NC

Celina Cunanan, MSN

Chief Diversity, Equity and Belonging Officer

University Hospitals

Cleveland, OH

Charles Modlin Jr., MD

Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer

MetroHealth

Cleveland, OH

Chere Gregory, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer

Novant Health

Winston-Salem, NC

Christian Ragland

Assistant Vice President

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at AtlantiCare Health System

Atlantic City, NJ

Christin Zollicoffer

Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Lifespan

Providence, RI

Creshelle Nash, MD

Medical Director

Health Equity and Public Programs at Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

Little Rock

Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, NY

Dana Beckton

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CA

Daniel Joiner

Chief Diversity and Community Impact Officer

UnityPoint Health

West Des Moines, IA

Dave Marks

Vice President

Human Resources and DEI for Inova

Falls Church, VA

David Mafe

Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President

Human Resources at UCHealth

Aurora, CO

Deborah Grimes

System Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

Ochsner Health

New Orleans, LA

Desha Dickson

Vice President

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Community Wellness at Tower Health

West Reading, PA

Desire Hoyt

Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

ScionHealth

Louisville, KY

Dru Bhattacharya, JD

Chief Diversity

Equity and Inclusion Officer

Fernando Little

Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

Atrium Health

Charlotte, NC

Gilbert Davis

Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Gita Suneja, MD

Senior Director

Programs to Enhance Diversity at Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, UT

Hendry Ton, MD

Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

UC Davis Health

Sacramento, CA

Ian Brown

Vice President and Chief Employee Experience Officer

Duke University Health System

Durham, NC

Iris Lundy

Vice President

Health Equity at Sentara Health

Hampton Roads, VA

Jacqueline Easley

Division Director of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

MercyOne

Clive, IA

Jacqui Robertson

Chief

Diversity and Inclusion at Cleveland Clinic

James C. Burroughs

Senior Vice President

Government and Community Relations and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at Children's Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

James Taylor, PhD

Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Talent Management Officer

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Janet Harding

Director

Cultural Awareness and Inclusion at Frederick Health

Frederick, MD

Jeanetta Darno

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

UC Health

Cincinnati, OH

Jennifer Mieres, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Northwell Health

New Hyde Park, NY

Jessica Brazier

Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

AdventHealth

Altamonte Springs, FL

Jessica Kingston. Systems Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at North Memorial Health

Robbinsdale, MN

Jill McIntyre, MSN, RN

Director

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellness at Tift Regional Health System

Tifton, GA

Joan Chaya

Senior Director

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Montefiore Medical Center

New York City, NY

Joyce Sackey, MD

Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Associate Dean

Stanford Medicine

Palo Alto, CA

Juana Slade

Chief Diversity Officer and Director

Diversity and Language Services for AnMed

Anderson, SC

Julie King. Area Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for Advocate Health-Illinois Market

Charlotte, NC

Kaitlyn O’Donnell

Director

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Inova Health

Falls Church, VA

Karen Ashley

Vice President and Chief DEI Officer

Providence

Renton, WA

Karisse Spray

Vice President

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Community Health Systems

Franklin, TN

Kaz Rafia, DDS

Chief Health Equity Officer

CareQuest Institute for Oral Health

Boston, MA

Kim Brister

Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

WellSpan Health

York, PA

Kim Drumgo

Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Geisinger

Danville, PA

Kimberly Keaton Williams

Vice President

Talent Acquisition and Development and Chief Diversity Officer at McLaren Health Care

Grand Blanc, MI

Lakesha Butler, PharmD

Chief Diversity Officer

UF Health

Gainesville, FL

LaRonda Chastang

Senior Vice President

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Trinity Health

Livonia, MI

Lois V. Greene

Senior Vice President

Wellness, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at University Hospital

Newark, NJ

Lynette Chappell-Williams

Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

Penn State Health

Hersey, PA

Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Highmark/Allegheny Health Network

Pittsburgh, PA

Marissa Coleman, PsyD

Vice President

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at University of Vermont Medical Center

Burlington, VT

Marquetta Alexander, EdD

Director

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Clara Maass Medical Center

Belleville, NJ

Mary “Toni” Flowers, PhD

Chief Diversity and Social Responsibility Officer

LCMC Health

New Orleans, LA

Matilde Roman

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Westchester Medical Center

Valhalla, NY

Michelle Wimes

Senior Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer

Children's Mercy Kansas City

City, MO

Naleen Naupaka Andrade, MD

Executive Vice President

Native Hawaiian Health and Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Officer at The Queen's Health System

Honolulu, HI

Nancy Maldonado

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Rady Children's Hospital

San Diego, CA

Natasha Ovuoba

Former Associate Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

the Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, UT

Natasha Smith

Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Sanford Health

Sioux Falls, SD

Nicole M. B. Mitchell

Chief Diversity Officer

Cedars-Sinai

Los Angeles, CA

O.N. Ray Bignall II, MD

Chief Diversity and Health Equity Officer

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH

Odesa Stapleton

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Bon Secours Mercy Health

Cincinnati, OH

Pamela Dixon Ridgeway

Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President

Talent at ChristianaCare

Newark, DE

Pamela Mitchell-Boyd

Senior Director

Appreciation, Belongingness, Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity at Ascension

St. Louis, MO

Peggy Harris

Regional Chief Diversity Officer

Atrium Health

Charlotte, NC

Quibulah Graham

Senior Director

Diversity and Minority Business Development at Orlando Health

Orlando, FL

Rachel Thornton, MD

Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer

Nemours Children's Health

Jacksonville, FL

Rani Morrison Williams

Chief Diversity and Community Health Equity Officer

UI Health

Chicago, IL

Roderick King, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer

University of Maryland Medical System

Baltimore, MD

Ronald Copeland, MD

Senior Vice President

National Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, Strategy and Policy and Chief Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Officer at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals

San Francisco, CA

Rosalyn Carpenter

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Impact Officer

CommonSpirit Health

Chicago, IL

Ryan G. Polly, PhD

Vice President and Head

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for MaineHealth

Portland, ME

Samir Desai

Vice President

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and People Strategy for Endeavor Health

Evanston, IL

Sandy Harris

Vice President

Equity, Inclusion and Diversity at MedStar Health

Columbia, MD

Sarah GiaQuinta, MD

Senior Vice President

Community Health and Equity at Parkview Health

Fort Wayne, IN

Sebastien “Seb” Girard

Senior Vice President and Chief People and Belonging Officer

Novant Health

Winston-Salem, NC

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Operations Officer in the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, and Health Equity Officer for the Mount Sinai Health System

New York City, NY

Shannon Bradley

Chief Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Keck Medicine of USC

Los Angeles, CA

Sherri Neal

Chief Diversity Officer

HCA Healthcare

Nashville, TN

Sherry Sims

Director

Diversity and Inclusion for BrightView

Cincinnati, OH

Shiva Bidar-Sielaff

Vice President

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer for UW Health

Madison, WI

Steven Player

Vice President

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at BJC HealthCare

St. Louis, MO

Sumita Shetty

Senior Vice President

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer for Jefferson

Philadelphia, PA

Sybil Pentsil, MD

Chief Diversity Officer

LifeBridge Health

Baltimore, MD

Teresa Dean Malcolm, MD

Vice President

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Dartmouth Health

Lebanon, NH

Terry Deas

Assistant Vice President

Diversity and Inclusion for HCA Healthcare

Nashville, TN

Tiffany Capeles

Former Chief Equity Officer

Intermountain Healthcare

Salt Lake City, UT

Tiffany Chaney

Chief Diversity Officer

Baptist Health-Central Alabama

Montgomery

Toi Harris, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

Toiya Sosa

Chief Diversity Officer

Riverside Health System

Newport News, VA

Tracy Downs, MD

Chief Diversity and Community Engagement Officer

UVA Health

Charlottesville, VA

Tyonne Hinson, DrPH, MSN, RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity, Health Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Baystate Health

Springfield, MA

Valerie Ward, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer

Boston Children's Hospital

Visael “Bobby” Rodriguez

Vice President

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Relations at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Yolanda Wimberly, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer

Grady Health System

Atlanta, GA