The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council, co-chaired by President Paula Milone-Nuzzo and Chief Equity Officer Kimberly Truong, provides leadership for diversity as a strategic priority of the Institute, and is responsible for overseeing planning, activities, and initiatives to advance the Institute's diversity goals.
The JEDI Council membership includes:
Paula Milone-Nuzzo, PhD, RN, GHHC, FAAN, President - Co-Chair
Kimberly Truong, PhD, Chief Equity Officer - Co-Chair
Ellen Barber, CSD Student
Luella Benn, Associate Director for Accessibility Resources, OSAS
Mike Boutin, MA, MDiv, SHRS Assistant Dean for Faculty and Student Success
Peter S. Cahn, PhD, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Provost's Office
Gayun Chan-Smutko, MS, CGC, Associate Director, Genetic Counseling
Steve Ciesielski, MA, SON Assistant Dean of Student Success
James DuPont, OES Dean
Jack Gormley, EdD, OSAS Dean
Corliss Kanazawa, SON Student
Hailey Laflin, PT Program Coordinator
Jessica Loeser, Staff Council-at-Large
Antonia Makosky, DNP, MSN, MPH, ANP-BC, SON Faculty
Sarah McKinnon, OT Program Faculty
Yolanda Mendez Rainey, Staff Council-at-Large
Paul Murphy, MS, Chief Communications Officer
Keshrie Naidoo, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, PT Program Faculty
Tomisin Olayinka, PhD, RN, MPH, Assistant Professor, SON
George Rand, Physician Assistant Student
Kanayo Sakai, SON Student
Sarah Welch, MBA, Associate VP, HR
Indigo Young, CSD Program Faculty
A Call for Continuing to Call Out Racism - The E. Lorraine Baugh Visiting Faculty Lecture Series
Kimberly Truong, PhD, executive director of the JEDI Office received the inaugural Rising Star Award from the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
A Commitment to Inclusion, IHP Magazine, January 2020
The Institute won a 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity.