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:

• Office of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI Office)
• Office of the Provost representative
• Faculty: Two representatives and one alternate each from the School of Nursing (SON) and the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS)
• Staff
  • Three at-large representatives appointed by the Staff Council
  • One representative from the Office of Enrollment Services (OES)
  • One representative from the Office of Student and Alumni Services (OSAS)
  • One representative from the School of Nursing (SON)
  • One representative from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS)
  • One Representative from the Office of the President (OOP)
• Associate Vice President of Human Resources, IHP 
• Chief Communications Officer (OSC)

 

The council membership for 2020-2021 is:

 

• Paula Milone-Nuzzo, PhD, RN, GHHC, FAAN [1], President - Co-Chair

• Kimberly Truong, PhD [2], Chief Equity Officer - Co-Chair

• Luella Benn [3], Associate Director for Accessibility Resources, OSAS

• Mike Boutin, MA, MDiv [4], SHRS Assistant Dean for Faculty and Student Success

• Peter S. Cahn, PhD [5], Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Provost's Office

• Gayun Chan-Smutko, MS, CGC [6], Associate Director, Genetic Counseling

• Steve Ciesielski, MA [7], SON Assistant Dean of Student Success

• James DuPont [8], OES Dean

• Corliss Kanazawa, SON Student

• Hailey Laflin [9], PT Program Coordinator

• Jessica Loeser, [10] Staff Council-at-Large

• Antonia Makosky, DNP, MSN, MPH, ANP-BC [11], SON Faculty

• Sarah McKinnon [12], OT Program Faculty

• Yolanda Mendez Rainey, [13] Staff Council-at-Large

• Zaina Muqbel, SLP, PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences

• Keshrie Naidoo, PT, DPT, MS, OCS [14], PT Program Faculty

• Tomisin Olayinka, PhD, RN, MPH, [15] Assistant Professor, SON

• George Rand, Physician Assistant Student

• Kanayo Sakai, SON Student

• Sarah Welch, MBA [16], Associate VP, HR

• Indigo Young [17], CSD Program Faculty