Equity and Inclusion Committee

Javier Huayta, Senior Co-chair, Duke University

Mardelle Atkins, Sam Houston State University

Hannah Grunwald, Harvard Medical School

Karen Hales, Davidson College

Joseph Hanly, Duke University/Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute/George Washington University

Laurel Hiatt, University of Utah

Katherine Leehy, Gustavus Adolphus College

Julianne Pelaez, Brandeis University

Pei-Chen Peng, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Cathie Pfleger, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Tânia Reis, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Estefania Sanchez Vasquez, California University of Technology

Priscilla Van Wynsberghe, Colgate University

Sylvia Vetrone, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

Ramin Yadegari, University of Arizona

Rochelle Yap, University of Georgia Athens

Kaitlyn Sudol, Staff Liaison
 
The Equity and Inclusion Committee recommends priorities, policies, and practices to ensure progress toward all of GSA’s programs and practices representing the needs of the diverse communities we serve. These recommended policies and practices should foster a welcoming, global, and inclusive culture supported by values, attitudes, and behaviors. The committee encourages Editors in Chief, Conference Committee Chairs, Meeting Organizers, Committee Chairs, other volunteers, and staff to enact recommended policies and practices to ensure appropriate diversity and inclusion in membership on appointed Boards, Committees, and Working Groups, along with fostering a culture inline with GSA’s values. It also monitors and reports on the progress of work in these areas.