The SONoDEI Internal Advisory Council is a working Advisory Council that meets monthly with the charge of moving the SON Diversity Strategic Plan forward. Our strategic plan was drafted by the STRIDE Advisory Council and is seated on the core values of UABSON. Strategic goals were informed by feedback from the internal listening sessions with key stakeholders (faculty, staff, students, and alumni) and responses from the Campus Climate Survey administered by UABODEI.

Kristin Ashley
Faculty - ACCC

Samantha Baldwin
Staff - Staff Council

Charlene Bender
Staff - ADMIRE

Curry Bordelo
Faculty - Graduate Program

Pamela Bowen
Faculty - Immediate Past Chair

Melanie Daniel
Faculty - AMNP

Emily Davis
Student - Prelicensure Alternate

Tieresa Digs
Student - AMNP

Charlotte Dorris

Deb Ejem
Faculty - PhD Program

Jennifer Frank
DEI Appointee

Monique Halford
Staff - Clinical & Global Partnerships

Latasha Harris
Staff - Student Success

Connie Jackson-Gaiter
Staff - Administrative Operations

Jeremy Jordon
Faculty - FCHS

Mikela Knox
Staff - Research & Scholarship

Shannon Layton
Faculty - ADMIRE

Stacey Lockard
Staff - FCHS

Jennifer Lollar
Staff - Communications

Yarice Matos-Ramos
Student - Master’s Program

Somali Nguyen
Faculty - DEI Appointee

Bela Patel
Faculty - Prelicensure Program

Frank Puja
Faculty - ACCC

Shameka Rodgers
Student - PhD Advisory Council

Nevette Sample
Faculty - Dean’s Liaison

Robin Webb
Faculty - Technology & Innovation

Lily Williams
DEI Appointee
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STRIDE Advisory Council
The STRIDE (stride as in "progress":S-Strategy, T-Teamwork, R-Recognition, I-Inclusion, D-Diversity, E-Equity) Task Force works closely with joyce gillie gossom of Best Gurl inc. to improve and the UABSON Strategic Diversity Plan which encompasses our mission, vision, and shared values to help build a community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
This task force also is instrumental in incorporating activities that actively promote and recognize our core values as guiding principles of fairness, equity, and inclusion for all stakeholders. This helps foster an environment at the UABSON where all students, faculty, staff, and alumni can thrive and fulfill their professional potential to improve health equity for all. The task force also is vitally important to help us establish a tone in the UABSON that will exemplify authentic diversity, equity, and inclusivity among our faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
2020-2021 STRIDE Task Force

Craig Anderson
Executive Director, Administrative Operations

Charlene Bender
MSN Program Manager

Pamela Bowen
Associate Professor

Rachael Bruce
Instructor

Crystal Chapman-Lambert
Associate Professor

Emily Craig
Director, External and Special Projects

Shawona Daniel
Assistant Professor

Heather De La Piedra
Director, Human Resources

Grace Grau
Assistant Professor

Latasha Harris
Assistant Registrar

Kevin Jerrolds
Registrar

Karmie Johnson
Assistant Professor

Joe Ann Kennedy
Program Administrator, Doctoral Programs

Jennifer Lollar
Executive Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications

Nevette Sample
Director, Administrative and Strategic Projects

Maria Shirey
Associate Dean, Clinical and Global Partnerships

Tedra Smith
Associate Professor

Rebecca Suttle
Instructor

Michele Talley
Assistant Dean, Clinical and Community and Programs