Internal Advisory Council

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.

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Kristin Ashley

Faculty - ACCC

kdfraz89@uab.edu

Natalie Baker

Faculty - Faculty Organization

nrbaker@uab.edu

Samantha Baldwin

Staff - Staff Council

srose11@uab.edu

Charlene Bender

Staff - ADMIRE

cbender@uab.edu

Curry Bordelon

Faculty - Graduate Program

cjborde@uab.edu

Pamela Bowen

Faculty - Immediate Past Chair

pbowen@uab.edu

Emily Craig

Staff - DEI Appointee

ecraig1@uab.edu

Melanie Daniel

Faculty - AMNP

mdaniel@uab.edu

Emily Davis

Student - Prelicensure Alternate

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Tieresa Digs

Student - AMNP

tdiggs93@gmail.com

Charlotte Dorris

Student - Prelicensure

cdorris@uab.edu

Deb Ejem

Faculty - PhD Program

tejem@uab.edu

Jennifer Frank

DEI Appointee

jfranf@uab.edu

Monique Halford

Staff - Clinical & Global Partnerships

mhalford@uab.edu

Latasha Harris

Staff - Student Success

ltwillia@uab.edu

Connie Jackson-Gaiter

Staff - Administrative Operations

cjackso4@uab.edu

Jeremy Jordon

Faculty - FCHS

jordanjd@uab.edu

Mikela Knox

Staff - Research & Scholarship

mknox1@uab.edu

Shannon Layton

Faculty - ADMIRE

sslayton@uab.edu

Stacey Lockard

Staff - FCHS

slockard@uab.edu

Jennifer Lollar

Staff - Communications

jpark@uab.edu

Yarice Matos-Ramos

Student - Master’s Program

Somali Nguyen

Faculty - DEI Appointee

shn@uab.edu

Bela Patel

Faculty - Prelicensure Program

belaz82@uab.edu

Frank Puja

Faculty - ACCC

fpuga@uab.edu

Shameka Rodgers

Student - PhD Advisory Council

shameka1@uab.edu

Nevette Sample

Faculty - Dean’s Liaison

nsample@uab.edu

Robin Webb

Faculty - Technology & Innovation

robin06@uab.edu

Lily Williams

DEI Appointee

lilymp@uab.edu

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.