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.
Need to contact your representative to share a concern or suggestion?
Kristin Ashley
Faculty - ACCC
Natalie Baker
Faculty - Faculty Organization
Samantha Baldwin
Staff - Staff Council
Charlene Bender
Staff - ADMIRE
Curry Bordelon
Faculty - Graduate Program
Pamela Bowen
Faculty - Immediate Past Chair
Emily Craig
Staff - DEI Appointee
Melanie Daniel
Faculty - AMNP
Emily Davis
Student - Prelicensure Alternate
Tieresa Digs
Student - AMNP
Charlotte Dorris
Student - Prelicensure
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
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
Erica Techo
Marketing Specialist