The GDI Steering Committee guides strategy with elected officers and representatives, fostering leadership and broad perspectives in its work.
The GDI Steering Committee (PDF) plays a vital role in guiding the operations and strategic direction of the group. Elected officers serve two-year terms and include a chair, chair-elect, immediate past chair, and four regional representatives.
In alignment with our commitment to excellence in academic medicine, the steering committee also includes two issue-based representatives, appointed by the GDI chair, to bring a broad range of perspectives to the group. Additionally, the committee benefits from the insights of five liaisons representing the Council of Deans (COD), the Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA), the Group on Student Affairs Committee on Student Diversity Affairs (COSDA), and two resident representatives from the Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR).
Chair
Ana E. Núñez, MD, FACP
Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Professor of Medicine University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Chair-elect
Sheryl L. Heron, MD, MPH, FACEP
Professor and Vice-Chair of Faculty Equity, Engagement, and Empowerment
Associate Dean, Community Engagement, Equity, and Inclusion
Associate Director for Education and Training
Emory University School of Medicine
Regional
Central Region
Tonya C. Bailey, PhD, (CDE)
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Community Engagement
Assistant Professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Northeast Region
Alden Landry, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Dean for the Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership
Associate Director and Advisor, Castle Society
Director of Health Equity Education
Harvard Medical School
Southern Region
Robert T. Maupin Jr., MD, FACOG
Associate Dean, Diversity and Community Engagement
LSU Health New Orleans, School of Medicine
Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Western Region
Paloma F. Cariello, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Academic Culture and Community
Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases
University of Utah School of Medicine
Group Liaisons
Council of Deans
Carolyn Meltzer, MD
Dean
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA)
Jamila Hackworth, EdD
Associate Director, Office of Academic Affairs and Career Development
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
GSA Committee on Student Diversity Affairs (COSDA) Chair
Donna Jackson, EdD
Assistant Dean of Admissions and Director for Student Outreach Programs
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Organization of Resident Representatives
Johnothan Smileye Jr., MD
Resident
Virginia Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Organization of Resident Representatives
Diana Rubio, MD
Resident Physician, Family Medicine
MedStar Health
Issue-Based
LGBT Issue-Based
Franklin Trimm, MD
Assistant VP of Medical Affairs
Associate Dean, Health Advancement
Title IX Deputy Coordinator
Professor of Pediatrics
Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine
Disability Issue-Based
Christopher Moreland, MD, MPH, FACP, FHM
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Residency Program Director
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
GDI AAMC Partners
Michelle Oliva, PMP
Director of Constituent Engagement
Elizabeth Torres, MPA
Constituent Engagement
Katina Beale
Sr. Administrative Associate