The GDI Steering Committee plays a pivotal role in managing the operations and strategic direction of the group. Elected officers serve two-year terms, including a chair, a chair-elect, an immediate-past chair, and four regional representatives.
In our commitment to diversity and inclusion, the steering committee includes two issue-based representatives who are appointed by the GDI Chair to provide a diverse range of perspectives. Additionally, the steering committee includes five liaisons, representing the Council of Deans, Group on Faculty Affairs, and Group on Student Affairs Committee on Student Diversity Affairs, two resident representatives from the Organization of Resident Representatives.
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 & Vice-Chair of Faculty Equity, Engagement & Empowerment
Associate Dean, Community Engagement, Equity & Inclusion
Associate Director for Education & Training
Emory University School of Medicine
Director of Constituent Engagement
Michelle Oliva, PMP
Director, Constituent Engagement
Association of American Medical Colleges
Regional
Central Region
Tonya C. Bailey, PhD, (CDE)®
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, & 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 & Community Engagement
LSU Health New Orleans, School of Medicine
Professor, Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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 (COD)
Carolyn Meltzer, MD
Dean - Operations and Academic Affairs
John and May Hooval Dean’s Chair in Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA)
Johnson George, MBA, PMP, CAHIMS
Assistant Dean – Administration and Faculty Affairs
McGovern School of Medicine
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
ORR-Organization of Resident Representatives
Johnothan Smileye, Jr., MD
Resident
Virginia Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
ORR-Organization of Resident Representatives
Diana Rubio, MD
Resident Physician, Family Medicine
MedStar Health
Issue-Based
LGBT Issue-Based
Frank 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