Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Internal Advisory Board

Associate Director

Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, PhD

Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Studies
Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Brown School
Washington University in St. Louis

Internal Advisory Board Members

 

Luis Batista, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology
Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Debbie Bennett, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology
Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Yvonne Buhlinger, MSW

Executive Vice President and Vice President of Development and Community Relations
Affinia Healthcare Foundation

 

 

 

Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH

Niess-Gain Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences
Associate Director, Siteman Cancer Center
Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Sergej Djuranovic, PhD

Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology
Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Bettina Drake, PhD, MPH

Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences
Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Nick Fisher, MBA

Executive Director of Research & Business Administration, Siteman Cancer Center
Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Ben Garcia, PhD

Department Chair and Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Ramaswamy Govindan, MD

Anheuser Busch Endowed Chair in Medical Oncology
Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology
Director, Section of Medical Oncology
Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Aimee James, PhD, MPH

Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences
Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Joseph Pangelinan, PhD

Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Spring Schmidt, PhD

Executive Director, Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence
Acting Director, St. Louis County Department of Public Health

 

 

 

Sayako Smith

Senior Project Manager – Education and Training, Siteman Cancer Center
Washington University School of Medicine

Siteman Equity Champions

The Siteman Equity Champions work closely with the WUSM Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) to provide support and leadership for employee discussions and training around anti-racism culture change within the department by planning and co-facilitating the implementation of the Understanding Structural Racism (USR) curriculum developed by ODEI and the USR Curriculum Committee.

Steve Baer
Program Manager II

Michele Felton
Project Manager I

Laura Granderson
Clinical Support Specialist III

Laura Gross
Senior Protocol Coordinator

Marissa Hardwrict
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Education Specialist

Daniel Schweppe
Research Lab Manager

Sayako Smith
Program Manager II – Diversity Equity & Inclusion