Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is a governance committee. The committee includes experienced faculty, staff, students, and trainees working to address the recommendations in the Diversity and Climate Expert Panel report and establish appropriate timelines for stated goals.
Committee Members
Ana Nunez, MD, Administrator Vice Dean of DEI, Medical School ODEI
Andrea Westby, MD, Faculty Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
Anjali Goel, MD, MPH, Faculty Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Carolina Sandoval- Garcia, MD, Faculty Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Catherine Bendel, MD, Faculty Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Cuong Pham, MD, Faculty Assistant Professor, Medicine
David Hamlar, MD, DDS, Faculty Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
David Darrow, MD, MPH, Faculty Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Eduardo Miguel Medina, MD, Faculty Adjunct Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
Elizabeth Rogers, MD, MAS, Faculty Assistant Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics
Jordan Lewis, PhD, MSW, Faculty Professor, Family Medicine and Biobehaviroal Health, Duluth
Katie Lingras, PhD, LP, Faculty Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Chair (Elected 2022)
Kumar Belani, MD, Faculty Professor, Anesthesiology
Michael LuBrant, PhD, Faculty Assistant Professor, Program Director of Mortuary Science
Michelle Allen, MD, MS, Faculty Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
Miguel Fiol, MD, Faculty Associate Professor, Neurology
Rahel Nardos, MD, MCR, Faculty Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health
Ricardo Battaglino, PhD, Faculty Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine
Sarah Lacher, PhD, Faculty Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science, Duluth
Selma Carlson, MD, Faculty Assistant Professor, Medicine
Shahnaz Sultan, MD, MHSC, AGAF, Faculty Associate Professor, Medicine
Sima Patel, MD, Faculty Assistant Professor, Neurology
Susan Everson-Rose, PhD, MPH, Faculty Professor, Medicine
Aaron Corfield, MD, Faculty Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Andrea DreyFuss, Faculty Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Briana Motely Partee, PT, DPT, Faculty Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine
Carrie Ann Terrell, MD, Faculty Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health
Alejandra Watkins-Melgarejo, Staff Program Associate, Emergency Medicine
Alyssa Dindorf, Staff Marketing and Communication Specialist, Medical School Dean Office, Duluth
Dimple Patel, Staff Associate, Dean Admissions
Gina Finical, Staff Coordinator, Pediatrics
Ismahan Abdi, Staff Division Administrator, Pediatrics
Kait Macheledt, Staff Program Specialist, Center for Women in Medicine & Science
Maikha Xiong, Staff Executive Administrative and Office Specialist, Rehabilitation Medicine
Mehnca Dahnkuam, Staff Program Specialist, Pediatrics
Michon Peterson, Staff Admin. Cnst/Analyst, Medicine
Shivjot Singh, Staff Research Professional, Pediatriacs
Urszula Parfieniuk, Staff Pre-Award Grant and Research Comm. Coordinator, Family Medicine and Community Health
Dia Yang, MS Staff Project Manager, ODEI (Admin. Support)
Liz Sopdie, PhD, Staff Director, Rural Physician Associate Program
Anam Hasan, Medical Student MS3 - Twin Cities
Gerardo Ramirez, Medical Student MS2- Twin Cities
Koushik Paul, Medical Student MS2 - Duluth
Michael Schroeder-Toya, Medical Student MS4 - Duluth
Mikael Mir, Medical Student MS3 - Duluth
Sally Jeon, Medical Student MS3 - Twin Cities
Anwei Gwan, MD, MPH, MS Resident Resident Physician
Administrative Contact
Dr. Katie Lingras
klingras@umn.edu