Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council 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.
Council Members
Ana Núñez, MD, FACP, Professor, Vice Dean ODEI
Andrea Dreyfuss, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Bronwyn Southwell, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Carolina Sandoval- Garcia, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Catherine Bendel, MD, Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Christina Brunnquell, PhD, Faculty
David Hamlar, MD, DDS, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, DEIC Chair
David Darrow, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Eduardo Miguel Medina, MD, Adjunct Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
Elizabeth Rogers, MD, MAS, Assistant Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics
Evan Roberts, PhD, Assistant Professor, History of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Genelle Lamont, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
Katie Lingras, PhD, LP, Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Liliana Goelkel-Garcia, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Michael LuBrant, PhD, Assistant Professor, Mortuary Science
Michelle Allen, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health
Rahel Nardos, MD, MCR, Associate Professor, OB/GYN
Ricardo Battaglino, PhD, Professor, Rehab Medicine
Sanjay Mohan, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Sarah Lacher, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences Duluth Campus
Selma Carlson, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine
Shahnaz Sultan, MD, MHSC, AGAF, Professor, Medicine
Sima Patel, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurology
Zainab Al Lawati, MD, Assistant Professor, Rehab Medicine
Isaiah Nolan, CMAE Sr. Program Manager, ODEI
Laura Knudson, Division Administrator, Division of Geriatric, Palliative, and Primary Care, Department of Medicine
Peter Grund, Department of Neurology
Rodolfo Batres, Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Shelby Gill, DOM (Division of Gastro, Hep, & Nutrition)
Shivjot Singh, Research Professional, Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology
Sue Prause, Division Administrator of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Medicine
Vee Vyas, Program Manager, ODEI
Alessandra Joseph, Medical Student
Anwei Gwan, MD, MPH, MS, Medical Resident OB-GYN-Twin Cities
Austin Hoeg, Medical Student
Daniel Mansour, Medical Student
Koushik Paul, Medical Student
Michael Schroeder-Toya, MD, Medical Resident for Family Medicine & Community Health - Twin Cities
Mikael Mir, Medical Student