Group photo of the Inclusion and Excellence Council.
At Baylor College of Medicine, we believe that diversity, respect and inclusiveness create the best environment for academic excellence and workplace culture. Our values of respect, integrity, innovation, teamwork and excellence are core to continuing to have a respectful and inclusive environment at Baylor College of Medicine. This also allows us to strengthen our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity and ensuring a broader perspective.
In November 2016, a new Inclusion and Excellence Council was announced. Council members are made up of faculty, staff and trainees from throughout the institution. The purpose of the Inclusion and Excellence Council is to establish a body that will support Baylor’s institutional diversity and inclusion goals and serve in an advisory capacity to the Associate Provost of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion who will serve as the Chair of the Council. The Council will work to maximize the engagement of people throughout the Baylor Community who share our passion for inclusion, diversity and equity.
The Inclusion and Excellence Council is comprised of twenty-five voting members including the “Council” Chair, fourteen faculty, at least two administrative staff members, two postdoctoral trainees, two residents and four students. Send your thoughts and suggestions on ways to enhance inclusion and excellence at Baylor by emailing them to institutionaldiversity@bcm.edu.
| Name | Position | Membership Year | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toi Harris, M.D. | Chair | 2019-2021 | Associate Provost of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity & Student and Trainee Services | Office of the Provost |
| Katherine Holtman, B.S. | Member (Administrative Staff) | 2019-2021 | Senior Project Coordinator | Office of Communications and Community Outreach |
| Cassandra Shorter, B.S. | Member (Administrative Staff) | 2019-2021 | Academic Administrator | Department of Pediatrics |
| Rachel Fein, Ph.D., M.Ed. | Member (At-Large Faculty) | 2019-2021 | Assistant Professor | Department of Pediatrics |
| Michael Kauth, Ph.D. | Member (At-Large Faculty) | 2019-2021 | Professor | Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| Stacy Lloyd, Ph.D., M.P.H. | Member (At-Large Faculty) | 2019-2021 | Instructor | Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| Michelle Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. | Member (At-Large Faculty) | 2019-2021 | Assistant Professor | Department of Radiation Oncology |
| Roger Nicome, M.D. | Member (At-Large Faculty) | 2019-2021 | Associate Professor | Department of Pediatrics |
| Jose Perez III, M.D. | Member (At-Large Faculty) | 2019-2021 | Assistant Professor | Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine |
| Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, M.D., M.P.H. | Member (At-Large Faculty) | 2019-2021 | Assistant Professor | Department of Pediatrics |
| Isabel Valdez, M.P.A.S. | Member (At-Large Faculty) | 2019-2021 | Instructor/Physician Assistant | Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine |
| Ashutosh Wali, M.B.B.S. | Member (At-Large Faculty) | 2019-2021 | Professor | Department of Anesthesiology |
| Tiemo Klisch, Ph.D. | Member (At-Large Faculty) | 2020-2022 | Assistant Professor | Department of Molecular and Human Genetics |
| Tamara Ortiz-Perez, M.D. | Member (Faculty Senate) | 2019-2021 | Associate Professor | Department of Radiology |
| Jeffrey Starke, M.D. | Member (Faculty Senate) | 2019-2021 | Professor | Department of Pediatrics |
| Fidaa Shaib, M.D. | Member (Faculty Senate) | 2020-2022 | Associate Professor | Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine |
| Ashwin Viswanathan, M.D. | Member (Faculty Senate) | 2020-2022 | Associate Professor | Department of Neurosurgery |
| Cicely Conway, B.A. | Member (Student) | 2020-2021 | Student | School of Health Professions |
| Farah Ladha, B.S. | Member (Student) | 2020-2021 | Student | School of Health Professions |
| Jacqunae Mays, B.S. | Member (Student) | 2020-2021 | Student | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences |
| Fernando Padilla, B.S. | Member (Student) | 2020-2021 | Student | School of Medicine |
| Darius Dawson, Ph.D. | Member (Trainee) | 2020-2021 | Postdoctoral Associate | Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| Mgbechi Erondu, M.D. | Member (Trainee) | 2020-2021 | Resident | Department of Anesthesiology |
| Alison Goulding Mustoe, M.D. | Member (Trainee) | 2020-2021 | Clinical Fellow | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Preethi Somasundaram, Ph.D. | Member (Trainee) | 2020-2021 | Postdoctoral Associate | Department of Neurosurgery |
| Name | Position | Membership Year | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kjersti Aagaard, M.D., Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Professor | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Ali Asghar-Ali, M.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Associate Professor | Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| Laurie Connor, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Assistant Professor | Department of Molecular and Cell Biology |
| Krista Defalco, M.B.A., M.H.A. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | MD/PhD Administrative Operations Director | Medical Scientist Training Program |
| Elizabeth Elliott, M.S. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Associate Professor | School of Health Professions |
| Aimee Gardner, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Associate Professor | School of Health Professions |
| Anne Gill, Dr.P.H., M.S.N. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Professor | Department of Pediatrics |
| Susan Gillespie, M.D., Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Associate Professor | Department of Pediatrics |
| Stasia Iwuc, B.S. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Student | School of Health Professions |
| Sarah Jazzar, B.S.N. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Student | School of Health Professions |
| Kimberly Langlois, B.S. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Senior Research Assistant | Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine |
| Josh Muniz, M.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Resident | Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine |
| Debra Murray, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Instructor | Department of Molecular and Human Genetics |
| Margaret Nosek, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Professor | Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Frederick Pereira, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Associate Professor | Huffington Center On Aging |
| Jean Raphael, M.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Associate Professor | Department of Pediatrics |
| Likhitha Reddy, M.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Resident | Department of Pediatrics |
| Amandi Rhett, M.S. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Assistant Professor | School of Health Professions |
| Antonie Rice, Ph.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Assistant Professor | Department of Pediatrics |
| Annie Torres, B.A. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Development Director | Institutional Advancement and Alumni Affairs |
| Ronald Vilela, M.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Assistant Professor | Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
| Ashley Wetzig, M.D. | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Resident | Department of Anesthesiology |
| Vacant | Ex-Officio | 2020-2021 | Administrative Staff | Human Resources |
| Name | Position | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biykem Bozkurt, M.D. | Administrator | Associate Provost of Faculty Affairs and Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development | Office of the Provost |
| Nana Coleman, M.D. | Administrator | Associate Provost of Academic Affairs and Health System Science | Office of the Provost |
| Shad Deering, M.D | Administrator | Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs at Children's Hospital of San Antonio | Office of the President |
| Toni Gray, M.A. | Administrator | Title IX and Disability Director | Office of the Provost |
| Erik Malmberg, Ph.D., J.D. | Administrator | Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Director | Office of the Provost |
| Lily Shih, B.B.A., B.A. | Administrator | Associate Provost of Education Mission Planning and Operations | Office of the Provost |
