Staff Diversity Liaisons offer support and programming for the professional advancement of underrepresented staff at Heersink School of Medicine. Each department and campus appoints at least one staff person for group membership—though large departments have the option of appointing more than one representative.
Group members are committed to:
• Enhancing diversity at Heersink and building a more inclusive environment for all.
• Advising ODI and providing feedback on priorities, initiatives, activities, and issues.
• Helping ODI understand various cultures within departments, including their needs and how they may best be supported.
Their advice and knowledge is imperative to reaching ODI’s goals. Below is a complete list of each department's representative(s). If you have questions, contact the liaison listed below for your department, or ODI Program Director, Leisha Hultgren, Ph.D.: lhultgre@uab.edu.
![Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Debbie-Owen_Anesthesiology-Perioperative-Med.png)
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Debbie Owen, MPA
dmowen@uabmc.edu
![Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Dion-Lewis_Biochemistry-Molecular-Genetics.png)
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Dion Lewis
dlewis11@uab.edu
![Biomedical Engineering](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Tomeka-Wilson_Biomedical-Engineering.png)
Biomedical Engineering
Tomeka Wilson, MPH
wilsont@uab.edu
![Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/ODI_Staff_Liaisons_Megan-Rollins_CDIB.png)
Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology
Megan Rollins, MSHI
meganr22@uab.edu
![Dermatology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/LaTrice-Underwood-Cropped.png)
Dermatology
LaTrice Underwood, BS
latriceunderwood@uabmc.edu
![Emergency Medicine](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/ODI_Staff_Liaisons_Whitney_Covington_V2.png)
Emergency Medicine
Whitney Covington, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM
wcovington@uabmc.edu
![Family and Community Medicine](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/ODI_Staff_Liaisons_Adrienne_Fowler-Payne_Emergency-Medicine.png)
Family and Community Medicine
Adrienne Fowler-Payne, MPA
alfowler@uabmc.edu
![Genetics](/medicine/diversity/images/thumbnails/iStock-1474007932.jpg)
Genetics
Sable Washington
sawashin@uab.edu
![Medical Education](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Erica-Brown_MedEd.png)
Medical Education
Erica Brown, M.Ed
ebrown@uab.edu
![Medicine](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Tatiana-Torres-Herman_Medicine.png)
Medicine
Tatiana Torres Herman, Ph.D.
ttherman@uabmc.edu
![Medicine](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Claire-Auriemma_Medicine.png)
Medicine
Claire Auriemma, MBA, MPH
caur@uab.edu
![Medicine](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/ODI_Staff_Liaisons_Mischell-Massey.png)
Medicine
Mischell Massey, MBA
mischellmassey@uabmc.edu
![Medicine](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Carolyn-Walsh_Medicine.png)
Medicine
Carolyn Walsh, MA
carolynwalsh@uabmc.edu
![Medicine](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Samuel-Boadu_Medicine.png)
Medicine
Samuel Boadu, MPH
sboadu@uabmc.edu
![Medicine](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/ODI_Staff_Liaisons_Marbury.png)
Medicine
Adrianne Marbury, MPA
amarbury@uabmc.edu
![Microbiology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Bruce-Dion-McEntyre_Microbiology.png)
Microbiology
Bruce McEntyre
bdmc@uab.edu
![Neurobiology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/ODI_Staff_Liaisons_Kerri-Dickens.png)
Neurobiology
Keri Dickens, MPA
kerid@uab.edu
![Neurology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Shirley-Gibbs.png)
Neurology
Shirley Gibbs, BS
sgibbs@uabmc.edu
![Neurosurgery](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/brandy-nix.png)
Neurosurgery
Brandy Nix, MBA, MA
brandynix@uabmc.edu
![Obstetrics & Gynecology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Kevin-Freeman_OBGYN.png)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kevin Freeman
kevinfreeman@uabmc.edu
![Office of Research](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Shyla-Fields_Family-and-Comm-Med.png)
Office of Research
Shyla K. Fields, MBA
skcampbell@uabmc.edu
![Orthopaedic Surgery](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Dominique-Square_Orthopaedic-Surgery.png)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dominique McCray, BSHA
Co-chair
dsquare@uabmc.edu
![Otolaryngology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Sharon-Jacobs_Otolaryngology.png)
Otolaryngology
Sharon Jacobs
scjacobs@uabmc.edu
![Pathology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Monica-Henderson_Pathology.png)
Pathology
Monica Henderson
Chair
maraula3@uab.edu
![Pediatrics](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Angela-Rice-Headshot-.png)
Pediatrics
Angelica Rice, MS
angelicajaimes@uabmc.edu
![Pharmacology and Toxicology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/LaShun-Lanier_Pharmacology-Toxicology.png)
Pharmacology and Toxicology
LaShun Lanier, BA
llanier@uab.edu
![Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Tacoa-Ball-Headshot.png)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Tacoa Ball, BSN, RN
tball20@uab.edu
![Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/ODI_Staff_Liaisons_Nicole-Guyton.png)
Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
Nicole Guyton-McClendon
nguyton@uabmc.edu
![Radiation Oncology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Selina-Todd_Radiation-Oncology.png)
Radiation Oncology
Selina Todd,BA
stodd@uabmc.edu
![Radiology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Evan-Hudson-Headshot-cropped.png)
Radiology
Evan Hudson, B.S., CHES
hudson11@uab.edu
![Surgery](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Jeffery-Steele_Surgery.png)
Surgery
Jeffery Steele
jtsteele@uabmc.edu
![Surgery](/medicine/diversity/images/Marissa-Keppley-Headshot.png)
Surgery
Marissa C. Keppley, MBA
mkeppley@uab.edu
![Urology](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Liranda-Howard_Urology.png)
Urology
Liranda Howard
lirandacoleman@uabmc.edu
![Huntsville Regional Medical Campus](/medicine/diversity/images/ODILiaisons/Staff/Kimberly-Berger-Headshot.png)
Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
Kimberly Berger, BSW
kberger@uabmc.edu