Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee

meet the deia committee!

Elected Faculty Members

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Wendy Ellis, DrPH, 
GH, 2024, 2nd Term
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Loretta DiPietro, PhD, MPH, EXNS, 2024, 2nd Term 
DEIA Committee Co-chair
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Heather J. Hoffman, PhD, DBB, 2024, 1st Term 

Leah E. Masselink

Leah Masselink, PhD, 
HPM, 2024, 1st Term
 

Elected Staff Members

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Robin Delk, Student/ Faculty Affairs, 2024, 2nd Term 
DEI Committee Co-chair

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Katherine Puskarz, MPH Academic Planning & Accreditation, 2024,
1st Term

Imomotimi Imomotebegha

Imomotimi (Timmy) Imomotebegha, MSc, ORE, 2024, 1st Term

Elected Student Members 

 Student members will be chosen at the start of the Fall 2024 Semester. 

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Mariana Fagundes Grilo,
Exercise Physiology and Applied Nutrition
2026 

 

 

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Aja D. Muhammad (pronounced Asia),
Marketing and Communications
2025

Administration/Ex-Officio (non-voting)

Wanda Nicholson

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Wanda Nicholson, PhD, 
Professor, Prevention and Community Health

Natasha Kazeem

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Natasha Kazeem, Executive Associate Dean, Operations & Chief Operating Officer

Rachel Thomas

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Rachel Thomas, MA, Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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