Chief Diversity Officers and DEI Executives at the Largest Hospitals and Healthcare Systems in the U.S.
These chief diversity officers and other senior executives lead DEI efforts at the largest American healthcare organizations.
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In this lineup of leaders, discover chief diversity officers and other C-suite executives who currently lead DEI efforts in the healthcare industry, where they encounter a unique set of DEI challenges. Among the 100 largest hospitals and healthcare systems across the U.S., Senior Executive DEI found about 60 large healthcare entities currently employing a leader dedicated to DEI.
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Chief Diversity Officers and DEI Executives at the Largest Hospitals and Healthcare Systems in the U.S.
| Full name | Company | Company Size | Job Title | In Position Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakki Opollo | Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | 10,001+ | Vice President Talent Initiatives & Region… | 2021 |
| Victor LaGroon | Veterans Health Administration | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity Officer | 2022 |
| Celina Cunanan | University Hospitals | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity, Equity and Belonging Officer | 2022 |
| Ramaine Cain | UNC Medical Center | 10,001+ | COE Leader for Global Talent Acquisition a… | 2022 |
| Andr‚àö¬© Lessears | UAB Hospital | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at UAB… | 2021 |
| LaRonda Chastang | Trinity Health | 10,001+ | Senior Vice President Diversity Equity and… | 2022 |
| Lisette Martinez | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia) | – | EVP, Chief DEI Officer & Community Engagem… | 2020 |
| George Lavdas | The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 10,001+ | Director of Supplier Diversity and Local D… | 2022 |
| Tina Alexander-Sellers | Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke s Medical Center (Houston) | 5,001-10,000 | Diversity Leader | 2014 |
| Jeanette Oliveros | Texas Health Resources | 10,001+ | Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusio… | 2021 |
| Veronica Victorian | Texas Children s Hospital | 10,001+ | Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, And Inclu… | 2021 |
| Nikia Smith | Tenet Healthcare | 10,001+ | Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader | 2022 |
| Melody Powell | Sutter Health | 10,001+ | Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | 2013 |
| Jazleen L. Vecchiarelli | St. Joseph s Hospital (BayCare Health System) | 10,001+ | System Manager, Diversity, Equity, & Inclu… | 2021 |
| Titus Blackmon | SSM Health | 10,001+ | Diversity & Inclusion System Lead | 2023 |
| Natasha Margarita Smith | Sanford Health | 10,001+ | Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | 2021 |
| Anna Franklin | Providence | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer | 2021 |
| Greg Braylock, Jr. | ProMedica Toledo Hospital | 10,001+ | Vice President, Talent & Organizational Ef… | 2020 |
| Guy Toliver | Parkland Health and Hospital System (Dallas) | 10,001+ | Director, Inclusion & Supplier Diversity | 2018 |
| Karen Estela | Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (Baton Rouge, La.) | 5,001-10,000 | Infection Prevention and Chair Diversity, … | 2016 |
| Allen Aisha | OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital | 10,001+ | Vice President, Culture, Engagement and In… | 2021 |
| Marisol Bazile | NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City) | 10,001+ | Manager, Students and Diversity | 2019 |
| Samantha Voreh | Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.) | 10,001+ | Senior Director, Supplier Diversity and In… | 2021 |
| Sonja Boone | Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago) | 5,001-10,000 | Director of Diversity | 2005 |
| Danielle Spitzer | Northwell Health | 10,001+ | Director, Workforce Equity, Diversity, Inc… | 2023 |
| Randy Ferguson | NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center | 10,001+ | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Emerging L… | 2022 |
| Vanessa Nazario | Memorial Regional Hospital | Nov-50 | Corporate Director, Chief Diversity Officer | 2022 |
| Sandy Harris | MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 10,001+ | Vice President, Equity, Inclusion, & Diver… | 2021 |
| Terrence Underwood | Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center | – | Director of Education, Talent, and Inclusion | 2022 |
| Jacquie Easley | MercyOne | 10,001+ | Division Director, Health Equity, Diversit… | 2021 |
| Gary Butts | Mount Sinai Hospital | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer | 2014 |
| Amrita Prakaashana | Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint Marys Campus | 10,001+ | Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion… | 2022 |
| Maryane Dinkins | Mayo Clinic Health System | 10,001+ | Director – Equity, Inclusion & Diversity | 2019 |
| Rena Marsh | LifePoint Health | 10,001+ | Vice President HR, Chief Diversity Officer | 2022 |
| Kaitlyn O Donnell | Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, Va.) | 10,001+ | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Leader | 2021 |
| Dee Brown | Indian Health Service | 10,001+ | Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager | 2020 |
| Arianne Dowdell | Houston Methodist Hospital | 10,001+ | VP, Chief Diversity Equity & Inclusion Off… | 2020 |
| Kimberlydawn Wisdom | Henry Ford Hospital | 10,001+ | Sr. VP of Community Health & Equity and Ch… | 2007 |
| Terry Deas | HCA Healthcare | 10,001+ | AVP, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2020 |
| Patara Williams | Duke University Hospital | 10,001+ | Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, … | 2023 |
| Gregory Foster | Community Health Systems | 10,001+ | Sr. Director- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | 2017 |
| Rosalyn Carpenter | CommonSpirit Health | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity Officer | 2019 |
| Jacqueline A. Robertson | Cleveland Clinic | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | 2022 |
| Marcos Pesquera | Christus Health | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity Officer | 2015 |
| Nicole M.B. Mitchell | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | – | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | 2019 |
| Galen Henderson | Brigham and Women s Hospital | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Fa… | 2020 |
| Michelle M. Isaacs | Bon Secours Mercy Health | 10,001+ | Program Manager, Diversity and Inclusion | 2023 |
| Tanisha Hamilton | Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | 5,001-10,000 | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Co Chair | 2019 |
| Guwan Jones | Baylor Scott & White Health | 10,001+ | Vice President Human Resources & Chief Div… | 2016 |
| Catherine Campbell | Baptist Hospital of Miami | 10,001+ | Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2021 |
| Dru Bhattacharya | Banner Health | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer | 2022 |
| Crystal Flenorl | Aurora St. Luke s Medical Center of Aurora Health Care | 10,001+ | Director of Community Diversity Engagement | 2018 |
| Peggy Harris | Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center | 10,001+ | Regional Chief Diversity Officer | 2000 |
| Pamela Mitchell-Boyd | Ascension | 10,001+ | ABIDE (Appreciation-Belongingness-Inclusio… | 2021 |
| Dell Oliver | Ardent Health Services | 10,001+ | CNO, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2021 |
| Kourtney Witten | Advocate Health | 10,001+ | Population Health Director of Managed Care | 2016 |
| Jessica Brazier | AdventHealth | 10,001+ | VP and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | 2020 |
| Karen Goyette | Hartford (Conn.) Hospital | 5,001-10,000 | Vice President, Strategic Planning and Bus… | 2009 |
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