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 |
| LaRonda Chastang | Trinity Health | 10,001+ | Senior Vice President Diversity Equity and… | 2022 |
| Andr‚àö¬© Lessears | UAB Hospital | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at UAB… | 2021 |
| Ramaine Cain | UNC Medical Center | 10,001+ | COE Leader for Global Talent Acquisition a… | 2022 |
| Celina Cunanan | University Hospitals | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity, Equity and Belonging Officer | 2022 |
| George Lavdas | The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 10,001+ | Director of Supplier Diversity and Local D… | 2022 |
| Lisette Martinez | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia) | – | EVP, Chief DEI Officer & Community Engagem… | 2020 |
| Veronica Victorian | Texas Children s Hospital | 10,001+ | Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, And Inclu… | 2021 |
| Jeanette Oliveros | Texas Health Resources | 10,001+ | Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusio… | 2021 |
| Tina Alexander-Sellers | Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke s Medical Center (Houston) | 5,001-10,000 | Diversity Leader | 2014 |
| Titus Blackmon | SSM Health | 10,001+ | Diversity & Inclusion System Lead | 2023 |
| Jazleen L. Vecchiarelli | St. Joseph s Hospital (BayCare Health System) | 10,001+ | System Manager, Diversity, Equity, & Inclu… | 2021 |
| Melody Powell | Sutter Health | 10,001+ | Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | 2013 |
| Nikia Smith | Tenet Healthcare | 10,001+ | Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader | 2022 |
| Natasha Margarita Smith | Sanford Health | 10,001+ | Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | 2021 |
| Greg Braylock, Jr. | ProMedica Toledo Hospital | 10,001+ | Vice President, Talent & Organizational Ef… | 2020 |
| Anna Franklin | Providence | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer | 2021 |
| Allen Aisha | OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital | 10,001+ | Vice President, Culture, Engagement and In… | 2021 |
| Karen Estela | Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (Baton Rouge, La.) | 5,001-10,000 | Infection Prevention and Chair Diversity, … | 2016 |
| Guy Toliver | Parkland Health and Hospital System (Dallas) | 10,001+ | Director, Inclusion & Supplier Diversity | 2018 |
| Samantha Voreh | Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.) | 10,001+ | Senior Director, Supplier Diversity and In… | 2021 |
| Marisol Bazile | NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City) | 10,001+ | Manager, Students and Diversity | 2019 |
| Randy Ferguson | NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center | 10,001+ | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Emerging L… | 2022 |
| Danielle Spitzer | Northwell Health | 10,001+ | Director, Workforce Equity, Diversity, Inc… | 2023 |
| Sonja Boone | Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago) | 5,001-10,000 | Director of Diversity | 2005 |
| 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 |
| Vanessa Nazario | Memorial Regional Hospital | Nov-50 | Corporate Director, Chief Diversity Officer | 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 |
| Dee Brown | Indian Health Service | 10,001+ | Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager | 2020 |
| Kaitlyn O Donnell | Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, Va.) | 10,001+ | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Leader | 2021 |
| Rena Marsh | LifePoint Health | 10,001+ | Vice President HR, Chief Diversity Officer | 2022 |
| Maryane Dinkins | Mayo Clinic Health System | 10,001+ | Director – Equity, Inclusion & Diversity | 2019 |
| Amrita Prakaashana | Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint Marys Campus | 10,001+ | Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion… | 2022 |
| Terry Deas | HCA Healthcare | 10,001+ | AVP, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2020 |
| Kimberlydawn Wisdom | Henry Ford Hospital | 10,001+ | Sr. VP of Community Health & Equity and Ch… | 2007 |
| Arianne Dowdell | Houston Methodist Hospital | 10,001+ | VP, Chief Diversity Equity & Inclusion Off… | 2020 |
| Gregory Foster | Community Health Systems | 10,001+ | Sr. Director- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | 2017 |
| Patara Williams | Duke University Hospital | 10,001+ | Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, … | 2023 |
| Jacqueline A. Robertson | Cleveland Clinic | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | 2022 |
| Rosalyn Carpenter | CommonSpirit Health | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity Officer | 2019 |
| Galen Henderson | Brigham and Women s Hospital | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Fa… | 2020 |
| Nicole M.B. Mitchell | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | – | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer | 2019 |
| Marcos Pesquera | Christus Health | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity Officer | 2015 |
| Michelle M. Isaacs | Bon Secours Mercy Health | 10,001+ | Program Manager, Diversity and Inclusion | 2023 |
| Dru Bhattacharya | Banner Health | 10,001+ | Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer | 2022 |
| Catherine Campbell | Baptist Hospital of Miami | 10,001+ | Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2021 |
| Guwan Jones | Baylor Scott & White Health | 10,001+ | Vice President Human Resources & Chief Div… | 2016 |
| Tanisha Hamilton | Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | 5,001-10,000 | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Co Chair | 2019 |
| Crystal Flenorl | Aurora St. Luke s Medical Center of Aurora Health Care | 10,001+ | Director of Community Diversity Engagement | 2018 |
| Kourtney Witten | Advocate Health | 10,001+ | Population Health Director of Managed Care | 2016 |
| Dell Oliver | Ardent Health Services | 10,001+ | CNO, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2021 |
| Pamela Mitchell-Boyd | Ascension | 10,001+ | ABIDE (Appreciation-Belongingness-Inclusio… | 2021 |
| Peggy Harris | Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center | 10,001+ | Regional Chief Diversity Officer | 2000 |
| 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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