Victoria Bae-Jump
MD, PhD
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology
Equity Council
Equity Council Executive Core
The Executive Core of the Equity Council was formed as part of Phase 1 to address diversity, equity and inclusion at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Meet the Equity Council Co-Chairs
Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD
Professor, OBGYN-GYN Oncology
Director, UNC Center for Women’s Health Research
Associate Director, UNC Lineberger Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
and
Sam Cykert, MD
Professor of Medicine
Meet the Executive Core Members
Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Assistant Director, Community Outreach and Engagement
Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH
Professor of Health Policy and Management
Associate Director, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
Stuart Gold MD
Distinguished Professor, Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Barbara Alvarez Martin DrPH, MPH
Assistant Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, and Population Sciences
Lauren Matthews, MPH
Chief Operations Officer for Lineberger Equity Council and C.R.E.A.T.E. initiative
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD
Oliver Smithies Investigator, Professor and Chair
Bernard Weissman, PhD
Professor of Pathology & Lab Medicine, Pediatrics
Meet the Equity Council Members
The Equity Council was divided into committee groups to further develop plan for the recommendations that were developed during Phase 1.
Aggression Prevention
Pavita Derebail, JD
Financial Analyst
Jon Powell, M.A., PhD
Continuing Education Specialist
Juanita Ramirez, MPH
Clinical Trials Director
Leila Kiefer, PhD
Clinical Protocol Development Associate
Yumika Forney, MPH
Regulatory Associate
Lisa Spees, M.A., PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Barbara Alvarez Martin DrPH, MPH
Assistant Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, and Population Sciences
Jennifer Potter, MPH, CHES
Statewide Outreach Specialist
Care Communications
Richard Cansler
Patient/PFAC Advisor
Ronald Taylor
Patient/PFAC Advisor
Lorinda Coombs, PhD, MSN, FNP
Clinician Scientist/Assistant Professor
Erin Kent, MS, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Allison Beam, MPAP, PA-C
Adv Prac Prov Inp/Subspec – PA
Stuart Gold, MD
Distinguished Professor, Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Fernando Diaz, MD
Hematology-Oncology Fellow
Victoria Petermann, BSN, RN
PhD Candidate
Patricia Morfeld, BSN
CN IV
Joyce Tyler
Patient Advocate
Catherine Swift, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, AYA Cancer Program
Grace Byfield, PhD
Research Associate/Community Engagement
Bejal Kikani, MSN
Nurse Practitioner
Dismantle Ineffective Systems
Deborah Stroman, PhD, CLU
Founder of SAAM LLC & Center of Sport Business and Analytics
Associate Professor of Health Equity, Social Justice and Human Rights
Shannon Condon, BA, TBD
Data Coordinator
Sarah Asad, MSc
PhD Candidate, Cancer Care Quality Training Program Predoctoral Fellow
Hayley Morris, MPH
Health Services & Engagement Research Specialist
Kristen Jarman, MSPH
Associate Director – Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program, Project Manager
Binh Truong, Master’s in Engineering
Melody Snow, MHS
University Program Specialist
Christina Gutierrez Ford, PhD
Research Specialist
Hunter O’Brien
Data Coordinator
Faculty Pathway, Recruitment and Retention
Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Bernard Weissman, PhD
Professor of Pathology & Lab Medicine, Pediatrics
Ilona Fridman, PhD
Postdoctoral scholar
Tope Keku, PhD
Professor of Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Nutrition; Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Michael Sturdivant, BS
Graduate Student
Katie Reeder-Hayes, MD, MSc, MBA
Associate Professor; Chief of Breast Oncology
Kelly Tan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Staff Pathway, Recruitment and Retention
Melissa Haines
Admin
Myra Suarez, MS
Regulatory Associate
Sherette Godfrey, PhD
Postdoctoral Trainee
Rachel Hirschey, PhD
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Mendel Sheldon, MPH
Project Director
Jane Alison Little, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Director, UNC Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease program
Kirsten Nyrop, PhD
Associate Professor
Chassidy Dixon
Office Manager
Research Equity Lens
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD
Oliver Smithies Investigator, Professor and Chair
Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH
Professor of Health Policy and Management
Associate Director, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement
Benyam Muluneh, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Dalia Fleifel, BS
PhD Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant
Deborah Usinger, BA
Project Manager
Sara Mitra, MPH, MSW
Research Project Manager
Research Recruitment and Conduct
Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Assistant Director, Community Outreach and Engagement
Cherise Glodowski, MPhil
PhD Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant
Eden Zewdie, BS
PhD Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant
Marc Emerson, PhD
Postdoc, Cancer Control Education Program
Victoria Bae-Jump, MD, PhD
Professor and Fellowship Director, Division of Gyn Oncology
Joannie Ivory, MD, MSPH
Hematology/Oncology Fellow
Lauren Bates, MA, BS (PhD in progress)
PhD Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Victoria Xu, BS
Project Manager
Hazel Nichols, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
The Training of Culture
Danny Ellis, PhD, MBA
Community Researcher
Andrea Walens, PhD
Assistant Director of Collaborative Science
Emily Kounlavong, MD, PhD
Student, Doctor of Medicine
Julianne O’Daniel, MS, CGC
Clinical Associate Professor & Genetic Counselor
Jacob Stein, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Oncology (sarcoma)
Ana Salas, MPH
Community Outreach Coordinator
Janine Jones, BSN, MBA
Patient Advocate
Hilary Lee, BS, MS
Patient Advocate
Previous Cohorts of Council Members
2020-2021 Equity Council MembersThe Equity Council was formed as part of Phase 1 to develop DEI recommendations, oversee implementation efforts and provide a mechanism for ongoing accountability.
Richard Cansler
Advisor, Patient & Family Advisory Council
Allison Deal
Senior Biostatistician
Pavita Derebail
JD
Clinical Protocol Office, Financial Analyst
Fernando Diaz
Fellow, Hematology-Oncology
Danny Ellis
PhD, MBA
Community Researcher
Marc Emerson
PhD
Postdoc, Cancer Control Education Program
Cherise Glodowski
MPhil
PhD Candidate, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Sherette Godfrey
Postdoctoral Trainee, Pathology
José Guillem
MD, MPH, MBA
Professor, Surgery
Melissa Haines
Admin Support Associate,
Oncology
Jennifer Elston Lafata
PhD
Professor, Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Patricia Morfeld
BSN
CN IV, Infusion
Hina Rehmani
Postdoc, Otolaryngology
Dierdra Ricks
PT, MHA
Acute Therapy Services Manager, UNC Medical Center
Patient Advisor, Patient & Family Advisory Council
Cleo Samuel-Ryals
PhD
Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
Jonathan Serody
MD
Professor, Hematology
Myra Suarez
MS
Regulatory Associate
Ronald Taylor
Advisor, Patient & Family Advisory Council
Eden Zewdie
PhD Candidate, Pharmacology