Our Board Members

Life-long advocate for diversity, inclusion, and pluralism in education and healthcare
Augustus A. White
III, MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School

Senior Vice President, Regional Medical Affairs at EMD Serono, MERCK KGAa
Dr. Kirk Taylor
SVP Regional Medical Affairs, EMD Serono, Inc

Assistant Vice President of Human Resources at The TJX Companies, Inc
Annica MacDonald
AVP, TJX Companies

McLean Hospital’s first Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Dr. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker
Director, McLean College Mental Health, Harvard Medical School

Attending physician at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dr. J. Jacques Carter
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Frederick W. and Jane M. Ilfeld Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Mark C. Gebhardt
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Retired Staff Physician at Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Dave Newhouse
Retired, Permanente Medical Group

Research scientist and assistant director of engagement and health equity
Dr. Alicia J. Whittington
Ass. Dir. Engagement and Health Equity Research at Harvard

Director of the Georgetown University National Center for cultural Competence
Professor Tawara D. Goode
National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University

Champion of a “No Excuses,” Data-Rich Approach to Disparity Closure
Dr. Bernadette Loftus
Award-winning C-suite Physician Executive

Served as a healthcare executive for the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Dr. Susan Leggett-Johnson
Healthcare Executive, D&I Strategist, Physician

Emeritus psychiatrist to the Harvard University Health Service
Irving M. Allen M.D.
Emeritus Psychiatrist, Harvard University Health Service

Professor of Law Emeritus of the Beasley School of Law of Temple University
Professor Frank M. McClellan
Professor of Law Emeritus, Temple University Beasley School of Law

Appointed Chief of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Edward K. Rodriquez
Chief of Orthopedic, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

President emeritus of Morehouse School of Medicine
Dr. Louis W. Sullivan
President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine

Division Chief of Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at Tufts Children’s Hospital
Dr. Dallas Reed
Chief of Genetics, OB/GYN, Tufts Medical Center

Retired Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialis
Dr. Harris Gibson, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Former), Winchester Hospital

Lisa K. Sussman, PhD
Clinician with the Health and Wellness program at the Boston Arts Academy (BAA)