About Us
The Alumni Inclusive Excellence Committee will work to fulfill the following recommendations from the action plan:
- Recommendation 3: Significantly improve our approaches to communicating about our inclusion, equity and anti-racism efforts.
- Recommendation 5: Improve recruitment and retention of UNC Gillings faculty, staff and students from diverse backgrounds.
Our Purpose
- Engage and inform the UNC Gillings community about the accomplishments and goals embedded in our inclusive excellence efforts.
- Share the experiences of alumni who belong to underrepresented groups and offer practical suggestions to improve the lived experience of current students, faculty and staff.
- Support our inclusive excellence priorities by recruiting alumni ambassadors, ensuring that student voices have representation and confirming that the priorities are sustainable.
- Increase authentic engagement relationships between alumni of color and the Gillings School.
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Stephanie Baker, PhD, speaks about the Gillings Inclusive Excellence Committee of the Gillings Alumni Association Advisory Board. (Originally shared at the 2021 Minority Health Conference)
Alumni Inclusive Excellence Committee
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Alumni Inclusive Excellence Committee Leadership
Stephanie Baker
Stephanie Baker, PhD ’13 (health behavior), Co-Chair
Associate Professor
Public Health Studies
Elon University
Durham, N.C.
Brian Ellerby
Brian Ellerby, MPH ’88 (health policy and management), Co-Chair
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. of Rocky Mount, NC
Raleigh, N.C.
Makala Carrington
Makala Carrington, MPH ’21 (public health leadership), Vice Chair
Officer, United States Air Force
Raleigh, N.C.
Gautam Aggarwal
Gautam Aggarwal, MS ’00 (biostatistics)
Alumni Association Board Member (through June 2024)
Founding Partner
Triangle Insights Group
Durham, N.C.
Pam Diggs
Pam Diggs, MPH ’07 (health behavior)
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Blue Cross NC
Raleigh, N.C.
Christine Marie Hunt
Christine Marie Hunt, MD, MPH ’13 (public health leadership)
Alumni Association Board Member (through June 2024)
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
Physician Affiliate, Durham VA Health Care System
Durham, N.C.
Dr. Leandris Liburd
Leandris Liburd, MPH ’82 (health behavior)
Associate Director for Minority Health and Equity
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Decatur, Ga.
Ashton N. Madison
Ashton N. Madison, MPH ’17 (health behavior)
Cooperative Studies Program
Epidemiology Center
Durham VA Health Care
System
Durham, N.C.
Natalie Cheung Rotelli
Natalie Cheung Rotelli, MPH ’03 (biostatistics)
Alumni Association Board Member (through June 2024)
Advisor/Director: Diversity in Clinical Trials
Eli Lilly and Co.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Dr. Victor Schoenbach
Victor Schoenbach, PhD ’79 (epidemiology), MSPH ’75 (health behavior)
Historian, Alumni Inclusive Excellence Committee
Professor Emeritus, Department of Epidemiology
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Chapel Hill, N.C.
LeVelton Thomas
LeVelton Thomas, MHA ’13 (health policy and management)
Program Director,
Operations & Management Services
Private Diagnostic Clinic, Duke Health
Durham, N.C.
Jessica Bell van der Wal
Jessica Bell van der Wal, MBA, BSPH ’06 (health policy and management)
Co-founder and Partner
vdB Consulting, LLC
Charlotte, N.C.
