The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Steering Committee implements approved strategies, evaluates, and measures program effectiveness, and further develops strategies that will advance ADLM’s commitment to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion across all levels of ADLM. Goals centered around committee strategies include integrating DEI principles across all ADLM policies and programs; increasing leadership, engagement, and advancement opportunities for ADLM members; championing DEI in the laboratory medicine profession; and promoting health equity and access to improve patient care and outcomes.

Questions or feedback? Please contact [email protected] or the staff liaison, Dominique Smith – [email protected].

2025-2026 DEI Steering Committee members

Zahra Shajani-Yi, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, NRCC, Committee Chair
Labcorp
San Diego, CA, USA

LaShanta Brice, DCLS, MLS(ASCP), SH(ASCP)
Diagnostica Stago Inc.
Parsippany, NJ, USA

Sean Campbell, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, ON, Canada 

Rejwi Dahal, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, NRCC
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN, USA 

Adetoun A Ejilemele, MB.ChB., DABCC
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX, USA 

Ria Fyffe-Freil,PhD, M.S. NRCC
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

Yanchun Lin, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO, USA 

Jaime Noguez, PhD, DABCC
UH Hospitals
Cleveland, OH, USA 

Pratistha Ranjitkar, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Labcorp
Seattle, WA, USA

Daisy Unsihuay Vila, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Detroit, MI, USA

 

Outreach/Communication Subcommittee

Jaime Noguez, PhD, DABCC, Subcommittee Chair
UH Hospitals
Cleveland, OH, USA 

LaShanta Brice, DCLS, MLS(ASCP), SH(ASCP)
Diagnostica Stago Inc.
Parsippany, NJ, USA

Ria Fyffe-Freil,PhD, M.S. NRCC
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA

 

Publications/Resources Subcommittee

Sean Campbell, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, Subcommittee Chair
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY, USA 

Pratistha Ranjitkar, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Labcorp
Seattle, WA, USA

Zahra Shajani-Yi, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, NRCC
Labcorp
San Diego, CA, USA

 

Past DEI Steering Committee members

Nadia Ayala-Lopez, PhD, MLS (ASCP), DABCC, NRCC
Labcorp
Indianapolis, IN, USA

Alejandro Raul Molinelli, PhD, FADLM, NRCC
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN, USA

Christina Pierre, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, Past Chair/Advisor
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Lancaster, PA, USA

Tiffany Thomas, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, NRCC
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Lancaster, PA, USA

Aleksei Tikhonov, PhD
Gustave Roussy
Paris, France

Jingcai Wang, MD, PhD, NRCC, MLS(ASCP), FADLM
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH, USA