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].
2026-2027 DEI Steering Committee members
Jaime Noguez, PhD, DABCC, Committee Chair
UH Hospitals
Cleveland, OH, USA
Rejwi Dahal, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, NRCC
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Adetoun A Ejilemele, MB.ChB., DABCC
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX, USA
Abraham Hagan, BSc, MSc, DCLS, PhD
Moree Health Centre
Abura Dunkwa, Ghana
Modena Henderson, MHA, MT (ASCP)
Carolinas Health Care System
Charlotte, NC, USA
Jill Kodger, MS, PhD
Yale University
New Haven, CT, USA
Yanchun Lin, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Cate Omosule, PhD, DABCC, NRCC
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO, USA
Morayma Reyes-Gil, PhD, M.S. NRCC
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA
Daisy Unsihuay Vila, PhD
University of Pennsylvania/CHOP
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Past DEI Steering Committee members
Nadia Ayala-Lopez, PhD, MLS (ASCP), DABCC, NRCC
Labcorp
Indianapolis, IN, 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
Ria Fyffe-Freil,PhD, M.S. NRCC
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE, USA
Alejandro Raul Molinelli, PhD, FADLM, NRCC
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN, USA
Octavia Peck Palmer, PhD, FADLM, Past Chair/Advisor
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Christina Pierre, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, Past Chair/Advisor
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Lancaster, PA, USA
Pratistha Ranjitkar, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Labcorp
Seattle, WA, USA
Zahra Shajani-Yi, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, NRCC
Labcorp
San Diego, CA, 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