Our goal is to be a national leader among academic medical centers in anti-racism and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Explore resources in the box on the right and learn more about our office below.
Resources
- Employee Resource Groups
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Modules in Canvas
- Badge Backers — Tips for Preventing and Responding to Microaggressions
- Equity, Inclusion & Engagement Policy Assessment Toolkit
- Incident Response Toolkit
- Ensuring an Inclusive, Healthy Climate (Office of Faculty Affairs and Development)
- Office of Multicultural Affairs (Office of Academic Affairs)
- Native American Center for Health Professions
Role of the Office of Diversity and Equity Transformation
Lead
Provide overall strategic leadership, direction and coordination of DEI practices.
Coordinate
Triage, oversee and promote effective DEI-related collaborative efforts across the school and UW Health.
Accelerate
Advance measurable progress by composing high-impact and effective DEI innovation across our missions through transformation.
Serving both UW School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health, our aim is to be:
- Targeted: Focusing on specific strategies that are integrated and aligned across the organization to allow intentional, systemic change.
- Streamlined: Breaking down siloed work and connecting across the system to develop strategic and transformative approaches.
- Impactful: Placing organizational attention in key areas including advancing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts that engage staff, and actions to advance DEI in the basic science departments, institutes, centers, and programs.
Our Team
Shiva Bidar-Sielaff
Credentials: MA, CDM
Position title: Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity Transformation at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at UW Health
Email:
SBidar-Sielaff
Phone: (She/Her/Hers)
Naomi Takahashi
Credentials: MSW, LCSW
Position title: Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Email:
ntakahashi
Phone: (She/Her/Hers)
Beverly Hutcherson
Credentials: MS
Position title: Manager, Diversity and Inclusion
Email:
bahutcherson
Phone: (She/Her/Hers)
Pearl Leonard-Rock
Credentials: MA
Position title: DEI Consultant
Email:
mleonard-rock
Phone: (She/Her/Hers)
Afra Smith
Credentials: MBA
Position title: Manager, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Email:
asmith9
Phone: (She/Her/Hers)
Diego Campoverde Cisneros
Credentials: BA, NDCCDP, CHI™
Position title: Manager, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Email:
dcampoverde
Phone: (He/Him/His/El)
Olivia Rico-McKeen
Credentials: MSc
Position title: Program Manager, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Email:
ORico-McKeen
Phone: (She/Her/Hers)
Charles Payne
Credentials: M.Ed
Position title: DEI Consultant
Email:
cpayne
Phone: He/Him/His
Patty Cisneros Prevo
Credentials: M.Ed
Position title: Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Email:
PCisnerosPrevo
Phone: (She/Her/Ella)
Judy Ballweg
Credentials: M.Ed
Position title: DEI Consultant
Email:
jballweg
Phone: (She/Her/Hers)
Aaric Guerriero
Credentials: MA
Position title: Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Email:
aguerriero
Phone: (He/Him/His)
Our Vision
