Committee Charge
As a committee, we celebrate the multiple dimensions of diversity that each member of our community offers. Our charge is to lead, advocate, and assist in the coordination of university-wide efforts that foster inclusive excellence effectively through ongoing initiatives that enhance the environment for diversity, and equity within Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
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Vice Dean, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence,
Office of the Dean, School of Medicine
Tina Roan-Lining, MSSA
Director, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence,
Office of the Dean, School of Medicine
Email: tar5@case.edu
Amy Hise, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine
Member, Center for Global Health and Diseases, School of Medicine
Email: amy.hise@case.edu
Brinn Omabegho
Department Manager and Assistant to the Chairman, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine
Email: brinn@case.edu
Cynthia Owusu, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Hematology and Oncology, School of Medicine
Associate Director, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Email: cynthia.owusu@case.edu
Devin Barzallo, MD
Medical Student, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
President, Dermatology Interest Group
Community Service Chair, Committee Of Student Representatives
LMSA National Public Relations Chair (AY 23-24)
Email: dkb67@case.edu
Gelise Thomas, JD, MS
Assistant Director, Strategic DEI & Health Disparities
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative
Email: gelise@case.edu
Harley Rubin
GSC Directors of Advocacy and Diversity, Case Western Reserve University
Email: hxf190@case.edu
Jaime Noguez, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Director of Clinical Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Email: jaime.noguez@uhhospitals.org
Monica Yepes-Rios, MD
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Students, School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Email: amy43@case.edu
Phillip Rowland-Seymour
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Medical Education, School of Medicine
Email: par77@case.edu
Roberto Vargas, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Email: vargasr@ccf.org
Sana Loue, JD, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Bioethics, School of Medicine
Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine
Email: sana.loue@case.edu
Sophie Hall
GSC Directors of Advocacy and Diversity, Case Western Reserve University
Email: sah269@case.edu
Susan Freimark, MA
Director, Faculty Development and Diversity, School of Medicine
Email: susan.freimark@case.edu
Tessianna Misko, PhD
Director of Career & Professional Development
Program Manager of Training and Educational Opportunities
Email: tam37@case.edu
Thomas Lipker
GSC Directors of Advocacy and Diversity, Case Western Reserve University
Email: tjl111@case.edu
Tracye Conley-Jackson, CMP
Program Manager for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence, Office of the Dean
School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Email: tlc2@case.edu