The Convening – Moving the Needle on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Event Date Apr 13, 2024, 2:45–4:30 pm

The State of DEI:  Why does it Matter?

Facilitator:

Brian D. Smedley, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & Executive Director
National Collaborative for Health Equity

African American Professional Organizations Roundtable

  • Derrick Johnson
    President & CEO
    NAACP
  • SNMA (Student NMA)
    Ja’Nia McPhatter
  • NPhA (Natl Pharm. Association)
    Dr. Frank North
    President
  • NBNA (National Black Nurses)
    Dr. Sheldon Fields
  • NDA (National Dental Association)
    Dr. Nicole Cheek
  • SBAS (Society of Black Academic Surgeons)
    Dr. John Stewart
  • ABPSI (Assoc. Black Psychologists)
    Dr. Sharon Bethea
  • NABPT (Natl Assoc. Black Physical Therapist)
    Ms. DeAndrea Bullock
  • NBA (Natl. Bar Association)
    Mr. Wiley Adams – President-Elect
  • NOBIDAN (Natl Organ. Blacks in Dietetics & Nutrition)
    Dr. Janet Reid Hector
  • NAHSE (Natl Assoc. Health Services Exec.)
    Dr. Lisa Mallory – CEO

Convening Organization’s Outlook on DEI, Workforce (Unionization), and Health Disparities

Closing Remarks

Yolanda Lawson, M.D.
124th President

Participant Biographies

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