Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Members

The members of the School of Nursing's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee have a wide range of reasons for joining the committee, but they share a common purpose to improve the school and be advocates for students, faculty, staff, and all members of our community.

  • Cassandra Abramski (staff representative)
  • Sarah Belcher (Faculty Representative, Chair)
  • Shawna Clites (Staff Representative)
  • Maya Clark-Cutaia (Alumni Representative)
  • Mohammed Abdel Fattah (Staff Representative)
  • Jennifer Fellows (Staff Representative)
  • Vikhyana Gonzalez (Staff Representative)
  • Kevin Hurley (Staff Representative)
  • Julius Kitutu (associate dean, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Community Engagement)
  • Rene Rodriguez Negrin (Graduate Student Representative)
  • Nancy Niemczyk (Faculty Representative)
  • Marci Lee Nilsen (Faculty Representative, past Chair)
  • Larry Sears (Graduate Student Representative)
  • Lisa Upsher (DEI Office, Health Science Schools Representative)
  • Ainsley Williams (Undergraduate Student Representative)
  • Fei Zhang (Faculty Representative)