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Our Team

Vice-Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Brian Gittens, Ed. D, MPA

Gittens, Brian Ed. D, MPA
Biography
Admin West 1.204C
501-686-7299
BGittens@uams.edu

DDEI Team

Gloria Richard-Davis
Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D., MBA, NCMP, FACOG
Executive Director, Division for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Phone: 501-686-5554
Email: garicharddavis@uams.edu
Website: UAMS Health Provider Profile
Monique Monanu
Division Business Administrator
Phone: 501-686-8087
Email: mmonanu@uams.edu
Krys Newnum
Krys Newnum
Executive Assistant III, SEED Coordinator
Phone: 501-686-7299
Email: klnewnum@uams.edu
Anthony Drake
Anthony Drake
Administrative Analyst
Phone: 501-686-7299
Email: adrake@uams.edu
Odette Woods
Odette B. Woods, JD, M.Div.
Senior Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Staff and Campus engagement
Phone: 501-296-1076
Email: obwoods@uams.edu
Nicholas A. Pettus
Nicholas A. Pettus, BBA
Manager of Diverse Student Recruitment
Phone: 501-686-8952
Email: napettus@uams.edu

Health Career University Team

Renisha Ward, M.Ed
Renisha Ward, M.Ed.
Director, Outreach Programs
Phone: 501-686-7358
Email: rvward@uams.edu
Krystal Ross
Krystal Ross
Program Project Manager
Phone: 501-686-7358
Email: kross@uams.edu
Amanda Winston
Amanda Winston, MPH
Education Coordinator
Email: awinston2@uams.edu
Xavius Hymes
Xavius Hymes
Program Project Manager
Email: xhymes@uams.edu
Wilburn, Elissa Ph. D
Elissa Wilburn, Ph.D.
Program Evaluator Health Career University
Email: EHWilburn@uams.edu

Pathways Academy Team

Dr. Shanea' M. Nelson
Shanea’ M. Nelson, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Pathways Academy
Phone: 501-296-1334
Email: SMNelson@uams.edu
Kendra Williams
Kendra L. Williams
Program Manager for Pathways Academy
Phone: 501-296-1329
Email: kwilliams5@uams.edu
B. Kazandra Wilson, Ed. D
B. Kazandra Wilson, Ed.D.
Advocate and Engagement Coordinator for Pathways Academy
Phone: 501-296-1352
Email: bkwilson@uams.edu
Katrina White
Katina White
Education Curriculum Coordinator for Pathways Academy
Phone: 501-296-1344
Email: KWhite@uams.edu
Justin Carbage
Justin Carbage
Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator for Pathways Academy
Phone: 501-296-1360
Email: JPCarbage@uams.edu
Lindsey Roberts, Ph.D.
Program Evaluator for Pathways Academy
Email: ltroberts@uams.edu

SEED Team

Mildred M. Randolph, DVM, DACLAM
Adjunct Professor, Director of Seed
Email: mrandolph@uams.edu
Krys Newnum
Krys Newnum
Executive Assistant III, SEED Coordinator
Phone: 501-686-7299
Email: klnewnum@uams.edu
Westley Ashley, JD
Director of International Compliance & Conflict of Interest, Export Compliance Professional - EAR/ITAR (ECoP©), SEED Facilitator
Phone: 501.686.6447
Email: WLAshley@uams.edu
Peter Cooper
Partnership and Education Manager, SEED facilitator in NWA
Email: pcooper@uams.edu
Jennifer Gan
DEI Core Program Administrator - Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Research Instructor - Medical Humanities and Bioethics/Center for Health Literacy, SEED Facilitator
Email: JGan@uams.edu
Heather Schmiegelow, JD
HIPAA Privacy Officer - Institutional Compliance, SEED facilitator
Phone: 501-526-4817
Email: hschmiegelow@uams.edu
William Ventress, M.D.
The Ben Saltzman, MD, Distinguished Chair - Rural Family Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, SEED Facilitator
Phone: 501-686-6607
Email: wventres@uams.edu
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