Committee Chairperson-Elect
Jane Jih, M.D., M.P.H., M.A.S.
Associate Professor of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Co-Director, Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center
Co-Director, Asian American Research Center on Health
University of California, San Francisco
TERM: 2/13/2024 – 02/12/2028
Committee Members
Nia Aitaoto Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Interim Executive Director
National Association of Pasifika Organizations
Principal Consultant
Pacific Islander Center of Primary Care Excellence
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Native Hawaiian Health
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
TERM: 11/14/2024 – 11/13/2028
Ronny Bell, Ph.D., M.S.
Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor and Chair
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TERM: 2/13/2024 – 02/12/2028
Nazleen Bharmal, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.P.
Chief Health Equity Officer, Office of the Chief Medical Officer
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Primary Care and Population
Stanford Health Care, Stanford School of Medicine
TERM: 2/13/2024 – 02/12/2028
Michellene Davis, Esq.
President & CEO
National Medical Fellowships, Inc.
TERM: 2/13/2024 – 02/12/2028
Susan D. Emmett, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Center for Hearing Health Equity
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Epidemiology
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
TERM: 2/13/2024 – 02/12/2028
Glenda F. Newell-Harris, M.D.
Regional Medical Director
YesCare
Brentwood, TN
TERM: 2/13/2024 – 02/12/2028
G. Adriana Perez, Ph.D., CRNP, ANP-BC, FAAN, FGSA
Anthony Buividas Term Chair in Gerontology
Associate Professor of Nursing
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Claire M. Fagin Hall
TERM: 11/14/2024 - 11/13/2028
Michele Scott, M.S.
Tribal Councilor
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
TERM: 11/14/2024 – 11/13/2028
Jonathan B. Salinas, M.D., M.S.
Otolaryngology Consultant
Ears, Nose and Throat Consultants of Nevada
TERM: 11/14/2024 – 11/13/2028
Katherine E. Sanchez, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
Director, Patient and Community Engaged Research (PACER) Center
Baylor Scott and White Research institute BSWRI Director of Diversity and Inclusiveness in Research
TERM: 11/14/2024 – 11/13/2028
Karol E. Watson, M.D., Ph.D., FACC
Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
John C. Mazziotta Endowed Chair in Medicine
Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Division of Cardiology
TERM: 11/14/2024 – 11/13/2028