Our Team
Vice President for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Mary Ann Villarreal
Title: Vice President for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Email: VPEDI@utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-7569
Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
José Rodríguez
Title: Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Email: healthequity@hsc.utah.edu
Staff
Maia Hightower
Title: Senior Director for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Email: maia.hightower@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: 801-587-8977
U Health EDI Leaders
Bart Taft Watts, DDS
Title: Associate Dean for EDI, School of Dentistry
Email: bart.watts@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-8951
Julie Lucero, PhD, MPH
Title: Associate Dean, College of Health
Paloma Cariello, MD, MPH
Title: Associate Dean of OHEDI, School of Medicine
Email: paloma.cariello@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: 801-585-3724
Line Kemeyou, MD
Title: Assistant Dean of OHEDI, School of Medicine
Email: line.kemeyou@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: 801-585-3724
Valerie Flattes, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC
Title: Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; College of Nursing
Email: valerie.flattes@nurs.utah.edu
Phone: 801-585-0719
Heather Nyman, PharmD
Title: Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; College of Pharmacy
Email: heather.nyman@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: 801-587-9594
Kolawole Okuyemi, MD, MPH
Title: Senior Director of Equity and Inclusion, Hunstman Cancer Institute
Email: kola.okuyemi@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: 801-585-1587
Natasha Ovuoba
Title: Associate Director, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Huntsman Cancer Institute
Email: Natasha.Ovuoba@hci.utah.edu
Phone: 801-646-4194
Donna Baluchi
Title: Interim Associate Director for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library
Email: donna.baluchi@utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-5534