Ray Meads holds a PhD in social foundation of education and writing studies from the University of Utah. As a researcher, educator, administrator, and organizer whose work seeks to support equity and inclusion in higher education institutions. They support the implementation of evidence-based HPV vaccination intervention in health systems in five Mountain West states: Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. Outside the office, Ray enjoys trail running, climbing, community organizing, gardening, being a street medic, and adoring a very large Muppet of a dog–Rothko.