Board Governance

The Inclusion and Diversity Committee will provide a mechanism for regular and direct involvement of the Board in overseeing inclusion and diversity related programs and functions at UPMC. The Committee serves as the inclusion and diversity policy advisor to the executive leadership of UPMC. The Committee approves the strategic direction and provides high-level advocacy to support implementation and progress of the UPMC Inclusion and Diversity Agenda designed to:

1. Enhance the diversity and cultural competency skill-set of our employees.
2. Provide culturally and linguistically competent care to improve the health status of our increasingly diverse patient and member population.
3. Ensure the demographic of our workforce reflects the rich diversity represented in the community.
4. Enrich the health status of those who live and work in the communities we serve.
5. Create an inclusive workplace that supports employee engagement, collaboration, and professional development.
6. Grow our patient population through effective market segmentation strategies that target the fastest growing segments of the region.

UPMC Board Inclusion and Diversity Committee Members

Gregory Spencer, Chairperson
Chief Executive Officer, Randall Industries

Elaine Bellin
President and Chief Executive Officer, Paragon Foods

Vaughn S. Clagette, MD
Practicing Hospitalist, The Southeast Permanente Medical Group

Howard W. Hanna III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hanna Holdings

Julian Alonso Gonzalez Asenjo
Independent Spanish/Portuguese Interpreter, Pittsburgh Public Schools and Pittsburgh Language Access Network

Donald W. Beck, DPM
Vice President, Medical Staff, UPMC McKeesport 

Rory Cooper, PhD
Director, Human Engineering Research Lab (HERL), University of Pittsburgh

Betty Cruz
Founder, Change Agency, and All for All Project Director

Ralph A. Falbo, Jr.
Owner, Falbo Group LLC 

Sister Candace Introcaso
President, LaRoche College

Wilma McNeese
Chief US Pretrial Services Officer (Retired), U.S. District Court

Wasiullah Mohamed
Pittsburgh Director of Community Entrepreneurship, Forward Cities

Amy Nartatez
Director of Product Delivery, FHL Bank Pittsburgh

Alka A. Patel
Deputy Director, Risk and Regulatory Services Innovation Center, Carnegie Mellon University

Sola Talbi
Energy Industry Consultant and Risk Management Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

Margaret Washington
Retired UPMC Administrator

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