10 TO WATCH
George Aloth
President and CEO CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan, District of Columbia
Ethnic minorities make up 70% of the executive leadership team
Since 2016, exceeded goals of a payfor-performance program designed for Medicaid managed-care organizations
Cindy Bo
Senior vice president, Delaware Valley strategy and business development Nemours Children’s Health
Co-founded the system’s Value-Based Service Organization, linking population health, equity and social determinants
Leads a task force of 150 members to address diversity, anti-racism, inclusion, value and equity across the system
Dr. Olaoluwa Fayanju
Regional medical director Oak Street Health Recruited a team that is 60% people of color Led an initiative to register thousands of patients and colleagues for the 2020 presidential election
Implemented collection of ethnicity tracking data for health disparity evidence
Jackie Hunter
Senior director, diversity, inclusion and talent pipeline Banner Health
Helped increase Banner’s racial diversity 9% among front-line employees, 6% among managers, and 5% among senior leaders
Banner’s Center for Health Careers helps employees from diverse backgrounds to pursue higher education opportunities
Dr. Olugbenga Ogedegbe
Director, Institute for Excellence in Health Equity NYU Langone Health
Was instrumental in recruiting and onboarding five vice chairs for DEI
Helped create health equity goals in the areas of research, clinical care and medical education and integrate DEI goals into the curricula
Trina Parks
Senior vice president, chief diversity and inclusion officer RWJBarnabas Health
Created and launched the Corporate Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Helped launch the state’s first specialized primary-care services to the LGBTQ community
Avonia Richardson-Miller
Vice president, chief diversity officer Hackensack Meridian Health
Is conducting the system’s first benchmark diversity assessment on workforce and leadership accountability
Helped Hackensack Meridian achieve the No. 11 ranking on DiversityInc’s Top Hospitals and Health Systems list for its work
Tracey Veal
Fellow Los Angeles County Public Health Department
Recruited people from vulnerable communities for a county equity committee and urged the state to direct 40% of vaccines to impacted communities
Spearheaded a task force that is credited with achieving a 70% vaccination rate
Dr. Charles Vega
Associate dean, Office of Diversity and Inclusion University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Developed a program to address health disparities affecting Latino communities
Created an academy to help people from underrepresented backgrounds join the UCI faculty after their training is complete
Wylecia Wiggs Harris
American Health Information Management Association
Joined AHIMA in 2018 and is building a diverse team—35% of staff are people of color and 64% identify as female
Pushed the association to publish multiple resources on how members can improve data collection on social determinants