Disparities Elimination Advisory Council (DEAC)

Chairs

Rev. Edmund E. Lowe, Sr.
Chair, DEAC
Diversity & Inclusion Manager, Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Missouri Chapter

Yvonne Buhlinger
Co-Chair, DEAC
Executive Vice President, Affinia Healthcare

Robin Wright-Jones

Co-Chair, DEAC
Executive Director, The Empowerment Network (TEN)

Council Members

Pam Begay
Director, Katheryn Buder Center

Galen Gritts, BS
American Indian & Community Volunteer, Lutheran Indian Ministries

Sherrill Jackson, RN, CPNP, MSA
President, The Breakfast Club, Inc.
Breast Cancer Survivor

Adrienne Hunter-Green
Founder, Angels with a Vision
Owner, Hunter-Green Family Farms
Regional Educator, Lincoln University Cooperate Extension of Missouri

Valeda Keys
CEO & Founder, Valeda’s Hope

Saundi Kloeckener
American Indian & Community Volunteer
Retired School Teacher, Rockwood School District

Nancy Maxwell
Founder, Carbondale United

Donald Suggs, DDS
Publisher & Owner, St. Louis American Newspaper

Sal Valadez
Diversity, Outreach & Marketing Representative, MKLDC Diversity Initiative, LiUNA

Aimee James, PhD, MPH
Faculty Co-Chair & Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences

Melody McClellan, AADP
President and Chief and Wellness Strategist at Unwrap You

Richard Gonzales
Member, DEAC

Karen Morrison
World Wide Technology-Global HR Operations
Community Advocate