Who We Are
Linda Chaudron, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Pediatrics
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 706
Rochester, New York 14642
585-276-3782
linda_chaudron@urmc.rochester.edu
Grace Fuller
Administrative Assistant
585-276-3782
grace_fuller@urmc.rochester.edu
Women’s Advisory Committee for Faculty Development:
Susan Bukata, MD - Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics
Mary Caserta, MD - Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases
Carol Diachun, MD - Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Sue DiGiovanni, MD - Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Jane Liesveld, MD - Professor, Department of Medicine Hematology/Oncology
Coeli Lopes, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute
Carol Miller Graziano, PhD - Professor, Department of Surgery
Margot Mayer Proschel, PhD - Associate Professor, Departments of Biomedical Genetics and Neurobiology and Anatomy
Janet Sparks PhD, Professor -, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Elizabeth J. Santos, MD - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Rochester Faculty Diversity Officers
Beth Olivares - Arts, Sciences & Engineering, Assistant Dean for Diversity Initiatives
Laurel Carney - Arts, Sciences & Engineering, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Katherine Ciesinski - Eastman School of Music, Professor, Voice
Caterina Falli - Eastman School of Music, Associate Professor, ESM Humanities
Dan Horsky - Simon School of Business, Benjamin L. Forman Professor of Marketing
Rajiv Dewan - Simon School of Business, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research; Chairman, PhD program
Linda Chaudron - School of Medicine and Dentistry, Senior Associate Dean of Diversity; Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Cheryl Kodjo - School of Medicine and Dentistry, Associate Dean/Student Advising - Offices of Medical Education
Daryl Sharp - School of Nursing, Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Diversity
Mary Wilde - School of Nursing, Associate Professor
Nancy Ares - Warner School of Education, Associate Professor, Education
Dena Swanson - Warner School of Education, Associate Professor, Counseling and Human Development
Ex-Officio Members
Stanley Byrd - HR Manager, Multicultural Affairs & Inclusion
Catherine Cerulli - School of Medicine and Dentistry, Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Cilas Kemedjio - Director, Frederick Douglass Institute
Carol Shuherk - Senior Associate Provost




