Disability Inclusion Advisory Committee

With an overarching goal of strengthening the culture of equity and inclusion for all people with disabilities, the Disability Inclusion Advisory Committee (DIAC) provides a forum for community input and advice to the Provost’s Office on matters pertaining to strategies, policies, and procedures that foster a community that embraces and respects disability as a component of diversity; encourages and prioritizes sustainable programmatic, communication and universal design objectives that improve the campus experience for people with disabilities; identify and make recommendations for addressing common challenges experienced by the disability community, and provide critical feedback on the implementation of specific programs and services for the disability community as well as education and training for the larger community. The DIAC will not have responsibility for day-to-day operations.

The DIAC will establish liaisons, as needed, with an array of campus partners to include student affairs, student health & well-being, academic affairs, institutional equity, diversity & inclusion, IT@JH, facilities and real estate, and general counsel as well as other offices as necessary to provide information on current policies, practices, programs, challenges, trends and assist with benchmarking.

The DIAC is a Hopkins-wide leadership group comprised of students, faculty, and staff throughout the various schools and divisions with broad representation from the Johns Hopkins community. The chair of the committee and the majority of the membership will represent the diverse lived experience of people with disabilities. Initial faculty and staff appointments to the DIAC will be for two years and members can be reappointed. Students must be currently enrolled at the university to serve on the DIAC and will serve one-year terms.

Membership

Leadership

Kerry Devlin, Sr. Music Therapist, Neuro Movement Disorders, SOM, Chair, Disability Inclusion Advisory Committee (DIAC)

Faculty Representation

Kerry Devlin, Sr. Music Therapist, Neuro Movement Disorders, SOM, Chair, Disability Inclusion Advisory Committee (DIAC)
Toby Gordon, Professor, Faculty and Research, CBS
Jenna Frye, , Senior Lecturer, Center for Leadership Education, WSE

Student/Learner Representation

Jackson Morris
WSE, BA
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth‐year undergraduate

Vedanti Bhargava
KSAS, BA
Neuroscience, Public Health
Third-year undergraduate

Joe Olson
SAIS, MA
International Public Policy
First‐year graduate

Genie Tang
BSPH, MA
Spatial Analysis for Public Health
Second‐year graduate

Justin Sydloski
SOM, MD
Medicine
Second-year doctoral

University Staff Presentation

Ada Terrill, Internal Auditor, Office of Internal Audit
Julianne Perretta, Executive Director of the LAD Academy, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Tessa McKenzie, Associate Director, Hopkins Connect, Life Design Lab

Provost Office Liason

Kevin Shollenberger, Vice Provost, Student Health and Well‐Being