More than 40 years of experience focused on enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within organizations and the individuals they serve, with particular emphasis on students pursuing degrees in science, health professions, and related fields.
- Significant expertise in DEI issues impacting the U.S. workforce, particularly as it relates to health care professionals, scientific researchers, academic faculty, and women in all sectors and career stages.
- Leadership of coalitions, state commissions, and national projects focused on DEI, including at the National Committee on Pay Equity, the Maryland State Commission for Women, and the National Postdoctoral Association.
- Management of initiatives focused on DEI issues, including grant-funded projects to address the concerns of under-represented groups in the census and redistricting process, to advance women in scientific training positions into the ranks of tenured faculty, and to serve at-risk vulnerable populations with maternal and reproductive health services.
- Led a grant-funded project to foster effective mentoring relationships between scholars at Tribal Colleges and Universities and those at research-intensive institutions.
- Organized outreach campaigns in partnership with leaders of the African-American community in the Washington, DC, area to raise awareness about health disparities, disease prevention, and available treatment services.
- Other national projects focused on a Smithsonian traveling museum exhibition on voting rights, the primary health care needs of under-served women in developing countries, and the human rights of students and community activists in Haiti, China and Africa.
Alyson brings a deep knowledge of all areas of non-profit management to the table. She is experienced in areas as diverse (and central to a non-profit organization) as media relations, advocacy, and government relations. She is an excellent manager, who motivates her team, and works successfully towards organizational development. Alyson’s career (both at the LSA and in her previous positions) has exemplified a commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. She has collaborated with a wide range of historically marginalized communities to ensure their full participation in the society’s activities, and she is a tireless advocate for promoting these values at all levels of the organization.
Andries Coetzee, Professor of Linguistics, University of Michigan; Editor of Language, a journal of the LSA