Membership
Co-chaired by Sheryl Garland and Dr. Clifton Peay, the Commission includes a diverse group of individuals, including business and academic leaders, scholars, students, current and past board members and community members.
Co-chairs:
Sheryl L. Garland, MHA, FACHE - Chief of Health Impact- VCU Health System; Executive Director- VCU Office of Health Equity
Clifton L. Peay, M.D. - VCU Board Member; Founding Medical Director- The American Eye Center; Ophthalmologist
Members:
Edward "Ed" Ayers, Ph.D.- Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities and President Emeritus- University of Richmond; Historian
Faye Belgrave, Ph.D. - Associate Dean for Equity and Community Partnerships in the College of Humanities and Sciences; Professor of psychology, and founding director of the Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention, VCU
Yvonne Brandon, Ed.D. - Managing Director- The Aria Group; Former Superintendent, Richmond Public Schools
Nakeina E. Douglas-Glenn, Ph.D. - Associate Professor and Director of the Research Institute for Social Equity, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs at VCU
Leonard Edloe, PharmD - Retired CEO and Pharmacist, Edloe’s Professional Pharmacies; Pastor, New Hope Fellowship
Kevin Harris, Ph.D. - Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, VCU School of Medicine
Maya Johnson - VCU School of Medicine, May 2023 graduate
William “Bill” Martin- Director - The Valentine, Richmond, Virginia
Tobi Ojo - Student-Health Services Major, VCU Class of 2026
Rhonda Keyes Pleasants - Manager-Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home
Ad-hoc:
Lauranett Lee, PhD- Director of Race and Justice at Richmond Hill, Visiting Scholar in the Center for Civic Engagement and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts Historian, The University of Richmond
Staff:
Matthew Conrad, JD- Vice President for Government and External Relations- VCU
Miles Gordon- Senior Director for State Government Relations- VCU
Jonsette Calloway- Communications Manager, VP for Administration- VCU