AMWA Announces Members of Diversity and Inclusion Assessment Task Force

The AMWA Board of Directors (BOD) is advancing its new Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiative with the announcement of the members of the Diversity and Inclusion Assessment Task Force, chaired by Gail Flores, PhD. The group will begin their work by developing a member survey to evaluate the current environment of organization. After reviewing membership data, feedback, and the survey results, the task force will provide recommendations to the BOD for maximizing diversity and inclusion in AMWA. Task force members were selected from the AMWA membership with consideration of their diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experience with D&I initiatives.

AMWA Diversity and Inclusion Assessment Task Force Members

• Emmanuel Bassey, MD, MSc, Vision Loss in Later Life Research Lab (VITAL), University of Western Ontario
• Demetrius Carter, MBA, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Services, Certara Synchrogenix
• Dean Colston, PhD, MA, Director of Social Media and Health Communications, A Flock of Scientists, LLC
• Gail Flores, PhD, Principal Writer, Encore Biomedical Communications LLC
• Karla Haack, PhD, Associate Medical Writer, Merck & Co.
• Cyndy Kryder, MS, MWC, Medical Communications Consultant
• Endia Santee Crabtree, PhD, MS, MLA, Senior Clinical Product Risk Scientist, Boston Scientific
• Jeanette Towles, MA, President and Owner, Synterex, Inc.
• Shawn Watson, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, Senior Director, Clinical Development and Program Team Lead, Bicycle Therapeutics
• Toni Willis, MFA, Medical Editor, RTI Health Solutions
• Vee White, BA, Owner/Senior Medical Editor, Vee White Editorial, LLC