Cultural Advocacy Team (CAT)
OHSU Cultural Advocacy Team (CAT)
The OHSU Healthcare Cultural Advocacy Team (CAT), founded in 2009, was chartered to lead diversity and inclusion initiatives which encourage a culturally sensitive and inclusive environment at OHSU hospitals and clinics. The CAT has members from various professional, geographical, cultural, ethnic, sexual orientation and religious/spiritual backgrounds. The program manager of diversity and inclusion at Healthcare Human Resources leads this team.
Current Members
The current members of the OHSU Healthcare Cultural Advocacy Team (CAT) are:
- Paula Amato, Associate Professor, OB/GYN
- Christina Diestler, PAS Resource Specialist, CDRC
- Carol Blenning, Associate Professor, Family Medicine – Richmond
- Idy Essien, Concierge Service Ambassador, Service Excellence
- Monica Goebel, Medical Interpreter, Translation and Interpreter Services
- Mary Shannon Goodwin, Bilingual Registrar, Outpatient Registration Services
- Kurt Hunter, Prevention Counselor, OHSU Partnership Project
- Wolfram Laub, Associate Director of Medical Physics, Radiation Medicine
- Sheldon Lenford, Ryan White Coordinator, Internal Medicine HIV Clinic
- Bernard Nnoli, Registered Nurse, Inpatient Psychiatry
- Jaime Placeres, Medical Interpreter, Translation and Interpreter Services
- Riikka Salonen, Program Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Healthcare Human Resources
- Gloria Tuma, Social Worker, Care Management
- Randall Ward, Trauma Case Manager, Trauma Intensive Care Unit
