Meet the Team

Susan Carpenter


"I am honored to serve as chair of the MCD Diversity Committee. I am eager to help create an inclusive and supportive environment for our students, postdoc, staff and faculty within the MCD department."


Angela Lane (she/her/hers)


"As an African American woman from a low income background, I have witnessed and experienced the inequities of an unjust (and pretending to be just) system. Creating an inclusive space for all within the MCD department is an honor."



Carol Greider


"Diversity in science is demonstrably better for the practice of science and better for all scientists. Unfortunately we are all inside our popular culture and the academic systems that are built on Systemic Racism. Finding a way out is not easy, but I am committed to working with others to disrupt the status quo."


Shally Saini

"I believe that creating a space where everyone feels valued and heard is essential for the overall growth and success of the workplace. As a person of color and having faced specific challenges in academia myself, I am now committed to fostering a workplace and community that values and celebrates diversity in the MCD department. I’m excited to work with other members of the MCD DEI committee and promote a more inclusive and equitable environment within our department. "

Carrie Niblett

"I am excited to serve on the MCD Diversity Committee, I am committed to fostering a department culture where everyone can thrive and feel a sense of belonging. "

Ben Abrams

"I am committed to helping to create an environment where all of our MCD community members feel supported, where diversity is valued and celebrated and where people feel comfortable being who they are."

Alumni

Francisco Mendez Diaz: 


"By joining the MCD Diversity Committee, I hope to play a role in promoting a more diverse and equitable environment for everyone in the MCD Biology Department."


Guido Bordignon 


"Applying Scientific Teaching strategies and cultivating an inclusive learning environment that celebrates diversity are my priority, and I am dedicated to promoting the development and broad adoption of evidence-based techniques to significantly enhance students’ learning process."



Grace Kistler-Fair


"I am excited to serve on the MCD Diversity Committee to help actively foster and encourage inclusivity, equity, diversity, and community within our department."


Zhu Wang

"I am passionate in fostering a diversified, equitable, and inclusive work environment, which benefits everyone. Racial and LGBTQ issues are some of my focuses."



Malaika Menon

"I joined the MCD Diversity committee because I saw it as an opportunity to help make change in the science community as it is often subject to systemic racism."

Holly Beale

"My goal is to support current community members and change structures so that science reflects the world"

Cristina Flores 


"As a member of MCD Diversity Committee, I am committed to help build an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment in the MCD Department. I’m also eager and excited to work with diversity committees of other departments to make UCSC a more inclusive and diverse institution."