Associated Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Sharon A. Bryant, PhD
Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Decker College
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Decker Diversity Alumni Advisory Board
The Diverse Alumni Board is composed of alumni who provide input into Decker’s DEI efforts. The group is also a way for the college to remain connected with alumni.
Members include:
- Kamila Barnes ’07 — DNP, FNP-C, graduate director of the family nurse practitioner program and assistant professor of nursing, Long Island University Brooklyn
- Sheldon D. Fields ’91, MS ’95 — PhD, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, AACRN, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, associate dean for equity and inclusion and research professor, Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing; president of the National Black Nurses Association
- Julius Johnson ’05, MS ’09, — DNP, RN, FNP-BC, clinical associate professor, NYU Rory Meyers School of Nursing; CEO of Premium Health Depot; family health nurse practitioner; member of the board of directors of the National Black Nursing Association
- Edwin Torres ’10, MS ’14, PhD ’22 — PhD, MSN, RN, CHNP, FNP-C, nurse practitioner at Montefiore Health System
