Holistic Hiring Task Force
Background:
In spring 2021, Chancellor Elliman tasked the Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) with running a strategic process to identify key priorities and initiatives for the campus over the next five years. OSI partnered with Inworks to leverage an inclusive, human-centered philosophy of design innovation and engage over 700 members of the campus community in contributing to a vision for how CU Anschutz might continue to break new ground in health sciences education, research, patient care and community engagement. OSI convened a steering committee and four working groups centered on each of these mission areas.
In synthesizing the recommendations from these groups, a common theme that emerged was the need to invest in our people. Stakeholders identified the need to create a strong sense of belonging for the diverse members of our workforce. Fostering a diverse workforce helps to create spaces of belonging for employees from a variety of backgrounds. Toward that end, stakeholders identified a need to implement holistic hiring practices to improve recruitment of diverse candidates. These key priorities also align with the campus-wide Office of Diversity Equity Inclusion and Community Engagement (ODEICE) key strategic initiatives. The ODEICE key priorities and initiatives were identified and voted on through a strategic process engaging the Chancellor’s DEICE Leadership Council in fall 2021. Our collaborative process includes mapping key priorities to campus wide initiatives from both the OSI and ODEICE offices.
Charge:
The charge of this task force is to assess current hiring practices and processes and make recommendations to address holistic hiring practices and processes.
| Member | Representing |
| Aimee Woznick (Primary Lead) | Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) |
| Lauren Fontana (Co-Lead) | Office of Disability, Access, and Inclusion (ODAI) |
| Shaleeta Flagg | School of Medicine - Psychiatry |
| Lindsey Fouquette | Human Resources |
| Veronica Graves | School of Dental Medicine |
| Tracy Gray | College of Nursing |
| Amber Harbin | Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) |
| Paul Joyce | Human Resources |
| Shandra Knight | Strauss Health Sciences Library |
| Spencer LaFasto | Skaggs School of Pharmacy |
| Jameel Mallory | Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (ODEICE) |
| Bruce Mandt | Graduate School |
| Florie Montoya | Human Resources |
| Shannon Palombi | Advancement |
| Kevin Young | Colorado School of Public Health |
Advisors (people for co-leads to contact for feedback and input if/when needed):
Christopher Smith (Office of Information Technology)
Christine Gillen (Colorado School of Public Health)
Kady Nearing (School of Medicine - Geriatric Medicine)
Regina Richards (Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement)
Deanna Schroeder (School of Medicine – Family Medicine)