Formed in 2017, the IDEA Senior Leadership Council (SLC) meets on a monthly basis to provide guidance and support toward achieving our Labwide strategic goals for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accountability (IDEA).
The IDEA Senior Leadership Council members are appointed by the Laboratory Director, and work in partnership with the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer; senior leaders; and the IDEA Chairs Council.
Roles & Responsibilities
Over the course of their 3-year term, each SLC member is responsible for the following 6 areas of contribution (in no specific order of priority):
- Championing & enabling implementation of IDEA best-practices and initiatives furthering IDEA strategic priorities within Areas, Divisions, and professional disciplines
- Sharing IDEA-related initiatives, lessons learned, and experiments being run within their Areas, Divisions, and professional disciplines
- Refining & amplifying the Lab’s IDEA strategic priorities & related initiatives; offering constructive feedback about key IDEA plans and initiatives
- Mobilizing stakeholders, as appropriate, towards key areas of need within spheres of leadership
- Serving as sponsors to Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and IDEA Councils (Labwide, Area, and/or Division)
- Participating in ongoing learning, peer coaching, and mentorship around IDEA
Current IDEA Senior Leadership Council Members
| Paul Adams | Associate Laboratory Director, Biosciences |
| Michael Brandt | Lab Deputy Director for Operations |
| Carol Burns | Deputy Director of Research |
| Jonathan Carter | Associate Lab Director, Computing Sciences |
| Margaret Dick | Chief of Staff |
| John German | Chief Strategic Communications Officer |
| Lori Zscherpel | Chief Finance Officer |
| Michelle Lee | Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Therese Leone | Chief Counsel |
| Natalie Roe | Associate Lab Director, Physical Sciences |
| Jennifer Tang | Director, Community Relations |
Former IDEA Senior Leadership Council Members
| Bill Collins (2020)* | ALD, Earth & Environmental Sciences |
| David Brown (2020) | Division Director, Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division (AMCRD) |
| Henrik von der Lippe (2020) | Division Director, Engineering |
| Theresa Triplett (2020) | Division Director, Assurance & Integrity |
| Jeff Neaton (2020) | ALD, Energy Sciences |
| Ravi Prasher (2022) | ALD, Energy Technologies Area |
| Blake Simmons (2021) | Division Director, Biological Systems & Engineering |
| Mary Maxon (2021) | ALD, Biosciences (former) |
| Inder Monga (2021) | Division Director, NERSC |
| Mary Sidney (2021) | Senior Advisor |
| Horst Simon (2021) | Deputy Lab Director of Research |
| Mary Ann Piette (2021) | ALD, Energy Technologies Area |
| Kristin Persson (2022) | Division Director, Molecular Foundry |
| Susan Hubbard (2022) | ALD, Earth & Environmental Sciences |
| Minh Huebner (2022) | Chief Financial Officer |
| Polly Arnold (2022) | Division Director, Chemical Sciences |
| Noel Bakhtian (2023) | Executive Director, Energy Storage Center |
| Don Medley (2022) | Head of GCR |
| Edna Annis (2023) | Chief Financial Officer |
*parenthetical year indicates end of term of service
