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CURRICULUM VITAE

Cheryl Greer Jordan PhD
VP Anchor Partnerships, Asst Prof
Department of President

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
09/1982 - 12/1986 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Detroit, Detroit, MI
09/1988 - 05/1990 Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
09/2001 - 05/2009 Doctor of Philosophy, Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
2001 - 2008 Course Facilitator, Teaching Assistant, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
2004 - 2008 Research Assistant, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
2008 - 2011 Graduate Faculty, Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
2013 - 2016 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
2014 - 2016 Assistant Professor, Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
2017 - Present Assistant Professor, Institute for, Division of Community Health
Health & Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1986 - 2001 Business Manager, Design Engineer, Production Buyer, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
2002 - 2006 Vice President of Operations and Research Director, D.L. Plummer and Associates, Diversity and Change Management Consultants, Cleveland Heights, OH
2006 - 2011 Operations and Organizational Change Business Partner, Currie Rhodes Consulting, Cleveland, OH
2012 - 2014 Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources and Diversity and Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
2014 - 2016 Associate Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Medical School and UMass Memorial Health Center, Worcester, MA
2020 - 2024 Vice President, Inclusion and Diversity, Office of the President, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2024 - Present Vice President, Anchor Partnerships, Office of the President, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
Planned Change Internship in Organizational Development Consulting
1997
None
Dannemiller Tyson and Associates Whole Scale Change Methodology Training
1998
None
Ford Motor Company Rapid Actions for Process Improvement Training
1999
None
Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, Graduate Training Program
2001
None
Myers-Briggs Certification
2001
None
EI Competency Inventory and Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory Development
2002
None
Gestalt Institute of Cleveland Integral Groups
2004
None
Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, Becoming an Effective Organizational Intervener Program
2010
None
Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, Influence Action Change Leadership Development. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and MBSR Champion
2011
None
Higher Education Resource Service (HERS) Leadership Development Program
2014
None
Mental Health First Aid USA
2024
None
Rooted- Flourishing Leadership Sessions
2024
2024
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1984 - Present University of Detroit Insignias Scholar
1985 - Present University of Detroit Insignias Scholar
1986 - Present University of Detroit Insignias Scholar
1986 - Present Cum Laude Graduate, University of Detroit
1986 - Present Invited, Tau Beta Pi, University of Detroit
1988 - Present Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Fellowship, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
2005 - Present Organizational Behavioral Teaching Conference, Doctoral Institute Invitee
2006 - Present Gender and Diversity in Organization Doctoral Consortium, Academy of
2009 - Present 3rd place prize Case Western Reserve University Research Showcase
2009 - Present Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society for Business
2011 - Present Toastmasters International, Competent Communicator Award
2014 - Present HERS Leadership Development Award
2020 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Outstanding Medical School Teacher
2021 - Present Woman of Influence Award, Milwaukee Business Journal
Management Invitee

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1998 - Present National Black MBAs
2005 - Present Academy of Management
2012 - Present American Association of Medical Colleges, Group on Diversity and Inclusion
2018 - Present National Association of African Americans in Human Resources
2018 - Present Invited Member, Links Incorporated
2022 - Present National Association of Health Services Executives

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorial Board
2020 - Present Wisconsin Journal of Medicine
Journal Review
2002 Action Research
2006 - 2009 Academy of Management Conference Proceedings, Diversity Division

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2002 Member, Admissions Committee, Department of
2009 - 2011 Member, Admissions Committee, Diversity Management
2010 - 2011 Member, Curriculum Review Committee, Diversity
2012 - 2013 Chair, Staff Recruitment Process, UMass Medical School
2012 Member, Junior and Mature Faculty Subcommittee, Alfred P. Sloan Grant Submission, UMass Medical School
2013 - 2015 Member, Faculty Part-Time Guidelines Work Group, UMass
2014 - 2016 Member, MLK and Black History Month Planning Committee, UMass Medical School
2014 - 2016 Co-Chair, Women's Leadership Work Group, UMass Medical
2015 Member, Joint Planning Committee for Women's History Month, UMass Medical School
2015 - 2016 Member, Multicultural Women's Health Summit Planning Committee, UMass Medical School
2015 - 2016 Chair, Title IX Committee, UMass Medical School
2015 - 2016 Chair, Access@Work Taskforce, UMass Medical School
2017 - 2021 Chair, Milwaukee Region Chief Diversity Officer Roundtable
2018 - 2020 Health and Human Service Facet Chair, Links Incorporated
2018 - 2021 Chair, Chief Diversity Officer Roundtable of Southeast Wisconsin
2018 - 2019 Reviewer, Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
2020 - 2022 Treasurer, Links Incorporated

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2012 - 2013 Invited Scholar, American Association of Medical Colleges National Culture and Climate Roundtable

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Inclusive Excellence Fund
Source:
Listwin Fund
Role & Effort:
PI
Dates:
2023 - Present
Direct Funds:
$25,000 (total for all years)
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Academic Careers in Engineering and Science - ACES
Source:
National Science Foundation, #SBE-0245054
Role & Effort:
Key Personnel
Dates:
08/2003 - 08/2008
Direct Funds:
$35 (total for all years)
  
Title:
IDEAL (Institutions Developing Excellence in Academic Leadership)
Source:
National Science Foundation, #0929907
Role & Effort:
Key Personnel
Dates:
07/2008 - 07/2011
Direct Funds:
$921,244 (total for all years)
  
Title:
Student-Centered Pipeline to Advance
Source:
NIH
Role & Effort:
Key Personnel
PI:
Rader
Dates:
2017 - 2022
Direct Funds:
$937,389 (total for all years)
  
Title:
Milwaukee Healthcare Workforce Initiative
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/2021 - 07/2024
Direct Funds:
$500,000 (total for all years)
  
Title:
Integrating Advocates Within a Healthcare
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Gesci
Dates:
07/2021 - 07/2024
Direct Funds:
$384,979 (total for all years)
  
Title:
Building a Healthcare Workforce Through
Source:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
Dates:
07/2022 - 12/2023
Direct Funds:
$200,000 (total for all years)
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
1. Gittens, B., Jordan, C.G., Chief Diversity Officer Competency Development in Academic Medicine Workshop. American Association of Medical Colleges Group on Diversity and Inclusion Conference, Miami FL, 2020.
2. Jordan, C.G. Contemplative and Ethical Leadership: Emerging Questions. Center for Mindfulness Conference: Meeting the World. Exploring the Ethics, Values, and Responsibility of Bringing Mindfulness into Society - Invited Discussant. Shrewsbury, MA. 2015.
3. Jordan, C.G., Bilimoria, D. A Good Place to Do Science: A Case Study of an Academic Science Department. Poster presentation at NSF Advance PI Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2005.
4. Bilimoria, D., Jordan C.G. A Good Place to do Science: A Case Study of an Academic Science Department. Poster presented at the National Academies Convocation on Biological, Social, and Organizational Contributions to Science and Engineering Success, Washington, D.C. 2005.
5. Jordan, C.G., Boundary-Spanning and Boundaries Standing: Leadership, Race, and Demography - Discussant. Paper Session at the Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 2006.
6. Jordan, C.G. The Evolution of Diversity Groups: A Driver of Diversity and Institutional Strategy. American Association of Medical Colleges Annual Conference. Baltimore, MD. 2015.
7. Plummer, D.L., Jordan, C.G. Diversity Engagement Survey (DES). American Association of Medical Colleges Roundtable on Organizational Inclusion. Washington DC. 2012.
8. Jordan C.G. Assessing Institutional Culture & Climate: A Tool for Creating Diverse and Inclusive Medical Schools. American Association of Medical Colleges. Washington, DC. 2012.
9. Jordan, C.G. Talk'n Bout Our Generations. New England Child Life Professionals Fall Conference. New Haven, CT. 2015.
10. Jordan, C.G. Inclusion in Action: From Compliance to Belonging for People of Religious Faith, National Webinar: Transforming Healthcare Organizations to Promote Workforce Equity Among Muslim Physicians, Milwaukee, WI, 2022.
 
Regional
1. Jordan C.G. Translating Theory into Practice: Exploring a Revised Model of Organizational Inclusion. Cleveland State University 2nd Annual Diversity Management Conference: Translating Theory and Research Findings into Best Practices. Cleveland, OH. 2009.
2. Jordan, C.G. Generations in the Workplace: Spanning the Generational Divide. Medical Mutual of Ohio, Diversity Talk Series. Cleveland, OH 2010.
3. Jordan, C.G. Fostering Health Equity: Recognizing and Responding to Health Disparities. Medical Mutual of Ohio, Diversity Talk Series. Cleveland, OH, and Toledo, OH. 2011.
4. Jordan, C.G., Goode, S., Singh, R. Diversity Expert Panel - Making Diversity Work at Organizations: Moving from Talk to Action Panel. National Association of African Americans in Human Resources. Milwaukee, WI. 2019.
5. Jordan, C.G., Jones, T., Wilson, M. 2023 Women in Healthcare Panel, National Association of Health Service Executives, Milwaukee, WI. 2023.
6. Jordan, C.G., Ford, M., Izard, T., Health Equity Panel. National Association of Health Service Executives, Wisconsin Health Equity Summit, Milwaukee, WI. 2023.
7. Jordan C.G., Ford, M, Gonzales, A., DEI Leadership in Developing "A Region of Choice", Latino DEI Collective Summit Panel. Milwaukee, WI. 2024.
8. Jordan, C.G., Johnson, K., Lodes, M., On the Issues, Health Equity Panel Discussion. Marquette University, Lubar Center, Milwaukee, WI. 2024.
 
Local
1. Jordan, C.G. The Three Cs of STEM. EgG Girls in STEM Session. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. 2018.
2. Jordan, C.G. Excellence Begins with E: Exploring Equity Through Medicine and Science. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. 2021.
3. Jordan, C.G. MCW A-REDI Promise and Vision. Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty Orientation. Milwaukee, WI. 2020.
4. Jordan, C.G., with Daniels, E., Deleon, M., Ridley, B., Different Lives, Different Perspectives, DEI Table of Experts, Milwaukee Business Journal, Milwaukee, WI. 2023.
5. Jordan, C.G. Excellence Through Transformation. Student National Medical Association, Black History Panel. Milwaukee, WI. 2024.
6. Jordan, C.G., with Chiu, Y., Henk, L., Lauer, K., Runge, C. Self Promotion & Navigating MCW - Panel. The Women's Leadership Collaborative. Milwaukee, WI. 2024.
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
1. Jordan C.G. The Social Process of Creating and Sustaining and Inclusive, Productive Science Culture. Academy of Management Conference. Atlanta, GA. 2006.
2. Jordan C.G. Refocusing Inclusion, Revisiting Integration, and Relocating Power in Work Organizations: A Conceptual Framework. Academy of Management Conference. Anaheim, CA. 2008.
3. Jordan C.G. Boundary-Spanning and Boundaries Standing: Leadership, Race, and Demography - Discussant. Academy of Management Conference. Atlanta, GA. 2006.
 
Regional
1. Jordan C.G., Bilimoria, D. Rethinking Inclusion: A Revised Theoretical Model of the Dynamics of Organizational Inclusion. Case Western Reserve University Research Showcase. Cleveland, OH. 2009.
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
2017 - Present University Advisory Council (Formerly President's Council)
2017 - 2023 Co-Executive Sponsor, Diversity and Inclusion Action Committee
2017 - Present Ex-Officio, Executive Committee of the Faculty
2017 - Present Ex-Officio, Faculty Council
2017 - Present Ex-Officio, Professionalism Committee
2017 - 2019 Medical College of Wisconsin, Liaison Committee for Medical Education Committee
2018 Member, Chair of Ophthalmology Search Committee
2018 Member, Chair of Emergency Medicine Search Committee
2018 Member, Assistant Vice Provost for Student Affairs Search Committee
2018 Member, Chair of Physiology Search Committee
2018 Member, Chair of Family & Community Medicine Search Committee
2018 - 2019 Member, MCW Code of Conduct Workgroup
2018 - 2019 Co-Chair, President's Concern Navigation Taskforce
2018 Member, Director of the Kern Institute Search Committee
03/2019 - Present Marquette University Provost Initiative
2019 Member, Director of the Cancer Center Search Committee
2020 Member, Biophysics Search Committee
2020 - Present Co-Chair, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
2020 - Present Ex-Officio, Faculty Development Committee
2021 - Present Milwaukee Anchor Collaborative Advisory Board
2021 - Present Co-Chair, Social Just in Time Response Committee
2022 - Present FH/MCW Health Equity Workgroup
2022 Member, Associate Dean of Medical Education Search
2022 - 2023 Member, MCW Values Committee
2022 - Present Executive Sponsor, MCW Advance Black Leadership Engagement Committee
2023 - Present Cancer Research Training and Education Council
2023 - Present Cancer Center Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Advisory Council
2023 - Present Executive Sponsor, MCW Inclusion and Opportunity Assembly
2023 - Present FH/MCW Community and Partners Relations Committee
2024 - Present FH-ThedaCare/MCW Enterprise Culture Advisory Council
2024 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin, Liaison Committee for Medical Education Accreditation Group
2024 - Present Steering Committee for Carnegie Community Engagement Re-Classification
2024 - Present Graduate Studies Council Awards Committee
2024 - 2025 Interview Panel, Vice President Facilities and Operations
2024 - 2025 Interview Panel, Chair Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2024 Interview Panel, Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
2025 Interview Panel, Assistant Dean, Research Operations
2025 - Present Division of Community Health, AI in Academics Workgroup
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
2017 - Present Kaleidoscope: American Denial Film Conversation, Milwaukee Campus
2019 - 2023 Culturally Responsive Teaching, Kinetic3 Session
2020 - 2023 Cultural Competency in Clinical Practice, The Culturally
2021 Excellence Begins with E: Exploring Equity Through Medicine
2022 - 2024 Continuous Professional Development Professionalism
and Science, MSTP Retreat
Session, Facilitator
Responsible Physician, Green Bay Campus
 
Graduate Student Education
04/2022 - Present The MCW Journey to Inclusive Excellence, PhD in Public and
2022 - Present The Culturally Responsive Scientist, IDP Student Professional Development Session
Community Health Session
 
Resident and Fellow Education
01/2020 - Present Culture in Healthcare: Culture as an Opportunity for Improved
07/2024 - Present Co-Creating a Flourishing Team in a Complex Environment, Urology residents professional development session
Care, Pediatrics residents health equity education series
 
Postdoctoral Fellow Education
07/2017 - Present What's Diversity Got To Do With It? The Why, What, and How of Diversity Statements. Spotlight on Science.
 
Continuing Medical Education
05/2016 - Present Diversity: An Overview. DCS 1 Faculty Development Session. University of Massachusetts Medical School
03/2023 - Present Co-Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Work Environment for
04/2023 - Present Inclusive Leadership for Mission Excellence Panel, Advancing Women in Science and Medicine Women's Leadership Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
03/2024 - Present Co-Creating an Environment for Mission Excellence through Inclusion, Heath Executive and Administrative Leadership Fellowship. Medical College Wisconsin
Mission Excellence, Department of Pharmacy, Froedtert Health
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
Research Programs
2024 Contributor, MCW Charter for Kern Resubmission-Inclusive Excellence Framework
 
 
Community Programs
2020 Post George Floyd Social Unrest MCW Community Listening Circles
2020 - Present MCW Institutional Inclusive Excellence Goals
2021 - Present Milwaukee Anchor Collaborative – Community Economic Investment Initiative
2021 - 2024 Inclusive Excellence Conversation Series
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2000 - 2001 Finance Committee Member, Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program
2005 - 2010 St. Dominic Catholic Church, parent volunteer and choir
2009 - 2011 Board Secretary, First Unitarian Universalist Church
2011 Community Conversations Facilitator, Greater Cleveland Congregations
2012 - 2016 Board Member, RSVP of Worcester
2014 - 2016 Judge, Worcester Regional Science and Engineering Fair
2014 - 2016 Mentor, Worcester Dollar Scholar for Girls Program
2015 - 2016 Steering Committee, Central Mass Sisters of Excellence
2015 - 2016 Member, United Way Women's Initiative
2015 - 2016 Science Journal Radio Show Reader, Audio Journal
2016 Leadership Council, United Way Women's Initiative
2016 - 2017 Board Member, Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts
2024 - Present Board Member, United Performing Arts Fund, Allocation Committee
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Plummer, D., Jordan, C.G. Going Plaid: Integrating Diversity Into Business Strategy, Structure, and Systems. OD Practitioner. 2007. 39(2)3.
2. Person S.D., Jordan C.G., Allison J.J., Fink Ogawa L.M., Castillo-Page L., Conrad S., Nivet M.A., Plummer D.L. Measuring Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Medicine: The Diversity Engagement Survey. Acad Med. 2015 Dec;90(12):1675-83. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000921. PMID: 26466376; PMCID: PMC5823241.
3. Jordan, C.G., Ewing, H.T. Diversity and Inclusion Concepts and Practice as Informed by Gestalt Training. Gestalt Review. 2016 Jan;20(2)188-200.
4. Schubert E.C., Galambos C.M., Jerofke-Owen T., Arrington E., Jordan C.G., Lodh N., Paquette H., Chelimsky G., Piacentine L.B. Building a community-academic partnership to improve screening for intimate partner violence: Integrating advocates in healthcare clinic settings. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Apr;79(4):1603-1609. doi: 10.1111/jan.15284. Epub 2022 May 27. PMID: 35621342.
5. Olson J., Tucker J., Simi R., Wrucke S., Jordan C.G. Building towards community-oriented policing: Forming an academic medical center partnership with local police. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Oct 5;30:102015. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102015. PMID: 36237839; PMCID: PMC9551139.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Jordan, C.G., Bilimoria, D.: Creating a Productive and Inclusive Academic Work Environment. Transforming Science and Engineering: Advancing Academic Women. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 225-242.
2. Plummer, D.L., Jordan, C.G.: Going Plaid: Integrating Diversity into Business Strategy, Talent Management, and Work Design. Handbook of Diversity Management: Inclusive Strategies for Driving Organizational Excellence, 2nd Edition. Boston: Half Dozen Publications.
3. Garrison, C. Jordan, C.G., Williams, J.: Structural Inequalities and Health Outcomes for Chronic Disease. Elsevier - in progress.
4. EDITORIALS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, OTHER
5. Jordan, C.G., Brown, S.A., Schrager, S. Health Equity Tourism: The WMJ Editorial Board Responds. Psychiatry. 2021. 78(10)1161-1163.
 
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Bilimoria, D., Jordan, C.G. A Good Place to Do Science: An Exploratory Case Study of an Academic Science Department. Case Western Reserve University. 2005.
2. Jordan, C.G., Rethinking Inclusion: Case Studies of Identity, Integration, and Power in Professional Knowledge Work Organizations. Case Western Reserve University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 2009. 3368058.
 
Abstracts
1. Bilimoria, D., Jordan, C.G. A Good Place to Do Science: A Case Study of an Academic Science Department. National Academies Convocation on Biological, Social, and Organizational Contributions to Science and Engineering Success. Washington, DC. 2005.
 
Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. Plummer, D.L., Person, S., Allison, J., Ogawa, L., Jordan, C.G. Diversity Engagement Survey (DES) and User Guide. University of Massachusetts. 2015.
2. Jordan, C.G., MCW Leader's Resource Guide to Communicating, Learning, and Acting Towards an Anti-Racist Institution, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2020.
3. Gauda,J., Jordan, C.G. A Leader's Guide to Excellence through Inclusion, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2023.