Rutgers Health Leadership Council on Faculty and Staff Engagement (LCE)

This Leadership Council on Faculty and Staff engagement (LCE) serves as a strategic and advisory partner to the Office of Engagement & Teaching Excellence in advancing faculty and staff engagement, fostering a culture where everyone is able to thrive, while promoting programs that build supportive and psychologically safe environments for the community of Rutgers Health

Comprising faculty and staff leaders nominated by Deans and Directors across Rutgers Health schools and academic units, the Council focuses on implementing programmatic initiatives that cultivate thriving work environments.

LCE Members

Carla Hailey Penn, MS — Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Charlotte Thomas‑Hawkins, PhD, RN, FAAN — School of Nursing

Herminio Perez, DMD, MBA — Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Humberto R. Jimenez, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, AAHIVP — Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Mercedes Padilla‑Register, M.A. — New Jersey Medical School

Nancy Cintron — Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Ravi Maharajh, EdS, LPC, ACS — Rutgers Health – University Behavioral Health Care

Teri E. Lassiter, PhD, MPH — School of Public Health

Tracy Davis, PhD —School of Health Professions

Zorimar Rivera‑Núñez, PhD, MS — Rutgers School of Public Health