Imelda Wicks serves as Program Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - a national leader in diversity. Some of the recognitions received for diversity efforts include, but not limited to: 2019 -2022 Forbes Best Employers for Diversity, 2020 Forbes Best Employers for Women, 2020 - 2021 Employees Choice Award as Best Places to Work on Glassdoor, 2020 – 2022 Top Performer in the Healthcare Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign, 2020 & 2021 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, 2020 & 2021 Diversity Impact Award ™ for Top 10 Enterprise-Level ERG category and 2021 Diversity Impact Award for Top 25 Employee Resource Groups in the Nation – Organization for Women
Imelda worked at Lamar University as their founding Executive Director of Diversity, Inclusive Excellence, and Training, and as DEI Consultant for The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). She also worked at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in the Office of Intercultural and International Services leading programs for international and underrepresented/underserved students and workforce and as leader for a non-profit organization.
She has over 20 years of experience working in higher education, human resources, and healthcare as diversity, equity and inclusion professional. Imelda received a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Texas at Brownsville, a master’s degree in Cross-Cultural Studies from the University of Houston Clear Lake, and is a certified mediator and affirmative action professional.