LANSING, Mich. — Tonya Bailey, LCC’s chief diversity officer has been named to the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities.
The task force created by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, which Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II will lead, has its focus squarely on racial disparities in Michigan’s coronavirus outbreak.
Gilchrist said, “We are taking immediate action to assemble some of the greatest minds to tackle this racial injustice now and in the future.”
In Michigan, and in states across the nation, communities of color are experiencing greater health challenges during this crisis which is out of proportion to other communities.
Dr. Bailey will join health experts, scientists, doctors, community organizers, and legislators to develop strategies to address racial disparities and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
“I am honored and humbled to serve on this task force,” Bailey said. “Watching this virus attack our communities, our friends, and our loved ones is a tremendous burden. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of people of color who suffer greatly from a lack of access to health care, transportation and other inequalities that disproportionately increase health challenges during this crisis.”
The task force will convene for its first meeting on April 17, 2020.
Bailey has been LCC’s chief diversity officer since the fall of 2018 and holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Central Michigan University, a master of public administration from the University of Michigan-Flint, and a bachelor’s of science from the University of Evansville.
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