Dr. Carmin Mari Powell (pronouns: she/her/hers) is a Clinical Associate Professor and Medical Director for Pediatrics at Watsonville Community Hospital, an affiliate site of Stanford Children’s Health Network. Dr. Powell is one of the co-founders of the Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity (LEAD) Program at Stanford Medicine, which develops the leadership and scholarship skills of residents and fellows across graduate medical education to address issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. She also serves as the Faculty Director for the Black Faculty Affinity Meetings (BFAM) which is a community support initiative committed to celebrating the diverse voices, significant contributions of our Black medical faculty across Stanford Medicine. Dr. Powell’s work focuses on creating inclusive environments that support the advancement of diverse leaders in medicine, studying the effectiveness of DEIJ programs and advocating for child health equity through systems-wide improvement and community-based collaboration.