Gillette's Children’s Black and Brown Employee Resource Group (GBERG) is a cornerstone of inclusivity. Gillette continues to strive to become a more equitable, more diverse, and more inclusive institution and recognize the varied perspectives that come along with that, and place value on those perspectives to enhance our ability to provide culturally sensitive care to our patients and families.

“It’s time. It’s just time,” says Gillette Children’s pediatric craniofacial and plastic surgeon, Martin Lacey, MD. Dr. Lacey has more than 30 years of experience caring for children who have craniofacial concerns and will retire from Gillette at the end of December 2022. He feels confident his patients are in good hands with with his colleagues, pediatric craniofacial plastic surgeons, Jo Barta, MD, and Courtney Carpenter, MD.

New Gillette Children’s pediatric craniofacial and plastic surgeon, Courtney Carpenter, MD says she’s finally found her “happy place.” She enjoys working with children and looks forward to forming relationships with Gillette families.

Gillette Children's pediatric neurologist, Charbel El Kosseifi, MD, says a photo of a young girl inspired him and changed his life. "I even dreamed of that photo," El Kosseifi shares. This new member of the neurology team is helping children care for their muscles, nerves and bones.

When Tammy Sinkfield-Morey began her career as a nurse at Gillette, she was the first black woman to do so. Through the years, she’s been a tireless advocate for building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace at Gillette. We recently spoke with Tammy about an article she co-authored in Creative Nursing, and what celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day means to her.