Warren Leichtle-Chalklen, PhD, M.P.A

Director of Diversity and Inclusion, CHRISTUS Health

Dr. Warren Leichtle-Chalklen (he/him) advances cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes at CHRISTUS Health. He leads language access services as well as the execution of system-wide diversity and inclusion educational and operational strategies. Within his broad scope of responsibilities, Dr. Leichtle-Chalklen achieves patient, associate, and organizational transformation through the integration of data, technology, and high impact learning experiences. His team increases patient access and improves patient experience through coordinating language access equipment, providing Qualified Bilingual Staff training, and harnessing language data to inform strategic decisions. Concerning diversity, equity and inclusion, Dr. Leichtle-Chalklen serves as an instructor, resource, and subject matter expert to ministries throughout the system. He designs high quality, cost-effective learning solutions by collaborating with system-wide, clinical, non-clinical, and leadership teams, community partners and other experts. Dr. Leichtle-Chalklen has a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Texas A&M University as well as a certificate in Advancing Racial Equity in the Workplace from Harvard University.