Jamie Scarano is the Director of Inclusion Integration at UPMC, an $8 billion, 20-hospital global health system and heath plan based in Pittsburgh, PA. As part of the Center for Inclusion in Health Care at UPMC, she is responsible for ensuring that inclusion is integrated into the day to day business practices, for areas such as recruitment, retention, learning and development, and overall strategic initiatives. She has the opportunity to promote a culture of inclusion and UPMC�s Dignity and Respect Campaign, a workplace and community initiative designed to promote inclusive behaviors, through system-wide road shows and focus groups.

Prior to this role, she was the Director of Human Resources for the UPMC Cancer Centers where she provided both strategic and day-to-day management of overall HR functions to ensure business objectives and goals were met in the areas of recruitment, employee relations, compensation, benefits, workers compensation, performance management and training and development. Jamie was instrumental in creating initiatives such as the 52 for You Calendar that was instituted system wide and ensured managers were utilizing day to day retention tools in their practices. She has partnered with other leaders in the organization to share expertise on organizational development opportunities such as DISC, and Strengths Finders. She was chosen as a member of the first Leadership Development Intensive (LDI) Program that focuses on continuing education for up and coming leaders of the organization. Jamie spent 12 years in human resources at Apria Healthcare, a billion dollar, nationwide homecare company prior to joining UPMC. 

Jamie holds a Masters Degree in Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations from Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA and a Bachelors Degree in Consumer Marketing from Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA. Her community involvement and professional affiliations include serving as a board member for Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and on the advisory board for the Pittsburgh National Black MBA Association. She also is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). 

A Pittsburgh native, she resides in North Huntingdon, PA with her husband Jim and their 10 year old son Anthony.