Satsuki Shumate

Satsuki Shumate, M.Ed., serves as the Director of DEI and Human Resources at California Life Sciences since June 2023. Previously, Satsuki was a Diversity & Inclusion Talent Partner at Personalis, Inc., where responsibilities included shaping diversity strategies and implementing innovative recruitment processes from December 2021 to March 2023. Satsuki also held various roles at GENEWIZ, By Azenta Life Sciences, from June 2016 to December 2021, focusing on DEI initiatives, full-cycle recruitment, and serving as a Diversity Subject Matter Expert. Additional experience includes positions as an Organic Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Assistant, a member of the Diversity Council for the United States Air Force, and roles related to student affairs and academic advising at multiple educational institutions. Satsuki holds a Master of Education in Counseling in Student Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science/Public Policy from UCLA, along with a Certificate in Diversity Development from UC Irvine.