NC State Staff and Faculty Wellness Champion Program

NC State Employee Wellness Champions are university staff and faculty who have a special interest in facilitating an innovative culture and environment of wellness in their college, unit, or department. NC State Employee Wellness Champions volunteer to promote university-wide wellness initiatives in their departments by communicating health and wellness activities to their colleagues, encouraging and motivating staff and faculty participation, planning and conducting wellness activities, and working collaboratively to promote health and wellness in their units.

In order to be eligible to be an NC State Employee Wellness Champion, employees must meet the following criteria:

  • SHRA, EHRA, EHRA-Faculty with greater than 0.749 FTE and have a 9-month contract/appt or greater with NC State.
  • The employee must be in good standing with no active/pending disciplinary actions or documented disciplinary actions within the preceding 18 months.
  • Receive approval from their supervisor and department head to participate.
  • Be able to attend and complete the mandatory NC State employee wellness champion training.
  • Be committed to being an NC State employee wellness champion for the academic year.

The application period will open in Spring 2019.

NC State Employee Wellness Champions

Name Organization
Megan Albidrez Academic Support Program for Student Athletes
Brandi Baker Onboarding Center
Laura Blessing NCSU Libraries
Amy Bowman College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Maria Brown University Cashier’s Office
Evelyn Buck University Housing
Marcy Bullock Career Development Center
Tammy Bullock Campus Enterprises
Joni Buss Wellness and Recreation
Michael Chapman College of Humanities and Social Science
Krystal Chojnacki College of Agriculture and Life Science
Susan Colby College of Agriculture and Life Science
Erin Heiser Wellness and Recreation
Solitare Davis Division of Academic and Student Affairs
Christian Davis Facilities Budget Office
Carla Davis Office of Sustainability
Zack Dean College of Humanities and Social Science
Chris Deaton Office of Information Technology
Alli DeFinis Division of Academic and Student Affairs
Siarra Dickey The Graduate School
Natalie Dinkins Purchasing Department
Alissa Dodd Poole College of Managment
Cecilia Dorado Transportation
Barbara East NC State Athletics
Penelope El-Bay NC State Dining
Lindsay Goolsby College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Justin Hammond Division of Academic and Student Affairs
Shirley Harris Housekeeping Services
Kasey Harris University College
Courtney Hart College of Agriculture and Life Science
Anna Hayes Study Abroad
Lauren Hoffman College of Sciences
Tonya Howard Housekeeping – Athletics
Nichole Howe College of Natural Resources
Melissa Jackson College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Jennifer Kendall University Communications
Amy Kish Exploratory Studies
Nikki Kurdys College of Agriculture and Life Science
Susan Lawhead University Housing
Alicia Lecceardone College of Textiles
Maurice Lee NCSU Libraries
William Leggett Friday Institute
Mary Lewis NC State Dining
Eddie Lovett Career Development Center
Elizabeth Martin College of Agriculture and Life Science
Anna Martin Water Resources Research
Julia Matthews-McClain College of Humanities and Social Science
Sara Beth May University Scholars Program
Maura McCarthy Study Abroad
Ruth McCullers-LEe Shelton Leadership Center
Claudia Mello College of Agriculture and Life Science
Meggie Metcalf College of Textiles
Rebecca Nagy College of Agriculture and Life Science
Salim Oden College of Agriculture and Life Science
Kimberly Orlowski College of Sciences
Tammy Roda DELTA
Katie Runner Office of Student Conduct
Erica Sauls Campus Enterprises
Jenn Scoggins Institue for Nonprofits
Christy Sechler Human Resources
Victoria Silvestri Exploratory Studies
Alexis Simison DELTA
Rebeca Sitton Disability Resource Office
Janice Sitzes McKimmon Center
Elizabeth Snively Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity
Lorraine Spitzfaden Division of Academic and Student Affairs
Leressa Suber College of Engineering
Meghan Teten Living Learning Initiatives
Allen Thompson Office of University Architect
Davina Thrash Institute for Emerging Issues
Karen Trimberger Environmental Health and Safety
Ayelen Valeton College of Education
Roxanne Wattley Facilities Division
Davan Wattley Foundations Accounting
Tamara Watts DELTA
Nancy Whelchel Office of Institutional Research and Planning
Raven Whitley Shelton Leadership Center
Devon Wilson Career Development Center
Melody Woodyard College of Engineering
Jacqueline Wright Alumni Relations