Membership

The President’s Council for Well-being includes members from a cross-section of disciplines. It includes faculty, staff, students, and other professional members. The Council as a whole sets strategic direction, approves the strategic plan, and maintains oversight and accountability for implementation of the strategic plan. 

The full Council typically meets every other first Wednesday of the month from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Executive Committee meets on opposing months. 

2024-2025 Meeting Schedule:

PCW MeetingSeptember 4
Executive Committee      October 2 - canceled
PCW Meeting November 13
Executive CommitteeDecember 4
PCW MeetingJanuary 15
Executive CommitteeFebruary 5
PCW MeetingMarch 5
Executive CommitteeApril 2
PCW MeetingMay 7

Council Members

Meghan Arbegast Marketing Writer / University Relations
Kristina Astrup Associate Director of Organizational Development / Human Resources
Marc Bauer Associate Professor / Agriculture, Food Systems, & Natural Resources
Clare Beaudry Student Representative / RHA
Emily Berg Director / Institutional Research & Analysis
Abbie Brekke Student Representative / Fraternity and Sorority Life
Isabelle Brown Student Representative / Campus Well-being Educator / Student Health Service
Bill Burns Director / Counseling Center
Betsy Carter Assistant Director / Counseling Center
Kennedy Copiskey Student Representative / RHA / Green Bandana Project
Christopher Dick Student Representative / Student Body Vice President
Patricia Dirk Director / Student Health Service / Council Co-Chair
Mike Ellingson Director / Facilities Management
Nancy Emerson Senior Lecturer / Accounting & Info Systems
Carin Engler Assistant to Vice Provost / Student Affairs and Institutional Equity
Emily Frazier Dean of Students / Student Affairs and Institutional Equity
Taylor Garrett Student Representative / Snap the Stigma
Madelyn Gefre Student Representative / Student Health Service Graduate Assistant
Jeremy Hamm Assistant Professor / Psychology, College of Science and Mathematics
Joel Hanson Lead Academic Advisor - Engineering & CAFSNR
Emily Hegg Associate Director of Campus Well-being / Student Health Service / Council Co-Chair
Garrett Kuhn Student Representative / Student Body President
Abby Lange Community Representative / Fargo Cass Public Health
Mary Larson Assistant Professor / Health Professions
Jobey Lichtblau Director / Wellness Center
Molly McKinnon Director / Center for Accessibility and Disability Resources
Lisa Montplaisir Faculty / Biological Sciences and School of Education
Rebekah Murphy Student Representative / Student Health Service Graduate Assistant
Kaelen Napoleon Program Coordinator / Office of Multi-Cultural Programs
Jill Nelson Faculty / Health and Human Science
Tara Nelson Research Analyst / Office of Institutional Research
Rian Nostrum Director / Residence Life
Laura Oster-Aaland Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Institutional Equity / Council Co-Chair
Kayla Provencher Student Representative / Microbiology
Jennifer Quenette Associate Director / Public Health & Safety
Zachary Quirk Student Representative / Interfraternity Council
Brynn Rawlings Media Relations Coordinator / University Relations
Angela Reinke Student Case Manager / Dean of Students office
Alyssa Rios Student Representative / Student Health Service Graduate Assistant
Lisa Samuelson Director / Student Activities
Abby Schulte Student Representative / Student Athlete Advisory Council
Sherri Stastny Professor / Health, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences
Kristi Steinmann Communications & Strategic Partnership Lead / Information Technology
Emma Vold Community Relations Coordinator / Downtown Community Partnership
Kimberly Wallin Dean - College of Arts and Sciences / Council Co-Chair
Scott Woken Senior Associate Director / Athletics
     
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