Leadership & Involvement
UCI Comprehensive Wellbeing Initiative (CWI)
(Guided by the Okanagan Charter)
To manage this comprehensive and multidisciplinary project, a Leadership Team of eight individuals volunteer their time to keep things moving forward. Each of the pillars also has a leadership team to keep the work of each pillar moving forward. The leadership teams are highlighted below.
CWI Core Leadership Team:
- Doug Everhart (Chair), Director of Student Wellness & Health Promotion
- Dyonne Bergeron, Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- Matthew Deines, Principal Physical Planner for Campus Planning & Sustainability
- Uma Ramasubramanian, Executive Director for Campus Planning & Sustainability
- Marcelle Hayashida, Associate Vice Chancellor of Wellness, Health & Counseling Services
- Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dean of the Program in Public Health
- Tom Andriola, Vice Chancellor of Information, Technology & Data
- Sheri Ledbetter, Director of Internal & Critical Communications for Strategic Communications
- Iain Grainger, Director of OVPTL Communications & Director for UCI Media
Pillar 1 (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Leadership:
- Dyonne Bergeron, Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- Angela Jenks, Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- Floyd Lai, Associate Dean of Students in Student Life & Leadership
- Faculty Lead: Dr. Michael Yassa, Associate Dean of DEI for the School of Biological Sciences
Pillar 2 (Built Environment) Leadership:
- Matt Deines, Principal Physical Planner for Campus Planning & Sustainability
- Kelly Brennan, Project Manager (Samueli Institute for Integrative Medicine)
- Faculty Lead: Dr. Jun Wu, Program in Public Health
Pillar 3 (Sustainability) Leadership:
- Uma Ramasubramanian, Executive Director for Campus Planning & Sustainability
- Rachel Harvey, Sustainability Program Manager for Campus Housing
- Garrett Hurley, Director of Sustainability Resource Center
- Faculty Lead: Dr. James Bullock, Dean for the School of Physical Sciences
Pillar 4 (Culture of Health & Wellbeing) Leadership:
- Marcelle Hayashida, Associate Vice Chancellor of Wellness, Health & Counseling Services
- Doug Everhart, Director of Student Wellness & Health Promotion
- Dyan Hall, Engagement & Wellness Specialist for Human Resources
- Anju Hurria, Chief Wellness Officer (Samueli Institute for Integrative Medicine)
- Theresa Duong, Pedagogical Wellness Specialist for the OVPTL
- Faculty Lead: Dr. John Guzowski, Associate Professor of Neurobiology & Behavior
KPI’s & Metrics Team:
- Tom Andriola, Vice Chancellor of Information, Technology & Data
- Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dean of the Program in Public Health
Media & Communications Team:
- Sheri Ledbetter, Director of Internal & Critical Communications for Strategic Communications
- Iain Grainger, Director of OVPTL Communications & Director for UCI Media
- Mark Bustamante, Marketing & Communications Coordinator for CSWHP