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