Yale Well: Vision, Mission and Committee Members

 

Our Vision

Yale Well envisions a Yale community in which all students, as individuals and as members of the university, embrace wellness as a core value and as a continual journey toward emotional, physical, social, intellectual, professional, and spiritual wellness.

Our Mission

To foster an environment that supports and advances students’ wellness, in all its dimensions, through innovative programs, opportunities for self-discovery and growth, and the cultivation of a compassionate campus culture.

2026-2027 Committee Members

Bethel Asomaning

Woodbridge Fellow, Good Life Center

Ricky Belizaire

Community Wellness Specialist, Wellness Programing

Marco Borrego

Woodbridge Fellow, OSVPUL

Marc Brackett

Director, Center for Emotional Intelligence

Geoffrey Canales

Assistant Director, Disabilities Neurodiversity, Office of Educational Opportunity

Danielle Casioppo

Education Specialist/Coordinator, Being Well at Yale

Corinne Coia

Director of Student Well-Being, Good Life Center, Co-director, Yale Well 

Andres Cordoba

GSA Facilities & Healthcare Chair

Erin Farley

Manager, Title IX Prevention, Education and Outreach

Nardeen Gebraeel

YSMHA Co-president 

Kimberly Goff-Crews

Secretary and Vice President for University Life

Debra Gregory

Clinical Psychologist, Chief of Mental Health and Counseling and University Affairs

Maria Gutierrez

Sustainability Engagement Manager

Lex Herrerias

GPSS Community Engagement Co-Chair 

Julia Hsieh

Assistant Vice President, Strategy and Operations and Chief of Staff

Hannah Hooper

Coordinator of Fitness, Wellness, & Instructional Programs

Sarah Kiel

Health & Wellness Manager, Core Menu Architect, Yale Hospitality

Lisa Kimmel

Director, Being Well at Yale, Co-director, Yale Well

Camilla Luker

Student Health Care Navigator, Yale Health

Angie Makomenaw 

Yale College Community Care, Community Wellness Specialist

Jennifer Mendelsohn

Director, McDougal Center, Office of Graduate Student Life

Pilar Montalvo

Assistant Vice President, OSVPUL

Urvi Mysore, Manojna Ojha

YCC Health and Accessibility Policy Co-directors, 2027

Susan Olson

Associate Director, Student Accessibility Services

Karen Peart

Associate Vice President, OPAC

Lalani Perry

Assistant Vice President, Internal Communications

David Rivera

Assistant University Chaplain

Taylor Spadory

Assistant Director, Alcohol & Other Drugs Harm Reduction Initiative

Eva Wilson

Director of GSAS Embedded Mental Health