Title
Director of Health Promotion and Wolverine Wellness
Education
- MLIR Masters of Labor and Industrial Relations (Training/Development), Michigan State University
- B.A. Multidisciplinary Social Science, Michigan State University
Professional interests
- Okanagan Charter
- Utilizing Collective Impact Theory to create culture change
- Motivational Interviewing
- Emotional Intelligence
- Resilience
- Multi-dimensional well-being
- Alcohol and other drug prevention, early intervention and recovery support
- Social justice and the intersection of identity and well-being
- Work team dynamics
Personal interests
Running, hiking, traveling, food, reading the newspaper the old-fashioned way, and being a mother, daughter, sister, and friend. I know it may sound odd, but I also really love my work!
Strengths
Gallup StrengthsQuest Top Five: Empathy, Strategic Planning, Arranger, Connectedness, and Positivity
Approach to wellness
Personal and community well-being are interdependent. It is important that we help people build personal skills while simultaneously advocating for a health-promoting community. Keys to my personal well-being are to practice the skills of resilience, move my body, and nurture the significant relationships in my life.
Additional roles
- Well-being Collective Backbone Support
- Well-being Collective Advisory Council and Steering Committee
- U-M Student Life Strategy Council Member
- Member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
- LeaderShape Resilience Facilitator and Co-Lead for Institute
- Wellness Coaching
- Co-chair of the Ann Arbor Campus Community Coalition
maryjod@umich.edu