Steering Committee
Read the Healthy IU 2026 Action Plan.
The Healthy IU Steering Committee was formed in late 2013. Members of the Healthy IU Steering Committee create initiatives aimed at continuing to improve employee health on all IU campuses. Programming plans and goals are prioritized by IU’s CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard and findings from the university’s Workplace Health and Wellness survey.
Steering Committee Members
Ghadah Alshuwaiyer
Associate Professor, Applied Health Sciences, IU Kokomo
Tom Foley
Lecturer, School of Health and Human Sciences
Marion Greene
Research Assistant Professor, Health Policy Mgt, Fairbanks
Todd Hill
Wellness Officer, IUPD
Tara Hobson
Director of Faculty Development, Faculty Affairs, Professional Development & Diversity, IU School of Medicine
Cheryl Hughes
Senior Lecturer, Human Resource Mgt & IUB Faculty Council Benefits Chair, SPEA
Andrea Zeek
Sr. Communications Consultant, IU Studios
Vanessa Kercher
Clinical Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, School of Public Health
Chandra Kohler
Director, IUPUI Recreation Services
Jeremy Linton
Professor, Counseling & Human Services, School of Education, IU South Bend
Mary Lou Nierzwicki
Assistant Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner, Student Health Center
Damon Spight
Faculty Recruitment Manager, IU School of Dentistry
Michelle Whited
Manager, Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Safety, EHS
Joel Wong
Chair & Professor of Counseling & Counseling Psychology, School of Education