{"id":441,"date":"2026-08-18T16:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T16:23:24","slug":"presidents-advisory-committee-on-mental-health-and-well-being","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/presidents-advisory-committee-on-mental-health-and-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Advisory Committee on Mental Health and Well-Being"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uwsa-background-color-block angle-top alignfull has-dark-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Committee Charge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purpose of the President\u2019s Advisory Committee on Mental Health and Well-being is to engage in critical discourse about student mental health and well-being. The committee will rely on subject matter expertise of members to review and provide feedback on initiatives to ensure they are evidence-based, culturally relevant, and inclusive. The committee may also review and recommend innovative and promising practices that could provide benefit to students across the Universities of Wisconsin. The full committee charter can be viewed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-yellow is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-uwsa-document-list\" 0=\"doc-list\">\n\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/SBH-Advisory-Committee-Charter_8.2024.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">Student Behavioral Health Advisory Committee Charter (accessible version)<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/SBH-Advisory-Committee-Charter_12.2024.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">Student Behavioral Health Advisory Committee Charter<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subcommittees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uwsa-accordion\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-uwsa-panel\"><summary><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/presidents-advisory-committee-on-mental-health-and-well-being\/subcommittees\/healthy-minds-course-integration\/\">Healthy Minds Course Integration<\/a><\/summary><div class=\"panel-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Embedding the Healthy Minds Program app into existing academic courses to build wellbeing skills for a broad range of students. Offers scalable, evidence-based mental health skill-building tailored to higher education and leverages momentum from pilot programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-uwsa-panel\"><summary><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/presidents-advisory-committee-on-mental-health-and-well-being\/subcommittees\/faculty-staff-resources\/\">Faculty &amp; Staff Resources<\/a><\/summary><div class=\"panel-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Develop, deploy, and incentivize the use of a systemwide repository of student behavioral health resources for use by faculty and staff. Leverage currently available trainings and resources across UWs to have a greater impact systemwide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-uwsa-panel\"><summary><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/presidents-advisory-committee-on-mental-health-and-well-being\/subcommittees\/service-needs-and-gaps\/\">Service Needs and Gaps<\/a><\/summary><div class=\"panel-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strategic identification of service needs and gaps for students of diverse backgrounds and identities. Provide actionable data (e.g., via student survey and\/or focus groups) at the university and system-level to guide resource allocation and programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Identifying-Service-Gaps-1024x724.png\" alt=\"Service needs infographic\" class=\"wp-image-218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Identifying-Service-Gaps-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Identifying-Service-Gaps-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Identifying-Service-Gaps-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Identifying-Service-Gaps-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Identifying-Service-Gaps.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meetings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee plans to meet three times per year (Fall, Winter, and Spring), with a first meeting held in October 2024. Additional meetings or workgroups may be scheduled, depending on need. Meeting minutes will be posted on this webpage, once they are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-yellow is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-uwsa-document-list\" 0=\"doc-list\">\n\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Advisory-Committee-Minutes-1.10.25.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">01.10.25 Meeting Minutes<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Advisory-Committee-Minutes-10.25.24.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">10.25.24 Meeting Minutes<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Compiled-Whiteboard-Summaries.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">Future Priorities Brainstorming Summaries<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Advisory-Committee-Minutes-5.22.25.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">05.22.25 Meeting Minutes<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Advisory-Committee-Minutes-1.9.26.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">01.9.26 Meeting Minutes<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Advisory-Committee-Minutes-1.10.25.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">01.10.25 Meeting Minutes (accessible version)<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Advisory-Committee-Minutes-10.25.24.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">10.25.24 Meeting Minutes (accessible version)<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Compiled-Whiteboard-Summaries.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">Future Priorities Brainstorming Summaries (accessible version)<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Advisory-Committee-Minutes-5.22.25.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">05.22.25 Meeting Minutes (accessible version)<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Advisory-Committee-Minutes-1.9.26.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">01.9.26 Meeting Minutes (accessible version)<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Advisory-Committee-Minutes-5.8.26.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">05.8.26 Meeting Minutes<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/new-student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/08\/Advisory-Committee-PowerPoint-5.8.26.pptx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">05.8.26 Meeting Presentation<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/student-behavioral-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/396\/2026\/10\/Advisory-Committee-Minutes-10.9.26.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  target=\"_blank\">10.9.26 Meeting Minutes<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sr-only\"> pdf><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Membership is composed of faculty and staff members representing a wide variety of roles whose work impacts and is impacted by student mental health and well-being. Members are nominated and approved by Senior Student Affairs Officers to serve 2-year terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current membership is listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Committee Chairs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>Name<\/td><td>University<\/td><td>Title<\/td><td>Email<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Becky Freer<\/td><td>UW-Milwaukee<\/td><td>Associate Dean of Students<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:bfreer@uwm.edu\">bfreer@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rylie McGrath<\/td><td>UW-Eau Claire<\/td><td>Director, Counseling Services<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:mcgratrc@uwec.edu\">mcgratrc@uwec.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Committee Membership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>Name<\/td><td>University<\/td><td>Title<\/td><td>Email<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Byron Adams<\/td><td>UW Oshkosh<\/td><td>Director, Center for Student Success and Belonging and UDO<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:adamsb@uwosh.edu\">adamsb@uwosh.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Randy Barker<\/td><td>UW-Superior<\/td><td>Director of Health, Counseling &amp; Well-Being<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:rbarker@uwsuper.edu\">rbarker@uwsuper.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Issy Beach<\/td><td>UW-La Crosse<\/td><td>Student Wellness Coordinator<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:ibeach@uwlax.edu\">ibeach@uwlax.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jennifer Bird<\/td><td>UW-Superior<\/td><td>Associate Dean of Students<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jbird2@uwsuper.edu\">jbird2@uwsuper.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lori Bokowy<\/td><td>UW-Milwaukee<\/td><td>Emotional Health Promotion Coordinator<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:labokowy@uwm.edu\">labokowy@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shewanna Brown<\/td><td>UW-Parkside<\/td><td>Nurse Practitioner<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:browns@uwp.edu\">browns@uwp.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ryan Callahan<\/td><td>UW-Whitewater<\/td><td>Director, Intercollegiate Athletics<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:callahanrm19@uww.edu\">callahanrm19@uww.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lori Develice Collins<\/td><td>UW-Oshkosh<\/td><td>Director, Residence Life and Dining<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:develice@uwosh.edu\">develice@uwosh.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kaeden Conway<\/td><td>UW-Stout Polytechnic<\/td><td>Student Rep, Psychology Major<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:conwayk5181@my.uwstout.edu\">conwayk5181@my.uwstout.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Valerie Donovan<\/td><td>UW-Madison<\/td><td>Assistant Director for Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:valerie.donovan@wisc.edu\">valerie.donovan@wisc.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stacey Duellman<\/td><td>UW-Stevens Point<\/td><td>Program Director of the Center for Prevention<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:sduellma@uwsp.edu\">sduellma@uwsp.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amber Handy<\/td><td>UW-Parkside<\/td><td>Vice Provost for the Center for Excellence in Inclusive Teaching &amp; Learning<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:handy@uwp.edu\">handy@uwp.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Caitlin Henriksen<\/td><td>UW-Green Bay<\/td><td>Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:henriksc@uwgb.edu\">henriksc@uwgb.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aaron Hobson<\/td><td>UW-Madison<\/td><td>Executive Director of Recreation &amp; Wellbeing<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:aaron.hobson@wisc.edu\">aaron.hobson@wisc.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Andrew Ives<\/td><td>UW-La Crosse<\/td><td>Director of ACCESS Center<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:aives@uwlax.edu\">aives@uwlax.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sarah Jakupciak<\/td><td>UW-River Falls<\/td><td>Admission Visit Coordinator<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:sarah.jakupciak@uwrf.edu\">sarah.jakupciak@uwrf.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Teresa Miller<\/td><td>UW-Platteville<\/td><td>Counseling Services Assistant Director<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:millerte@uwplatt.edu\">millerte@uwplatt.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jennifer Muehlenkamp<\/td><td>UW-Eau Claire<\/td><td>Professor<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:muehlejj@uwec.edu\">muehlejj@uwec.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elise Peters<\/td><td>UW-River Falls<\/td><td>Student Involvement Assistant Director<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:elise.peters@uwrf.edu\">elise.peters@uwrf.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jo Solverson<\/td><td>UW-Whitewater<\/td><td>Nurse Practitioner<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:solversj@uww.edu\">solversj@uww.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jarah Strain<\/td><td>UW-Stevens Point<\/td><td>Peer Educator, Center for Prevention and Health Promotion<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:jstra412@uwsp.edu\">jstra412@uwsp.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Greg Tremelling<\/td><td>UW-Platteville<\/td><td>Wright Center Coordinator<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:tremellg@uwplatt.edu\">tremellg@uwplatt.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aaron (AJ) Walker<\/td><td>UW-Green Bay<\/td><td>Police Lieutenant<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:WalkerA@uwgb.edu\">walkera@uwgb.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kelly Wenig<\/td><td>UW-Stout Polytechnic<\/td><td>Director, Advisement Center<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:wenigk@uwstout.edu\">wenigk@uwstout.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated: 07\/01\/2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Membership Membership is composed of faculty and staff members representing a wide variety of roles whose work impacts and is impacted by student mental health and well-being. 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