Looking for a little extra incentive to improve your overall health and wellness? The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences’ health and wellness champions can assist in reaching your goals.
Below is a list of CFAES faculty and staff who serve as our health and wellness champions, also known as Buckeye Wellness Innovators.
These individuals work to promote and implement university wellness initiatives in our college by:
- Communicating health and wellness activities
- Encouraging and motivating colleagues to participate in wellness initiatives
- Planning and conducting wellness activities
- Working collaboratively with the college wellness sponsors, Associate Deans Steve Neal and Roger Rennekamp, as well as with the Office of the Chief Wellness Officer, Buckeye Wellness, Your Plan for Health and the OSU Health Plan, they promote health and wellness in CFAES
| Name | Department |
| Robin Adams (.1778) | OSU Extension, Mahoning County |
| Carolyn Badenhop (.28) | OSU Extension, Henry County |
| Toni Bahnsen (.9) | Human Resources |
| Lisa Barlage (.7) | OSU Extension, Ross County |
| Amy Jo Baughman (.261) | Academic Programs |
| Emily Block (.163) | OSU Extension, Franklin County |
| Lori Bowman (.978) | Dean’s Office |
| Pat Brinkman (.93) | OSU Extension, Fayette County |
| Amy Burns (.897) | Human Resources |
| LaShanda Coleman (.174) | Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
| Bryan Dodrill (.24) | Human Resources |
| Jane Douglas (.170) | Human Resources |
| Marie Economos (.2) | OSU Extension, Trumbull County |
| Dawnielle Essig (.33) | Human Resources |
| Robin Frazier (.398) | Human Resources |
| Shari Gallup (.1) | OSU Extension, Licking County |
| Whitney Gherman (.12) | OSU Extension, Marion County |
| Donna Green (.308) | OSU Extension, Erie County |
| Sally Hennessy (.83) | OSU Extension, Lorain County |
| Margaret Jenkins (.188) | OSU Extension, Clermont County |
| Denise Johnson (.2924) | OSU Extension, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Master Gardener Program |
| Jenny Lobb (.3) | OSU Extension, Franklin County |
| Kate Lobley (.82) | Human Resources |
| Lori Now (.2) | OSU Extension, Auglaize County |
| Melissa Ritchie (.30) | Human Resources Service Center |
| Krista Scott (.1934) | Academic Programs |
| Katie Share (.9) | Academic Programs |
| Glenda Strickland (.143) | Human Resources |
| Michelle Treber (.1) | OSU Extension, Pickaway County |
| Chan White (.1309) | Advancement |
| Courtney Woelfl (.1) | OSU Extension, Cuyahoga County |
Please reach out to any of these CFAES health and wellness champions with questions about university or college wellness programming, or if you have suggestions or ideas for future activities/programming. They’d love to hear from you.
For more information on how to become a Buckeye Wellness Innovator please visit: wellness.osu.edu/buckeye-wellness/buckeye-wellness-innovators