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Michelle Laabs

Michelle Laabs, MSN, FNP-C

Michelle Laabs, MSN, NP is the Associate Dean of Student Wellness at Concordia University Irvine, where she leads a broad portfolio of wellness initiatives encompassing mental health services, health education,…

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Alisa (Leelee) Kates, MHA, MEd

Leelee (she/her) is the Associate Executive Director at the Colorado State University Health Network. She holds a Master of Organizational Development and a Master of Healthcare Administration, both from Colorado…

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Andreea Baker, BSN, MSN

Andreea Baker (she/her) is the Director of Health and Wellness at Doane University in Nebraska. She received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing and her Masters of Science in Nursing…

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Joel Schwartzkopf, DPAS, MBA, FACHE

Joel (he/him) is the Executive Director of student health services at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He holds a Doctor of PA Studies from the University of Pittsburgh,…

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Ryan Travia, EdD

ACHA FELLOW Dr. Ryan Travia is Associate Vice President for Student Success at Babson College, having previously served as Associate Dean for Wellness. As senior student affairs officer/chief well-being officer,…

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Giang Nguyen, MD, MPH, MSCE, FAAFP

ACHA FELLOW Dr. Giang Nguyen is the Associate Provost for Campus Health and Well-Being, the Executive Director of Harvard University Health Services (HUHS), and the Henry K. Oliver Chair of…

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Joanne Brown, DNP, APRN

ACHA FELLOW Dr. Joanne Brown is a 1981 graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh with a BS in nursing. She received both her MSN (1998) and DNP (2012) from the University of…

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Sarah Van Orman, MD, MMM, FACHA

2025 RECIPIENT ACHA Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Van Orman has spent her professional career as a college health physician, university health services administrator, and campus chief health officer. She is…

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Joy Himmel, PsyD, MA, BSN, LPC, NCC, RN, FACHA

2025 RECIPIENT Edward Hitchcock Award for Outstanding Contributions in College Health Dr. Joy Himmel currently holds a PsyD in psychology, an MA in mental health counseling, and a BSN in…

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Stephen Beckley, CEBS (The Lookout Mountain Group)

2025 RECIPIENT Edward Hitchcock Award for Outstanding Contributions in College Health The Lookout Mountain Group (LMG) was formed in 2009 as a non-partisan group in response to pending health care…

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