Celebrating this year’s WellU Mental Health Champions!
The WellU Champions for Mental Health aims to highlight Lakehead staff and faculty members who go above and beyond to support student mental health. Champions were nominated by students for showing compassion, encouraging a sense of belonging, inspiring health-promoting behaviours, and promoting student well-being.
The 2024 WellU Champions are:
Thunder Bay Campus
- Patricia Johnson from Student Accessibility Services
- Krista McAllister from Student Success Centre
- Joel Symonds from Student Affairs
- Mx. Mohit Dudeja from the Faculty of Education
- Lori Kapush from the Faculty of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
- Dr. Leigh Potvin from the Faculty of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
- Dr. Keira Loukes from the Faculty of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
- Dr. Hao Bai from Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Taryn Klarner from the School of Kinesiology
- Dr. Mike Campbell from Chemistry
- Dr. Erin Pearson from the School of Kinesiology
- Bonnie McDonald from Gender and Women’s Studies
- Alexandra Hudyma from Mathematical Sciences
- Isi Medina from Residence Life
- Aaliyah Stewart from Residence Life
Orillia Campus
- Tess Casole Buchanan from the School of Social Work
- Professor Charles Manners from the Criminology Program
- Lori Anne Beneteau from Dana Hospitality
- Professor Hilton Bertalan from the Criminology Program
- Elizabeth Adams from Residence Life
- Dr. Michelle McKee from Student Health and Wellness
- Dr. Florin Pendea from the Departments of Sustainability Sciences and Geography & the Environment
- Alisia Johnston from Student Accessibility Services
- Ashley McLetchie from Residence Life
To see what students said about the champions and what the champions had to say about their role in well-being on campus, visit lakeheadu.ca/welluchampion.