{"664592":{"#nid":"664592","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Heather Zesiger Named Inaugural Director for Cultivate Well-Being Action and Transformation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/students.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDivision of Student Engagement and\u0026nbsp;Well-Being\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;has\u0026nbsp;announced that, following an extensive national search, Heather Zesiger has been named the inaugural director for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/students.gatech.edu\/content\/cultivate-well-being-action-transformation-roadmap\u0022\u003ECultivate Well-Being Action and Transformation\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am so excited to join the Georgia Tech family and engage with students, staff, faculty, alumni, and partners to advance our collective well-being,\u0026rdquo; said Zesiger. \u0026ldquo;It is an honor to have been selected to work with Luoluo Hong, other senior leaders, and stakeholders throughout the Institute to bring this component of the strategic plan to life.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZesiger has worked at the intersection of public health and higher education for more than 20 years, most recently\u0026nbsp;at the American College Health Association,\u0026nbsp;where she managed a CDC cooperative agreement to establish the Higher Education Covid-19 Community of Practice. She previously worked in student affairs at Emory University, where she managed multidisciplinary teams promoting\u0026nbsp;student health and support.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am excited to have Heather join the Georgia Tech community to help shift our culture, our policies, and our practices to facilitate well-being outcomes for all students, faculty, and staff. We cannot achieve meaningful change by relying on traditional clinical interventions.\u0026nbsp;We must embrace a prevention focus, grounded in public health change strategies, and Heather will be the perfect colleague to help move us in this direction,\u0026rdquo; said Luoluo Hong, vice president for Student Engagement and Well-Being.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZesiger holds a Ph.D. in public health from Georgia State University, a master\u0026#39;s in public health from Emory University, and a B.A. from Amherst College. When not at work, she enjoys travel, hiking, cooking, yoga, and pilates.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReporting administratively to the vice president for Student Engagement and\u0026nbsp;Well-Being, this position serves as the lead coordinating administrator to ensure the successful implementation of the goals and action strategies in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/students.gatech.edu\/content\/cultivate-well-being-action-transformation-roadmap\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECultivate Well-Being Action and\u0026nbsp;Transformation Roadmaps\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in support of one of the six focus areas of the Institute\u0026rsquo;s strategic plan.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking in close consultation and collaboration with all cabinet areas, colleges, divisions,\u0026nbsp;and departments \u0026mdash; as well as shared governance entities and\u0026nbsp;community and governmental partners \u0026mdash; Zesiger will foster inter-organizational partnerships and provide change management coordination, facilitation, and support.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis position is distinctive in that it will not have oversight of departments or units that provide direct services in the areas of health, wellness, or well-being; rather, this individual provides servant-leadership that advances efforts of organizations and teams across the Institute in their respective spheres of impact and expertise in realization of the shared vision outlined in these roadmaps. Zesiger\u0026nbsp;started\u0026nbsp;in this new role on\u0026nbsp;Jan.\u0026nbsp;1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/students.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDivision of Student Engagement \u0026amp; Well-Being\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is very excited to announce that following an extensive national search with a very competitive applicant pool, Dr. Heather Zesiger has been named the inaugural Director for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/students.gatech.edu\/content\/cultivate-well-being-action-transformation-roadmap\u0022\u003ECultivate Well-Being Action and Transformation\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The\u00a0Division of Student Engagement and WellHeather Zesiger has been named the inaugural director for\u00a0Cultivate Well-Being Action and Transformation."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2023-01-10 15:34:44","changed_gmt":"2023-01-17 16:33:19","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"664593":{"id":"664593","type":"image","title":"Heather Zesiger","body":null,"created":"1673364970","gmt_created":"2023-01-10 15:36:10","changed":"1673364970","gmt_changed":"2023-01-10 15:36:10","alt":"Heather Zesiger Headshot","file":{"fid":"251451","name":"Zesiger headshot professional Feb 20.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Zesiger%20headshot%20professional%20Feb%2020.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Zesiger%20headshot%20professional%20Feb%2020.png","mime":"image\/png","size":563685,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Zesiger%20headshot%20professional%20Feb%2020.png?itok=bfElfqFb"}}},"media_ids":["664593"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/students.gatech.edu","title":"Student Engagement \u0026 Well-Being"}],"groups":[{"id":"652360","name":"Student Engagement and Well-Being"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESara Warner\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSara.warner@gatech.edu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSEWB Communications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Sara.warner@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}