Wellness Connection is offering a new type of wellness challenge this summer; little did we know how timely this emotional fitness campaign would be when planning for it last fall. We’ve heard a lot of feedback from our Champion network on how Work of Art has been beneficial to them and their teammates, including this quote from Karen Leingang, a member of the Wellness Champion Leadership team.
I just want to share that I have had several co-workers tell me how timely the Work of Art activities have been for them. They have been dealing with sudden deaths, COVID-19 scares, taking care of family members, and being the rock that holds their family units together. The activities help remind them to appreciate the little things in life. Thank you for the change of direction in the employee wellness challenge.
Champions continue to promote a healthy work environment by participating in Wellness Connection programming and encouraging their colleagues to do the same. The graphs below demonstrate that while Champions make up 6% of total participants, they lead the way as Team Captains (one in every five captains is a Wellness Champion):
More than 1,400 WashU employees are participating in Work of Art. This is the highest participation rate of any of our shorter summer challenges! A special thank you to our Wellness Champions for helping to communicate this new wellness challenge and motivating your workgroups to participate.
I want to give a shout out to our Wellness Connection Work of Art Team Captains:
| Champion Team Captain | Team Name |
| Arnold, Melissa | Brown BAT |
| Babka, Jenny | Stroke Striders |
| Barrett, Cheryl | Artful beginnings |
| Biver, Sam | Dalà Llamas |
| Blanchard, Deanna | MyDay FIN |
| Byers, Jennifer | Skywalkers |
| Casanova, Cheri | PsychMovers |
| Clark, Kathy | Recruiting Royalty |
| Cordner, Theresa | GoOncVanGogh |
| Dickey, Denise | RO Art Enthusiasts |
| Dilberovic, Vildana | PT Dream Team |
| Everett, Sydney | SC Wellness |
| Fleshman, Linda | WashU Warriors |
| Fuchs, Jean | Art of Life |
| Gibson, Ashley | Disruptive Wellness |
| Goshtaiy, Hatice | Super Women |
| Harvey, Kenytha | PBN Strong |
| Hemingway, Britt | Don’t Worry Be Happy! |
| Hildebrandt, Theresa | Mindless Matters |
| Horn, Theresa | Protective Services |
| Hundley, Chelsey | The Art of Stepping |
| Hyde, Krista | Art of Safety |
| Jennings, Lara | Globe Artistas |
| Kelahan, Josh | Mad Minions |
| Klosterman, Heidi | Themis Illuminated |
| Leingang, Karen | Just Do IT |
| Lohmann, Sherry | PT Cruisers |
| Luecke, Matt | Oncology Admin Team |
| MacKay, Donna | DOVS Clinical Trials |
| Matuszczak, Richard | Bell Bottom Blues |
| Minner, Monika | Life is good |
| Nyapete, Natalie | MyWay To Health |
| O’Neal, Sara | Keep Calm and Carry On |
| Ortbals, Leanne | Sunshine on a Cloudy Day |
| Patterson, Kim | Dream Catchers |
| Pena, Sheri | You got this! |
| Perlow, Leslie | United Pursuit |
| Peterson, Kim | summertime ambulation |
| Putney, Meredith | Phase 1 |
| Quest, Nate | GPOlin |
| Richardson, Jana | Covid Crushers |
| Schreier, Linda | Simple Pleasures |
| Schwieterman, Jessie | Lymphfamily |
| Sharma, Mala | Chalna Phirna |
| Shelton, Rachel | Advancement Gets Active |
| Stevens, Bridget | OFMD Champions |
| Szteinberg, Gaby | Active Chemistry |
| Thier, Diane | MSK |
| Todd, Lauren | Hard Seltzer |
| Venteris, Nicole | MedAdv |
| Walker, Thomas | Continued Blessings |
| Warren, Amy | Crazy about Wellness |
| Wilmot, Tara | Team CHN |
If you’d like to learn more about the Wellness Connection Champion network, check out our website: hr.wustl.edu/wellness-connection/champions/.