Exercise is Medicine on Campus Leadership Team
Our program could not be successful without our Kinesiology Club’s contributions and dedicated faculty and staff.
EiMOC Advisory Committee
Faculty Coordinator: Melissa Bopp
Melissa serves as the faculty coordinator of the EiMOC initiative, working with the entire team and the Kines club to create fantastic EiM week and year-round strategies for institutionalizing EiMOC. She supervises several student interns devoted to EiMOC. If you have questions about Penn State’s EiMOC campaign, you can email her at mjb73@psu.edu.
Campus Coordinator: Jennifer Niessner
Jennifer serves as the coordinator of the EiMOC program. As the Center for Fitness and Wellness supervisor, she works with the team to organize events and promote Exercise is Medicine to the Penn State Community. For programming and partnerships, you can reach Jennifer at jlk47@psu.edu.
Public Relations: Lori Gravish-Hurtack
Lori works with a dedicated student team to reach out to community partners and sponsors. She is responsible for outreach and engagement with the student population and handles our Dean’s Walk.
Exercise Station Coordinator: Michele Duffey
Michele works closely with all of the exercise station leaders for EiM week, handling logistics and details. She is also a co-founder of the Mobile EiM program.
Founding Coordinator: David Proctor
David was responsible for forming the first committee of Kinesiology students and faculty to launch our first EiMOC week in 2012. David served as the coordinator from 2012-2015 and helped us achieve our first Silver level designation for our program.
Administrative Support
We could not continue to be a successful EiMOC program without the support of Kinesiology Department Head Nancy Williams and College of Health and Human Development Dean Craig Newschaffer.