{"id":17492,"date":"2025-02-19T18:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/mindful\/?page_id=17492"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:32:22","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/mindful\/about\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":0,"parent":146,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17492","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"
Rebecca Block (she\/her)<\/span><\/b> is the current coordinator of the Mindful University Project. Rebecca is a Manager of Health Promotion Initiatives in <\/span>Health Promotion<\/span><\/b><\/a>. She holds a BA in Health, Behavior, and Society from the University of Rochester and an MS in Community Health Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES\u00ae), a College Health and Wellness Professional (CHWP), Registered Yoga Teacher (500 RYT), a mindfulness instructor, and Pain Reprocessing Therapy Coach. She is also a current student in the Mind-Body Healing \/ Wellness Certificate at the Warner School of Education.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nFounding Director<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\nAmy McDonald (she \/ her)<\/span><\/b> is the founding director and creator of the Mindful University Project.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-large"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"","description":"","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-large","columns":"4","cards":[{"card_title":"Student Employees<\/strong>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#00205b","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"#student-employees","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"Mindfulness Teachers<\/strong>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#00205b","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"#mindfulness-instructors","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"Yoga Instructors<\/strong>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#00205b","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"#yoga-instructors","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"Consultants<\/strong>","card_text":"","card_background_color":"#00205b","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"#consultants","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"student-employees","css_class":"","title":"
Student Employees<\/h2>","content":"Emma Michels (she her)<\/strong> is the current Graduate Assistant for the Mindful University Project. She holds a B.S. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Rochester. She is currently pursuing an M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the Warner School of Education.","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-large"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"mindfulness-instructors","css_class":"","title":"
Mindfulness Teachers<\/h2>","content":"Rebecca Block (she\/her)<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Manager, Health Promotion Initiatives \u2013 Student Well-Being\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Rebecca is one of the Manager of Health Promotion Initiatives in Health Promotion, a Registered Yoga Teacher (500 RYT), mindfulness instructor, and a Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Somatic coach.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nDebra Corea (she\/her)<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Lecturer<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Program of Dance and Movement<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Debra Corea is a Lecturer in the University of Rochester\u2019s Program of Dance and Movement Mind-Body Somatics Cluster. She is a RYT-500 yoga instructor and trained in ETT, Pranayama, Advanced Relax and Renew\u00ae, Yoga for Scoliosis at Open Sky Yoga; YTT, Insight Yoga, Integrative Restorative (iRest) Yoga Nidra at the Kripalu Center.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nKyle Trenshaw (he\/his\/him or they\/them\/their)<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Assistant Director for STEM Education<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Learning Center<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Kyle Trenshaw is the Assistant Director for STEM Education at the Learning Center on campus.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nWhitney Gegg-Harrison (she\/they)<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Associate Professor<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Whitney Gegg-Harrison is an associate professor in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nSean Watson (he\/they)<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Interim Director<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>The Interfaith Chapel<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Sean Watson (he\/they) is the Interim Director for the Interfaith Chapel. Sean completed their MS in Student Affairs from the University of Rochester in 2012, received their MS in Human Resource Development from Rochester Institute of Technology, and is currently pursuing their PhD in Higher Education at the University of Rochester.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nGaelen McCormick, M.Mus (she\/her)\r\nDirector, Eastman Performing Arts Medicine Center\r\n<\/strong>Gaelen is the founding director of Eastman Performing Arts Medicine Center at <\/span><\/span><\/span>URochester<\/span><\/span><\/span> which seeks support musicians' wellness and access to specialized healthcare, and integration of the arts into healthcare. She holds degrees in music performance from the Eastman School and Carnegie Mellon University and is <\/span>an alumna<\/span> of the League of American Orchestras Essentials of Orchestral Management training program. She earned her credential as a Mindful Outdoor Guide from the Kripalu School for Mindful Outdoor Leadership in 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<\/strong>","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-large"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"yoga-instructors","css_class":"","title":"
Yoga Instructors<\/h2>","content":"Jesse Amesmith<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Jesse is the owner of Yoga Vibe in Rochester and is an E-RYT 500 yoga instructor.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nRebecca Block (she\/her)<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Rebecca is a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nChris Hinkle<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Chris is a Yoga Alliance certified RYT-500 yoga instructor with additional experience in Rocket\u00ae Yoga.\r\n\r\nCoco Elliott<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Coco has a 200hr YT certification and currently ongoing the pursuit of a 300hr training.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nLoc Cain (she\/her)<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Loc received her first yoga teacher training certification in 2018 and is now 500hr certified.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nKrista Khan (200CYT)\r\n<\/strong>Krista has been practicing since 2005 and guiding yoga from 2013.\r\n\r\nCloria Sutton\r\n<\/strong>Cloria is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) at the 500-hour level, and has a Registered Children's Yoga Teach (RCYT) Certificate with a Trauma-Informed Focus.","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-large"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"consultants","css_class":"","title":"
Consultants<\/h2>","content":"Anna Olivieri (she\/her)<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Anna Olivieri (she\/her) is a Pain Reprocessing Coach who works with clients with chronic pain or symptoms. Anna is certified in <\/span>Pain Reprocessing Therapy<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Emotional Awareness & Expression Therapy<\/span><\/a>. She holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and is an ICF-certified coach. To learn more about Anna\u2019s services and neuroplastic symptoms, <\/span>check out her website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nSean Mulligan<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Musician, Teaching Artist, Performing Arts Medicine Practitioner<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Sean is a multi-instrumentalist teaching artist professional and performance arts medicine practitioner based in Rochester, NY. An alumni of the Eastman School of Music, Sean <\/span>founded Anaglog Music<\/span><\/a> in 2018. Sean is currently pursuing certification in music therapy at the Saint Mary of the Woods College.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nShamus Clancey, DACM, L.Ac<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Doctor of Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Shamus is an acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner with over two decades of experience in holistic healthcare. He is the founder of ACU 585 in Brighton, NY. He holds a doctorate from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and is a graduate of the Finger Lakes School of Acupuncture at Northeast College of Health Sciences, as well as advanced Chinese herbal medicine training at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Philadelphia, PA. Over the years, he has studied extensively, including medical Qi Gong under 5th-generation acupuncturist and Qi Gong master Grandmaster Tzu Kuo Shih, OMD, L.Ac.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nDr. Lisa Critchley<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Mindful Leadership Consultant<\/span><\/b>\r\n<\/span>Lisa is the Founder and President, Kirk Partners Consulting LLC.\u00a0 Dr. Lisa Critchley earned her doctorate in Executive Leadership at St. John Fisher College.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-large"}]},"yoast_head":"\n