The Laurie Hamre Center for Health & Wellness offers integrated medical, counseling, health promotion, disability, and sexual violence prevention services and programs for all students and serves as a resource supporting the entire Macalester community’s effort to build a healthy campus. We are dedicated to providing care, support, and connection to resources for students of all identities.
Mission
The mission of the Laurie Hamre Center for Health & Wellness is to create a healthy community by working with students to achieve physical, emotional and social well-being while promoting the value of life-long learning and health.
Aspiration*
The Hamre Center seeks to infuse health into the everyday operations and practices that touch the lives of our students. Through this effort, we work to enhance the success of our institution; create a campus culture of compassion, well-being, equity and social justice; improve the health of the people who live, learn, work, play and love on our campus; and strengthen the ecological, social and economic sustainability of our communities and wider society. * Adapted from the Okanagan Charter, 2015. International Conference on Health Promoting Universities & Colleges (7th : 2015 : Kelowna, (B.C.)
Spring 2022 Hours:
Beginning May 16 2022 the Hamre Center is closed for appointments during the summer. Administrative services are still available.
Monday & Friday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursdays 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Hamre Center is closed from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Disability Services:
Daily 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesdays 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (Virtual Appointments Only)
Administrative Staff
- Jen Jacobsen, MPH, MA
- Executive Director
- jjacobs4@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6185
- Torri Lattimore, BS, CMA
- Operations Manager
- tlattimo@macalester.edu
- DeResha Vaughan, BA
- Administrative Coordinator
- dvaughan@macalester.edu
Medical Staff
- Steph Walters, MD, MPH
- Medical Director; Specialty training: Family Medicine, Adolescent Medicine
- swalters@macalester.edu
- Ellen Giere, CFNP
- Nurse Practitioner
- egiere@macalester.edu
- Brian Bradway, PA-C
- Physician Assistant
- bbradway@macalester.edu
- Molly Forsberg, BA, ASN, RN
- Registered Nurse
- mforsber@macalester.edu
- Nyaluak Dak-Douth
- Medical Assistant
- ndakdout@macalester.edu
- She/Her/Hers
Health Promotion Staff
- Cassandra Worner, MPH
- Health Promotion Specialist
- cworner@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6055
- She/her/hers
- Audrey Seligman, MPH
- Health Promotion Specialist
- aseligma@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6964
- She/her/hers
Counseling Staff
- Liz Schneider-Bateman, MSW, LICSW
- Director of Counseling
- eschnei1@macalester.edu
- She/Her/Hers
- Hanin Harb, M.S.Ed., LPCC, C-DBT, NCC
- Mental Health Counselor, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Program Manager
- hharb@macalester.edu
- She/Her/Hers
- Dana Suttles, MA, LICSW
- BIPOC Support Coordinator
- dsuttles@macalester.edu
- She/Her/Hers
- Don DeBoer, PhD, LP
- Assistant Director of Counseling — Training
- deboer@macalester.edu
- He/Him/His
- Briana Blakey, MS, R-DMT (she/her)
- Mental Health Counselor
- bblakey@macalester.edu
- She/Her/Hers
- Jon Vaughan-Fier, MSW, LICSW
- Mental Health Counselor
- jfier@macalester.edu
- He/Him/His
- Hoinu Thirumalai Bunce, PsyD, LP
- Mental Health Counselor
- hbunce@macalester.edu
- She/Her/Hers
- Michelle Craveiro, MA, LMFT
- Mental Health Counselor
- mcraveir@macalester.edu
- She/Her/Hers
- Maria Helena Buitrago Cohoon
- Counseling Intern
- mbuitrag@macalester.edu
- She/Her/Hers
Visiting Staff
- Cali Mellin
- DoJ OVW Project Director
- jmellinc@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6103
- She/Her?Hers