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About Us

The Laurie Hamre Center for Health & Well-being offers integrated medical and counseling services as well as campus leadership on health promotion and sexual respect 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 & Well-being 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.)

Hamre Center 2025-2026 Hours

  • Hamre hours for the 2025-2026 academic year when classes are in session are Monday-Friday 10 a.m. -4:15 p.m.

Administrative Staff

Jen Jacobsen, MPH, MA
Torri Lattimore, BS, CMA
Nicola Michael-Tsai, BA
Ashley Reid
Red Smith-Sweetser BS, MS

Medical Staff

Steph Walters, Medical Director
Ellen Giere, CFNP
Brian Bradway, PA-C
Baylee Zittlow, APRN, CNP
Kevin Kuo, MD
  • Kevin Kuo, MD
  • Adolescent Health Fellow: University of Minnesota
  • He/Him/His

Health Promotion Staff

Tiger Simpson, MS, BA
Rachel Banen, MSW, LGSW

Counseling Staff

Sara B. Pournoor, MSW, LICSW
Jon Vaughan-Fier, MSW, LICSW
Don DeBoer, PhD, LP
Briana (Bri) Blakey, MS, LPCC, R-DMT
Jen Moore, MA Counseling, LPCC, NCC
Adana Patrice, MA, LICSW
Amelia Blankenau, MA
Taylor Listul, MA

Student Advisory Board

The Hamre Student Advisory Board is a group of students who meets with the Hamre center leadership team 3-4 times a year to offer student perspectives, share feedback, and collaborate on strategies for Hamre to continue to be responsive to student needs. Groups represented on this team include Macalester College Student Government, International Student Programs, Student Athlete Mentors, Mac First Aid, Health Promotion Assistants, and others.

Interested in serving on this advisory board? Please contact Jen Jacobsen, executive director, at [email protected].

Academic Year 2025-2026 Hamre Student Advisory Board:

Danielle Ahouelete ’29

Amanda Crewey ’26

Iman Ibrahim ’28

Lillian Johnson ’28

Ariel McGuire ’26

Emma Rohrs ’26

Isabel Strelneck ’26

MiLa Terrell ’27

Maria Emilia Torrens ’29

Fatima Wakili ’28

Jessica Williams ’26

Elizabeth Zewdu ’25

Hamre Center Org Chart

Updated last on 11/24/2025-LT