JED Campus Program

Co-Leads 

Megan Cobb-Sheehan, Director of Personal Counseling Services 

Catherine Kiesler, Director for Community Standards and Student Wellbeing

Ferrinne Spector, Associate Professor, Psychology Department 

Members 

Carolyn Ayers, Dean of Arts & Sciences 

Gretchen Baumgardt, Interim Chief Mission & Ministry Officer 

Amanda Berg, Chief Financial Officer 

Samantha Egelhoff, Director of The Family Center 

Patrick Godar, Director of Disability & Accessibility Services 

Connor Haarklau, Associate Director of Student Life 

Abbey Hadlich, Director of Student Success 

Suzy Karcher, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing 

Lisa Kidd, Associate Vice President for Marketing Strategy 

Stephanie Kyle-Brown, Staff Clinician in Personal Counseling Services 

Jack Leskovar, Director of Security & Risk Management 

Maren Phalen, Assistant Director for Student Transition & Leadership 

Bridget Sabo, Institutional Data Modeling and Report Manager 

Suann Saltzberry, Director of Athletics 

Matthew Schroeder, Director of Military & Veteran Services 

Richard Sims, Interim Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer

Jordan Smith, Assistant Director of Involvement 

Matthew Sullivan, Vice President for Student Development 

Michelle Turner, Lecturer, Social Sciences  

Suzanne Wallace, Director of Health Services 

Assessment and strategic planning around mental health and wellbeing took place in Year 1 of the JED Campus Program, from Spring 2024 through Fall 2025. The assessment process included a baseline assessment completed by key staff and faculty, student participation in the Healthy Minds Study with a 20% response rate, and a campus visit from staff from The JED Foundation. Assessment results then informed the College’s mental health and wellbeing strategic plan, which was finalized at the end of Fall 2025.

Years 2 and 3 are focused on implementing action items from the strategic plan.

Year 4 will focus on post-assessment, future goal setting, and program sustainability.

1. Communicate the story of the College’s efforts related to mental health and wellbeing
2. Build upon existing life skills and social-emotional programming
3. Expand mental health training programs for students, faculty, and staff
4. Strengthen suicide prevention efforts by improving the safety of physical spaces across campus and reducing access to lethal means
5. Finalize a college-wide “postvention plan” in cases of student death

Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to get involved with the JED Campus Program! If interested in being part of this effort to improve mental health and wellbeing across campus, please email one of the program co-leads:

Megan Cobb-Sheehan, Director of Personal Counseling Services, mcobbsheehan@edgewood.edu

Catherine Kiesler, Director for Community Standards and Student Wellbeing, ckiesler@edgewood.edu

Ferrinne Spector, Associate Professor, Psychology Department, fspector@edgewood.edu