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NIDA Ambassador

Quandra Blackeney
M​eet your NIDA NIH Well-being Ambassador!​
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Hello! My name is​

Monica Williams
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I'm so glad to be of service as your NIDA​ NIH Well-being Ambassador representative!​​​​


​​I'll Be Your NIH Well-being Ambassador!​​

I'm very excited that I get to work with our staff!

In this role I will:

  1. Serve as a liaison to the ORS and its wellness partners (NIH Health and Wellness Council, NIH Child Care Board, Aging and Adult-Dependent Care Committee, and the Work-Life Committee).
  2. Represent and promote our IC's initiatives and research.
  3. Actively engage and support integrating well-being into our culture. 
  4. Receive suggestions and recommendations from our staff and the NIH community.
  5. Communicate to the appropriate stakeholder groups and provide input for consideration to the ORS on well-being initiatives, programs, and activities.
  6. Where possible, the Well-being Ambassador will participate in various stakeholder workgroups and committees. ​​

Let Me Know How I Can Help

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Passion for reading

Reading has always been a favorite pastime of mine and continues to be a major passion.

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Proud Marylander

Born and raised in Maryland in Silver Spring, Maryland, I now call Laurel, Maryland my home.
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Educational background

​​​I completed my Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, along with a certificate in African-American Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. I then went on to earn my MBA to advance my education and career. 

Well-being
  • ​​Well-being is the state in which every individual:
    1. realizes his or her own potential;
    2. copes with the normal stresses of life;
    3. works productively; and
    4. is able to make a contribution to their community
  • ​The five interrelated well-being elements are: Financial, Physical, Social, Community, and Career.​
Well-being Ambassadors Program

  • ​Mission:
– Work directly with key well-being stakeholders to promote, support, and engage the NIH community in advancing the concept of well-being and associated IC initiatives. 
  • Duties and Responsibilities:
– Liaison to the Office of Research Services (ORS) and its well-being stakeholder groups that actively support and engage in activities that support employee well-being.​
– Advocate who actively engages and supports integrating well-being into the IC’s culture.​​​
“The Whole Person Comes to Work”


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Organizational Vision

 
"Wellness is a connection of paths: knowledge and action." 

- Joshua Holtz


Thank you for getting to know me, Your NIH Well-being Ambassador.

I am grateful for the warm welcome!​