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OD Ambassador

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​​​Meet your OD NIH Well-being Ambassador!​
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Hello! My name is​

Kerrie Tao

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I'm so glad to be of service as your OD 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. ​

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Fun Facts About Me

Work Experience

​I have been employed at NIH since March 2020, when the pandemic hit, and am a current Civil Specialist within the Workforce Relations Division (WRD) of OHR. ​Prior to onboarding with NIH, I worked with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 10 years as a Workplace Violence Specialist and the Wellness Program Manager for Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Where I came from

I grew up in St. Louis, MO and have always been a huge fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2016, I moved to Washington, DC, for college. During a summer internship with USDA/FSIS, I was offered a job on the spot. Since then, I have met my husband, started a family and am now raising out two kids in Maryland.

My favorit hobbies outside of work

​Fitness including cardio/weightlifting and hiking in nature with my family​.

Well-being

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  • 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.​
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Well-being Ambassadors Program

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  • 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”

​Well-being Types

Logistics

​Organizational Vision​

"All progress takes place outside the comfort zone."

- Michael John Bobak​​