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NIMH Ambassador

​Meet your NIMH NIH Well-being Ambassador!​

Hello! My name is​

Xavier Gonzalez

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

Fun Facts About Me

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Start with NIMH in January 2023

​In my daily role, I work as a Program Specialist within the Learning, Engagement and Inclusion Team under the Office of Management. I am very passionate about DEIA efforts at NIH.​

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I am a Presidential Management Fellow

​Being a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF), I am part of a community of dozens of fellows across NIH. Through this program, I am held to high training standards and participate in additional committee work.

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I live in Springfield, Virginia

​Although I primarily work remotely from Northern Virginia, I try to come in-person weekly, where you can find me on the 7th floor of the Neuroscience Center (NSC).


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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"You can take adversity and turn it into the opportunity to serve others." 

- Sanah Jivani

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

I am grateful for the warm welcome!​​