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May is national Mental Health Awareness month so this month we will be talking with experts in the mental health and wellness field about a variety of topics related to athletes and the professionals who support them.  We are starting the month focusing on the college student athlete and today’s guest is …. Dr. Christine Jehu

Dr. Jehu (she/her) is a coffee obsessed clinical sport psychologist & podcaster. She's truly a psychological ninja with a PhD in psychology & a black belt in karate. Dr. Jehu's own podcast is called Beyond the Couch, where the mission is to break the stigma of mental health & normalize help seeking. In the show she leaves the psychobabble at the door, and speaks openly about growth & struggles, challenges the status quo, and dives deep into exploration in all areas of health & wellness, because all roads lead back to our mental health.

Maura Attardi serves as director of financial wellness at Money Management International, the largest provider of nonprofit financial counseling and education in the United States. She has a focus on athletes and has built a reputation as a trusted education partner in the field of professional sports. These partnerships have included a relationship with NFL Player Engagement, ongoing services provided to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and collaboration with the National Hockey League. She is a former Division I women’s soccer player and captain at Villanova University, and her areas of expertise include: athlete financial education, psychology of money, financial communication, organizational financial wellness, and financial wellness platforms.

Amy Lins is Vice President of Enterprise Learning at Money Management International. Amy holds a Bachelor’s in Curriculum and Instruction with a math and computer science teaching concentration and a Master’s in Business Administration with a finance concentration. Amy has taught secondary math and computer science, worked in information technology at a Fortune 500 company, and for the last 19 years has served MMI in several capacities.

Dr. James Borchers is the President and CEO of the U.S. Council for Athletes’ Health, as well as the Chief Medical Officer for the Big Ten Conference, physician and Director for the Division of Sports Medicine at the Wexner Medical Center, and a Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Sports Medicine at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He previously spent 18 years as a team physician for the Ohio State Athletics Department, including five as the head team physician and eight working with the football program.

A former student-athlete, he played football at Ohio State while earning his undergraduate degree in Chemistry, before going on to earn his MD from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and his Master of Public Health from Ohio State. He is board-certified in both family medicine and sports medicine and has been named one of the region’s top doctors, as well as one of the Best Doctors in America.

Dr. James Borchers is the President and CEO of the U.S. Council for Athletes’ Health, as well as the Chief Medical Officer for the Big Ten Conference, physician and Director for the Division of Sports Medicine at the Wexner Medical Center, and a Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Sports Medicine at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He previously spent 18 years as a team physician for the Ohio State Athletics Department, including five as the head team physician and eight working with the football program.

A former student-athlete, he played football at Ohio State while earning his undergraduate degree in Chemistry, before going on to earn his MD from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and his Master of Public Health from Ohio State. He is board-certified in both family medicine and sports medicine and has been named one of the region’s top doctors, as well as one of the Best Doctors in America.

Mark Trumbo is the Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Engagement at Syracuse. He’s served in several capacities at Syracuse since 2013, including academic coordinator and student-athlete engagement coordinator. In 2017, Trumbo received the John Maxwell Transformational Leader Top 100 Award, which is presented to leaders across all industries making a significant impact in their community. In 2018, he was named “Advisor of the Year” for his contributions to SAAC. He’s also been named to Greater Syracuse’s “40 under 40” list. Prior to Syracuse, Trumbo spent time at Ball State University and Burris Laboratory School in Indiana.

Timothy F. Bryson is the Program Director for Student-Athlete Career Development at the University of Maryland. In his role, he oversees career readiness initiatives, manages employer relations, and assists students with internships, graduate/professional school, and full-time job placements. Tim also manages the department’s signature InTERPship Academy and Barry & Mary Gossett Fellows Program. Outside of his Maryland responsibilities, Tim is the founder of Walk With TFB, LLC, and a current PhD student. He earned his bachelor’s degree from South Carolina and his master’s from THE Ohio State University, and he is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

LaToya Farris is the Associate Director for Student Athlete Development at the University of Miami, commonly referred to as The U, where she oversees career and leadership development programming for student-athletes. LaToya has had stints at The Ohio State University and Kansas State University. She is a member of N4A and Women Leaders in College Sports, and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Kara Hess is the Senior Director of Leadership Development and Events at Women Leaders in College Sports. She is also a former volleyball AND basketball student-athlete, and spent some time working with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association before joining the Women Leaders team in October of 2018.

DeeDee Merritt is the director of leadership development at the NCAA. At the national office, Merritt administers the NCAA Pathway Program, the Champion Forum for Football and Basketball, the new Lessons in Management program, the McLendon Summit, the Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute, Leadership Academy Workshop, and DiSC behavioral assessments. Prior to the NCAA, she spent 15 years as an administrator at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she oversaw a plethora of programs and projects.

Follow her on Twitter: @Deidre927

Julian Jones is the Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development at Kansas State and the Chief Diversity Officer. He’s had stints at Clemson and the NCAA, and among many other things he serves as a Huddle Up facilitator for the Institute for Sport and Social Justice.

Follow him on Twitter: @Julian__Jones