Staff and Faculty Wellness: A Foundation for Holistic Student Success
January 14, 2026 @ 12:00PM — 1:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
TMA Lunch & Learn Equity Conversation Series - Staff and Faculty Wellness: A Foundation for Holistic Student Success
A Transform Mid-Atlantic Equity Conversation featuring Guest Speaker - Michele F. Richardson, MDiv, ThM, MBA, CSAEd, SHRM-CP.
TMA invites you to join our next Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 12:00-1:00PM EST via Zoom, featuring Michele F. Richardson, Director of Wellness and the Henry Wise Wellness Center at Bowie State University. This convening is part of our ongoing Equity Conversation Series, with noteworthy speakers and engaging conversation about some of the most urgent equity issues we face today in higher education.
Registration is free for individuals from TMA member institutions and partner organizations. Non-member registration is $25.00.
This conversation will provide general insight on making holistic wellness a priority for your institution by intentionally correlating staff and faculty wellness and well-being to student success, retention and completion. This session also emphasizes holistic well-being as the foundation for personal growth and development.
Guest Speaker:
Michele F. Richardson, MDiv, ThM, MBA, CSAEd, SHRM-CP, is a career administrator who is passionate about holistic human and student development. With more than 15 years in higher education, Michele currently serves as Director of Wellness and the Henry Wise Wellness Center at Bowie (pronounced boo-wee) State University in Maryland.
Michele is a clinically trained Chaplain who is committed to guiding others toward better relationships and better lives, in general. She has spent most of her adult life devising and writing about strategies and techniques in personal development, healing, and transformation, emphasizing a holistic and integrated view of the spirit, soul, and body. She draws on her miraculous healing from cancer to share personal experiences and author writings that focus on helping readers in their everyday lives.
As a professional, Michele is also dedicated to servant leadership at the institutional, local, regional and national levels. Since becoming a member of ACHA, Michele has served as an active member of several committees and coalitions, including in leadership as Ethics Committee Chair. Michele is excited about her next chapter with ACHA…that of working with her colleagues as the Region IV Representative.
Michele is a woman of faith who is devoted to her family and to her work. Michele’s self-care practices include taking long walks, singing, cooking, and baking.