Emerging Wellness Professional Award
The Emerging Wellness Professional Award recognizes the work and impact of newcomers to the wellness industry.
The Emerging Wellness Professionals Task Force seeks to motivate and sustain emerging professionals to become active members of the National Wellness Institute through engagement, education, and empowerment opportunities.
We’re looking to award the next innovative leader that’s showing the industry new trends, leadership, and skills for innovation.
If you, or someone you know, would make a great leader as an emerging wellness professional and is making waves and showing positive strides in growth for the industry apply below!
What does a position on the Emerging Wellness Task Force entail?
- Serving as the Chair of the EWP Task Force includes providing effective leadership to motivate and sustain emerging professionals to become active members of the organization; and support NWI’s initiatives by engagement, education, and empowerment opportunities for the wellness leaders of tomorrow
- Mentoring the succeeding awardee at the end of their term
- Supporting leadership development among emerging professionals
- Bringing innovative and creative approaches to collaborate within the Emerging Wellness Professionals Task Force, NWI, and other partners to enhance opportunities for emerging wellness professionals
The Emerging Wellness Professionals Task Force (EWP) of the National Wellness Institute seeks to motivate and sustain emerging professionals to become active members of the organization; and support NWI’s initiatives by engagement, education, and empowerment opportunities for the wellness leaders of tomorrow.
Past EWP Award Recipients
2022: Kimberly Albertson, BS
2021: Alexis Steptoe, MPH, CHES, NBC-HWC
2019: Suzanne Hunt, MPH, CWP, CHC
2018: Romuald Antoine Jr., CPT, CHC
What will NWI Emerging Wellness Professional awardee will be offered?
- Serving as Co-chair of the Emerging Wellness Professionals Task Force
- FREE attendance to the National Wellness Conference, including paid flight, travel, and lunch the year the award is presented to them.
- A FREE individual annual NWI membership
Do I qualify for this award?
To qualify for this award, participants must:
- Have an undergraduate degree in a health and wellness related concentration
OR
- Have an undergraduate degree (any concentration) AND a high-level certification in a wellness-related area (e.g. National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, etc.)
- 5 or less years of experience in the wellness industry in roles including (but not limited to):
- Human Resources: Workplace Wellness
- Health & Wellness Coordinator
- Health Promotion
- Public Health
- Higher Education (Instructor, Research, Program Director, etc.)
- Employee Wellness Coordinator
- Healthcare
- Other relevant experience in the wellness industry
