Rachel Wernicke, Ph.D., ACC, is a Coaching Fellow and a licensed clinical and consulting psychologist, certified coach, and Associate Dean/Chief Mental Health Officer in University Life at George Mason University. At Mason, she provides leadership oversight for student-focused health, mental health, and disability services and works on strategic initiatives related to creating a culture supportive of mental health and well-being.
Rachel’s longstanding interest in leader development began when she served as an Army officer early in her career. Since that time, she has held a number of leadership positions in mental health and higher education settings. Rachel provides talks within and outside of her organization on themes related to mental health and well-being in the workplace including in her recent TEDx talk, Mental Health in the New Normal.
Rachel earned her doctorate and M.A. in psychology from American University and her B.A. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her advanced clinical training and a postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She is a graduate of Mason’s Leadership Legacy and Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being programs. She is an ACC-accredited coach through the International Coaching Federation (ICF).