SearchWellness Coordinator
Dawn Obermiller, MA
Since 1992, Dawn Obermiller has worked as a health and wellness professional designing wellness strategies for public, private and government worksites to improve employee health and productivity. In her role as Wellness Director for several Omaha, Nebraska, based organizations, she has been responsible for working with organizations to develop a program brand, establish the program mission, goals, objectives, delivering the programs and services that address the high risks and evaluate the outcomes.
Dawn’s expertise lies in acting as a "culture change agent" in that she understands the culture and environment of her worksite and develops programs that fit the demand of the employees and management. Her creativity and ability to engage all levels of an organization allow her to develop programs that address our most common national health concerns of physical inactivity, weight, poor nutrition, stress and tobacco.
Ms. Obermiller joined Creighton University in 2005 and has worked with several campus departments and divisions to establish a health promotion network that works to deliver high quality programming to all employees. Forming these partnerships and establishing a common goal has been and will continue to be foundational moving forward as the program continues to offer state of the art programs that address Creighton’s high risks of low physical activity, poor nutrition impacting levels of with overweight/obesity as well as cancer and coronary risk reduction in the employee population.
Dawn has an extreme passion and enjoys coaching individuals
to reach their healthy life goals. She earned an undergraduate degree specializing in Health & Fitness Management from Elmira College and a master’s degree in Exercise Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and is certified as a Health & Fitness Specialist with the American College of Sports Medicine.
One of Dawn’s biggest attributes is she walks the walk. Her personal life and professional world align as she continues to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. Dawn is married with five children and has a walking partner named Butchie Marie (her yellow lab.) She enjoys reading and cooking, getting outdoors to ride a bike, or work in the yard with her husband or play with her two grandchildren. Dawn’s believes that worksite wellness programs are not a cure but a platform that helps people make reasonable decisions, about their health, possible.
Listen to Dawn (and others) speak about their passion for wellness at Creighton by listening to this Creighton in the Community segment.