Our People
Professional Staff
Sara Engel
Director, Health Promotion
Pronouns: she/her/hers
sengel@ur.rochester.edu
Sara has a BS in Health Education from SUNY Cortland and a MS in Higher Education from the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor, and a “Balancing Alcohol and Substance Use to Improve College Success Practitioner” (BASICS).
Rebecca Block
Manager, Health Promotion Initiatives
Coordinator, the Mindful University Project
Pronouns: she/her/hers
rblock4@ur.rochester.edu
Rebecca has a BA in Health, Behavior and Society from the University of Rochester and an MS in Community Health Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), Pain Reprocessing Therapy coach, Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Instructor (500 RYT), Certified Koru Mindfulness Teacher, and completed her College Health and Wellness Professional certificate from the American College Health Association (ACHA).
Danielle D’Onofrio
Manager, Health Promotion Initiatives
Pronouns: she/her/hers
ddonofr2@ur.rochester.edu
Danielle has a BS in Psychology and Public Health from SUNY Brockport, and a MS in Higher Education from the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education. She is a Certified Education Specialist (CHES), a certified SafeZone Facilitator and has also completed the Trauma Informed Care certificate program from University of Buffalo.
Courtney Earle
Manager, Health Promotion Initiatives
Pronouns: she/her/hers
cearle@ur.rochester.edu
Courtney has a BS in Public Health and Women and Gender Studies from SUNY Brockport. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).
Zoe Black
Department Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her/hers
zblack@ur.rochester.edu
Zoe has a BA in Health, Behavior, and Society, as well as a BA in Business from the University of Rochester. She is a certified SafeZone Facilitator and has completed her College Health and Wellness Professional certificate from the American College Health Association (ACHA).