Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
A Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) is mandated by the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees for each SUNY campus. Stony Brook University's SHAC has played an integral part in contributing to and enhancing the services provided by Student Health Services, the Center for Prevention and Outreach and our Counseling and Psychological Services. For several years, members of SHAC have been actively involved in reviewing the Health & Counseling Fee budget and have recommended programs, services and initiatives that best meet the needs of the student body.
Executive officers
Kerri Mahoney, Director - Center for Prevention and Outreach
Samantha Warren, Health Promotion Specialist, Center for Prevention and Outreach
Samantha.Warren@stonybrook.edu
ADVISORY committee MEMBERS
| Name | Area of Representation |
| Marisa Bisiani | Associate Vice President, Health, Wellness and Prevention Services |
| Smita Majumdar Das | Executive Director of Counseling and Psychological Services |
| Rachel Bergeson | Medical Director, Student Health Services |
| Karen Dybus | Interm Director of Patient Services and Operations, Student Health Services |
| Oren Shefet | Associate Director, Counseling and Psychological Services |
| Brandon Bjertnes | Associate Director, Student Support Team |
| Robert Alpi | Marketing and Communications Coordinator, SHWPS |
| Ian Junge | Care Manager, Student Health Services |
| Daniela Benitez | Administrative Assistant, CAPS |
| Joanna Alexandropoulos | CPO Peer Educator |
| Sasha Ali | Self Selected |
| Sujana Azmain | STYLE Peer Educator |
| Joshua Feng | CPO Peer Educator |
| Alex Herz | USG Student Representative |
| Jenna Lecuit | Women in Lifting |
| Michelle Li | CPO Student Assistant |
| Yongqi Lin | Self Selected |
| Devin Lobosco | USG Student Representative |
| Chloe Maloy | CPO Peer Educator |
| Amanda Mejia | Women in Lifting |
| Alexia O'Keefe | Women in Lifting |
| Callum Redman | Athletics |
| Jayden Reilly | SBVAC |
| Lilly Resciniti | Recreation and Wellness Student Assistant |
| David Safo | USG Student Representative |
| Shreyasi Saha | CPO Peer Educator |
| Aryan Sharma | USG Student Representative |
| Ben Sonant | CAPS Student Assistant |
| Daniel Terlikowski | Self Selected |
| Joanna Weng | CPO Peer Educator |
The committee also contains non voting members that have self selected to join in the discussion around student health, wellness and prevention services. If you are interested in joining SHAC please fill out this google form.
advisory committee meeting information
The meetings are held throughout the academic year on the first Friday of the month from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm in the Recreation and Wellness Multipurpose Room. The meetings for the Spring 2024 semester will be held on February 2nd, March 1st, April 5th, and May 3rd.
Click the dates below to read the meeting minutes.
2023-2024 AY
February 2, 2024
December 1, 2023
November 3, 2023
October 6, 2023
2022-2023 AY
April 7, 2023
March 3, 2023
February 3, 2023
December 2, 2022
2021-2022 AY
May 6, 2022
April 1, 2022
March 4, 2022
February 4, 2022
November 9, 2021
October 19, 2021
2020-2021 AY
April 13, 2021
March 9, 2021
February 9, 2021
December 8, 2020
November 10, 2020
October 13, 2020
2019-2020 AY
February 11, 2020
December 10, 2019
2017-2018 AY
April 10, 2018
March 20, 2018
February 13, 2018
December 11, 2017
counseling and health fee (formally student health service fee)
This undergraduate and graduate fee supports the safety, health, and wellness of all students. This includes comprehensive and integrated mental health and medical services, education, and preventative health care offered by licensed clinical professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and health educators in Counseling and Psychological Services, the Center for Prevention and Outreach, and Student Health Services.
This fee supports operations, staffing, equipment, classes, sessions, and workshops offered in-person and virtually. Services include 24/7 telecounseling, telemedicine, telepsychiatry, the Let’s Talk counseling program, individual and group counseling services, nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian, and bystander intervention and prevention programs focused on suicide, sexual assault, toxic drinking, and COVID-19. The Health and Wellness Center offers no cost and confidential sexually transmitted infection testing as well as an onsite laboratory and pharmacy with consultative services.
Budget Review
Early in the Spring semester information will be distributed regarding proposed changes
to the Counseling & Health Fee. SHAC membership will review fee proposal during February or March meeting. SHAC
will consider proposal and make recommendations to the Director of Student Health
accordingly. The Director of Student Health will submit SHAC fee recommendations to
the AVP for Student Health , Wellness and Prevention Services The AVP will submit
the recommendations to The VP of Student Affairs who will submit fee recommendations
to the Office of the President.
For more Broad Based Fees information click here.