Cara Hancy, employee wellness manager at the University of Vermont, has been named the state’s outstanding contributor to worksite wellness by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. She will be recognized during an Oct. 10 ceremony at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Burlington.
The Vermont Worksite Wellness Outstanding Contributor Award honors individuals who have substantially increased access to wellness resources within their organization and instill a culture of wellness. Recipients must foster wellness in multiple arenas, including physical activity, nutrition, work-life balance, mindfulness and social connectivity.
Hancy oversees health and well-being opportunities for the university’s more than 5,500 employees whose workspaces are spread across the Burlington campus and around the state.
“Since joining UVM in 2021, Cara has transformed employee wellness at the university into a thriving program with many facets and features," Hancy's nomination letter read. "She is creative in finding ways to partner with internal entities and outside organizations, make pricing deals and offer innovative programming that touch on multiple aspects of health and well-being.”