Alisha McCorvey, EdD was recently named the executive director of Student Health and Wellness, as well as Interim Vice President for Students. She was appointed to her current positions in the late summer of 2021.
"I am honored to be given the opportunity to utilize my 25 years of experience in mental health, disability services, administration, and education to lead the student wellness offices and initiatives across campus," said McCorvey. "I believe in a holistic and prevention-based approach to student wellness, developing the whole person intellectually, artistically, socially, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. We ask a lot of our students: to be conscientious and questioning, to be open to new ideas, and to be a willing participant in our community; and to do this, they need to feel their very best mentally, emotionally, and physically"
As executive director of Student Health and Wellness, McCorvey is responsible for a team of nurses, mental health professionals, and disability personnel whose focus is on health, mental health, accommodation services, wellness promotion, and education. She provides leadership and program direction of the center, implements and assesses programs and initiatives focused on student wellness, and provides visionary, strategic, and operational leadership to an umbrella of student wellness areas including the Office of Health Services, Counseling Services, and the Office of Disability Services. This role is key to planning, developing, maintaining, and evaluating the holistic mental health and well-being of our students.
While serving as the interim VP for Students, she also assists in the planning, administration, and leadership of Student Affairs; provides leadership in planning, human resources, and policy development for all reporting departments; and more.
McCorvey has served at the Mount since 2017, first as director of Disability Services and then as executive director of Counseling and Disability Services. In addition, she is an adjunct professor at the college, teaching courses in Education and Social Sciences.
McCorvey earned an EdD in Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy from Fordham University; an Advanced Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Bank Street College of Education; a Master of Social Work from Marywood University; and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from SUNY New Paltz. She also holds a license in Clinical Social Work, School Building Leader Certification, School District Leadership Certification, and School Social Worker Certification.