Nellie Washington

Nellie N. Washington serves as the principle technical advisor and program manager for the Defense Information Systems Agency Wellness Program. This includes all outreach and programmatic and initiatives for DISA organizations and commands worldwide. In this capacity, Mrs. Washington develops policy and procedures in the execution of the Agency program to improve the overall health of DISA employees. Subsequent to policy implementation, she develops health programs worldwide both onsite and through virtual programming and via teleconference. She holds a B.S. in Health and Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology from Syracuse University, M.S. Health Care Administration from University of Maryland, Master of Public Health, MPH degree from Loma Linda University and is currently pursuing her DrPH from Loma Linda University.  She has over 18 years of fitness, nutrition, and wellness program and management experience.  As a public health practitioner and educator, she prides herself on incorporating all dimensions of wellness in order to optimize one’s quality of health. DISA wellness dimensions include stress management, physical activity, nutrition, ergonomic health, occupational wellness and emotional balance.

The DISA model of the Wellness Program is all inclusive. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Wellness Program was initiated for agency employees to improve the state of employee health, well being and quality of work-life balance. The program has had phenomenal success and growth since its initiation in May 2006 with 80 participants, and has evolved into the quintessential benchmark for Wellness programming with 4000 worldwide employees, 78% of our civilian employee base, and will continue to grow in the years to come. DISA Wellness is committed to upholding a Wellness Paradigm that promotes self -responsibility, compassion and a collaboration of education and practical application. Incorporating social, vocational, emotional, intellectual and physical elements, this program strives to invoke positive behavioral change and healthy work life practice. By empowering employees to perform at their personal best, we uphold DISA's singular focus, supporting the war fighter and we strive to work toward this vision for our agency.