Susan Illman

Susan Illman brings 20+ years of public health and research administration expertise to IWBI’s Standard Development and Education teams. Prior to joining IWBI, Susan worked at Columbia University administering the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and, before that, the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health. Susan began her public health career as an epidemiologist for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She received her Master in Public Administration and Master in Public Health from Columbia University.

Since joining IWBI in 2017, Susan’s come to lead Workplace Wellness programming and oversee WELL certifications for IWBI. In this role, she gets to share some of her favorite things in life with colleagues: healthy cooking and eating, biking to, from and during work, group fitness both online and at neighborhood studios, mindfulness, and volunteering in the community.