OUR MISSION
Improving the Mental Health of America’s 21 Million College Students
BetterMynd was founded in 2017 – years before the Covid-19 pandemic and rapid rise of online mental health providers – out of the personal experience of its founder, Cody Semrau, who faced a mental health crisis as a college student. This work is deeply personal and shapes everything we do.
Our Mission
Cody Semrau (he/him)
CEO & Founder, BetterMynd
Our Core Values
Care Deeply
- We care deeply about the mental health of college students
- We care deeply about the quality of the service we deliver
- We care deeply about our campus partners
- We care deeply about our product
- We care deeply about the people we work with
- We bring our best to work because this work matters deeply to us
- We believe that our mission comes first, profit second
Assume the Best in Ourselves and Others
- We seek to understand before being understood
- We start with curiosity and empathy
- We talk TO each other, not ABOUT each other
- We come to the table with positive intent
- Applicable to our internal team, our campus partners, and the students we serve
Demonstrate Ownership
- We’re accountable to ourselves, our colleagues, and our campus partners
- We do what we say we’re going to do
- We’re proactive
- We’re humble and get help when we need it
- We know mistakes happen, and we own them when they do
Seek Continuous Growth
- We have a growth vs. fixed mindset
- We continuously seek to learn and grow, both professionally and personally
- We are solution oriented
- We leave it better than we found it
- We accept and embrace change and ambiguity
- We are receptive and open to feedback
Recognize and Respect Our Differences
- We recognize the value in different perspectives
- We listen and respect perspectives different from our own
- We are curious and open-minded
- We appreciate others’ unique experiences, perspectives, and ideas
- We embrace different working and communication styles
Our Leadership Team
Cody Semrau (he/him)
Founder & CEO
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Doug Fraser (he/him)
Senior Vice President of Campus Relations
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Kate Wolfe-Lyga, LMHC, ACS (she/her)
Vice President of Clinical Operations
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Elise Tjernagel (she/her)
Vice President of Marketing & GTM Operations
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Jack Gaynor (he/him)
Senior Director, Product Management
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Kevin Kruger (he/him), Ph.D.
President Emeritus at NASPA
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Warrenetta Mann (she/her), Psy.D.
Assistant Vice President for Health and Wellbeing at Wake Forest University
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Anne Lundquist (she/her), Ph.D.
Director of The Hope Center for Student Basic Needs and Assistant Professor at Temple University
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