Professional Staff

 

Preferred Name: Bernadette Heitschmidt, MSEd, MS, NCC, LPC-IT (she/her) 

Position: Director of the Center for Student Wellness and Health Promotion 

向日葵视频Email: bernadette.heitschmidt@marquette.edu 

向日葵视频Phone Number: 414-288-2104 

Hometown: Chicago, IL 

Favorite Wellness Activity: Crafting and cooking

向日葵视频 Me: Bernadette is a proud, two-time, 向日葵视频 alumna, originally from the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. Bernadette graduated from 向日葵视频as an Advertising major from the Diederich College of Communication. Her love of working within student affairs began when she was a resident assistant in Cobeen Hall. She went on to work at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design as a Residence Hall Director and then completed a master degree in Adult and Higher Education at Northern Illinois University, where she held an assistantship as a Graduate Residence Hall Director and completed an internship as a Graduate Residence Hall Director at Wingate University. Bernadette started her professional career back at 向日葵视频working as a Residence Hall Director in Carpenter Tower. She also completed a master degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling on the Vocational Rehabilitation track at Marquette, while working as a Hall Minister and Vocational Rehabilitation intern at On Your Marq. Bernadette is very excited to be the Director of the Center for Student Wellness and Health Promotion, where she can focus on assisting college students succeed with their wellness plan. 

 

 

Preferred Name: Estelle Wellhouse (she/her) 

Position: Victim Advocate 

向日葵视频Email: estelle.welhouse@marquette.edu 

向日葵视频Phone Number: 414-288-2463 

Hometown: Born in Paris, France, grew up in Madison, WI 

Favorite Wellness Activity: Swimming in the ocean, Walking with my dog 

向日葵视频 Me: Estelle holds a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and has worked serving victims of crime for over 10 years. Her various positions include: working as a victim advocate at Eau Claire County District Attorney's Office and as an in-crisis response at Eau Claire Police Department, Legal Advocate at End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, Victim Advocate at Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office and Police Officer at West Milwaukee Police Department. Estelle enjoys being outdoors, traveling and eating tasty food.

 

Graduate Student Staff

 

Preferred Name: Ashley (she/her)

Position: Graduate Student for Wellness Programs

Hometown: La Crosse, WI

Favorite Wellness Activity: Reading

Gradaute Program: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Career Aspiration: Licensed Professional Counselor

 

 

Preferred Name: Kaiyla (she/her)

Position: Graduate Student for Advocacy and AOD Education

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Favorite Wellness Activity: Listening to Music and trying new food and coffee shops

Graduate Program: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Career Aspiration: PhD in Counseling Psychology

 

Student Staff

 

Preferred Name: Jenan (she/her)

Position: Wellness Peer Educator 

Hometown: Suburb of Chicago, IL

Favorite Wellness Activity: Listening to music (Taylor Swift and Noah Khan)

Major: Psychology and Business

Career Aspiration: Lawyer

 

 

Preferred Name: Jasmine (she/her)

Position: Wellness Peer Educator 

Hometown: Oak Forest, IL

Favorite Wellness Activity: Yoga and Reading

Major: Psychology

Career Aspiration: Clinical Psychologist

 

 

Preferred Name: Jess (she/her)

Position: Wellness Peer Educator 

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Favorite Wellness Activity: Singing and Playing the Guitar

Major: Psychology

Career Aspiration: Psychiatric Nursing

 

 

Preferred Name: Kennedi (she/her)

Position: Wellness Peer Educator 

Hometown: Racine, WI

Favorite Wellness Activity: Sleeping, Biking and Eating

Major: Psychology and Criminology

Career Aspiration: Forensic Psychology

 

 

Preferred Name: Emilia (she/her)

Position: Wellness Peer Educator 

Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota

Favorite Wellness Activity: Yoga and Listening to Music

Major: Social Welfare and Justice

Career Aspiration: Social Worker

 

 

Preferred Name: Tina (she/her)

Position: Wellness Peer Educator 

Hometown: California

Favorite Wellness Activity: Walking, Swimming and Cooking

Graduate Program: Nursing

Career Aspiration: CRNA, Advanced Practive Nurse Practitioner

 

 

Preferred Name: Spencer (she/her)

Position: Wellness Peer Educator 

Hometown: Glenview, IL

Favorite Wellness Activity: Ceramics and Art forms

Major: Criminology and Law Studies

Career Aspiration: Figuring it out

 

 

Preferred Name: Julianne

Position: Wellness Peer Educator 

Hometown: St. Louis Park, MN

Favorite Wellness Activity: Playing Rugby

Major: Computer Science and French

Career Aspiration: Military Aviator

 

 

Preferred Name: Olivia (she/her)

Position: Wellness Peer Educator 

Hometown: Two Rivers, WI

Favorite Wellness Activity: Reading

Major: Psychology

Career Aspiration: Children and Adolescence Therapist