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Meet the Staff

Professional Staff

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

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

Marquette Email: bernadette.heitschmidt@marquette.edu

Marquette Phone Number: 414-288-2104

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Favorite Wellness Activity: Crafting and cooking

About Me: Bernadette is a proud, two-time, Marquette University alumna, originally from the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. Bernadette graduated from Marquette 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 Marquette 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

Marquette Email: estelle.welhouse@marquette.edu

Marquette 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

About 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