Share Your Passion for Health & Wellness
Join our peer support mission by promoting Campus Health services, events, and programs to help Wildcats connect with resources for general and mental health wellness.
For more information about WellCats, please email Ryley Tegler (ryleytegler@arizona.edu) or Makele White (makelewhite@arizona.edu).
About the WellCats
WellCat Duties
Support students in getting connected to a wide variety of mental health and wellness services on campus. WellCat Ambassadors do this through:
- Tabling for Campus Health and CAPS at Campus Events
- Outreach activities featuring health education games and activities on various health and wellness topics
- Outreach Presentations featuring Campus Health and CAPS services as well as specific programs (Togetherall, Peer Counseling, etc.).
- Assist Campus Health and CAPS staff with organizing special events (including therapy animal visits).
- Learn to lead grounding activities
- 1-3 hours per week time commitment, which may include evening or weekend events
Previous experience with Campus Health and CAPS not required, but students with Campus Health or CAPS experience (as a student employee or as a recipient of services) are encouraged to apply.
How You'll Grow Being A WellCat
- experience in the mental health field
- time-management, organization, and multi-tasking skills
- communication & public speaking
- insight into accessing healthcare and mental health resources
- appreciate the importance of mental health in someone's lived experience
For more information about Wellcats please contact Ryley Tegler at ryleytegler@arizona.edu or Makele White at makelewhite@arizona.edu.
WellCat Leads
Sam Baumgarner (He/They)
WellCat Administrative Lead
B.S. Neuroscience and Cognitive Science & Software Engineering | Minor: Public Health
Year: Junior
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
Dream Job: Creating new medical tech for people with disabilities.
Interests: Baking, reading, writing, volunteering
Olivia Gibbons (She/Her)
WellCat Lead: Social Events and After Hours at the Hideaway
B.S. Molecular & Cellular Biology | Minor: Japanese Language
Year: Senior
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
Dream Job: Oral Surgeon / ENT
Interests: Crocheting, Watching TV Shows, Playing the Bass Guitar, Drawing Portraits of my Friends, Cooking & Baking (Gluten free), Playing video games!
Hiyun Lee (She/Her)
WellCat Lead: Craft & Chats
B.S. Public Health
Year: Senior
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Dream Job: Orthopedic Surgeon
Interests: Figure skating, playing violin, watching sports with friends and family, running, reading
Tomiwa Nedd (He/Him)
WellCat Administrative Lead
B.A. Psychology | Minor: French
Year: Senior
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Dream Job: Clinical Psychologist
Interests: Photography, binging Netflix series, watching football, and reading.
Aiya Tawakkol
WellCat Lead
B.S. Physiology and Medical Sciences | Minor: Public Health
Year: Senior
Hometown: Houston, TX
Dream Job: Physician
Interests: Volunteering, horse-back riding, ceramics, hiking, playing the piano
Maria Hermelinda Rosales Alfaro (She/Her)
WellCat Lead: Social Media
B.S. Psychology
Year: Junior
Hometown: Lima, Peru
Dream Job: Clinical Psychologist
Interests: Face Timing family on the weekends, obsessed with the scented leaf gusher green tea (it's amazing), and I can’t live without my cat
Felicia Zhang (She/Her)
WellCat Lead: Highland Hangouts
B.S. Physiology and Medical Sciences
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Dream Job: Physician (primary care)
Interests: Crafting, Tennis, Hiking, Volunteering, Traveling
Meet the WellCats
Giovanna Asamoah-Gyau | Matthew Feingold | Julia Hofmann | Naomi Markowitz | Isabel Peck-Marmon | Mariam Tawadros |
Ariel Benavidez | Fox Fox | Patience Ingabire | Molly McGowan | Leya Pema | Angelique Uwiringiye |
Audrey Casper | Devin Ewald | Uchenna Izuegbunam | Kate Miller | Myra Rahman | Olivia Volland |
Maryn Coate | Angela Garcia | Jazylina Jara | Bharath Naveen | Anneliesse Rodriguez | Kelly Yarbrough |
Paige Dawson | Karli Gardlund | Emily Klein | Maxima Neijmeijer | Gyzelle Rodriguez | Dawnae Yazzie |
Brooklyn Dennis | Jeilyn Godinez | Shea Lee | Jackie Nguyen | Sadie Rubin | Grace Zauner |
Matthew DiCaudo | Hailey Hein | Alexis Leisenring | Ashley Ochiagha | Abigail Sharp |
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Saanvi Dubey | Abby Heitert | Giselle Lopez | Sofia Ohlson | London Sherman |
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Francesca Empedrad | Fernanda Hernandez | Ruby Mann | Isaac Ojum | Gargee Tamboli |
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