Meet the peer health advocates
A page within Wellness and Health Advocacy
To contact the Peer Health Advocates, please email wellness@uwlax.edu
Sarah Remiker
She/Her/Hers
Passionate about: Preventive healthcare and poverty health
In my free time... I enjoy hiking, kayaking, cooking, and spending time with friends and family!
Anna Van Orsow
She/Her/Hers
Passionate about: Mental and behavioral health, sexual health, violence prevention, and inclusion
In my free time... I like to spend time with my dog, nap (with my dog), drink lattes, lift weights, box, and be in nature!
Miranda Ricci
She/Her/Hers
Passionate about: Consent education, social justice, substance abuse and alcohol safety, and mental health
In my free time... I like to crochet, go on walks with my daughter and puppy, and watch TOO much Netflix.
Anika Whittington
She/Her/Hers
Passionate about: Sexual health, violence prevention, nutrition, and disease prevention
In my free time... I like to thrift, workout, read, craft, and learn about environmental health!
Cheyenne Bennett
She/Her/Hers
Passionate about: Disease prevention, environmental health, and health equity
In my free time... I like to go on hikes, crochet, and hang in my hammock.
Amanda Marcucci
She/Her/Hers
Passionate about: Drug use prevention and safety, mental health, and racial equity in healthcare
In my free time... I like to go on runs, paint, watch old TV shows, and practice self-care!
Brooke Axelson
She/Her/Hers
Passionate about: Mental health, sexual health, violence prevention, environmental health, and health equity
In my free time... I like to read, watch movies, cook, cycle, spend time with my cats, and hang out with my friends!
Lance Czaplewski
He/Him/His
Passionate about: Mental health and stress management, nutrition, and violence prevention
In my free time... I like to golf, lift weights, garden, watch movies, and play guitar.