Meet the Staff

Preferred Name: Tessa Kohler

Position: Assistant Director, Student Health Promotion

Marquette Email: tessa.kohler@marquette.edu

Favorite Wellness Activity: Cooking and baking

About Me: Tessa is originally from Shawnee, KS and moved to Wisconsin to attend Marquette University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Physiological Sciences in 2019, and then attended University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to earn her Master of Public Health (2021). She previously worked for a local county health department coordinating an asthma education program and working on the Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan. She started at Marquette in September 2025 and is excited to be back on campus in a professional role. 

Preferred Name: Estelle Welhouse (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.

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: 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: 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: Olivia (she/her)

Position: Wellness Peer Educator 

Hometown: Two Rivers, WI

Favorite Wellness Activity: Reading

Major: Psychology

Career Aspiration: Children and Adolescence Therapist