Meet the peers

Our Peer Health Educator Team

The Peers are a diverse group of UW-Stout students who are unified by their mutual interest in promoting healthier lifestyles on campus. Each student brings a unique perspective, diverse skill set, and special area of interest to our PHE Team.

2012-2013 Peer Health Educators

Peer Training

Amanda Puent

Major: Health, Wellness, & Fitness
School Year: Senior

Hometown: Holmen, WI

Birthday: June 29th

Hobbies: Running, reading, swimming, laughing, and attempting to cook

Favorite Place Traveled To: Hawaii

Oddest Fact About You: "I love to wear mismatched socks, year-around."

Why You're Excited To Be A Peer: "...to offer other information that I have acquired through life and through school as well as continue to learn and grow as an individual within the team."

Goal For This Year As A Peer: "Expand my knowledge within the health and wellness field as well as develop skills as an educator."

Emily Parent

Major: Dietetics
School Year: Junior

Hometown: Somerset, WI

Birthday: March 26th

Hobbies: "Running, reading, watching The Bachelor, trying out new recipes, and spending time with family and friends."

Favorite Place Traveled To: Australia ("Where I lived last semester!") or the British Virgin Islands ("Absolutely gorgeous!")

Why You're Excited To Be A Peer: "To share my love of wellness with my peers while meeting new people!"

Brittany Scharmer

Major: Human Development & Family Studies
School Year: Junior

Hometown: Winona, MN
Birthday: April 24th

Hobbies: Being outside, hanging with friends, playing basketball, running, playing volleyball, and much more!

Favorite Place Traveled To: Peru

Oddest Fact About You: "I have 22 dogs. We raise and sell puppies!"

Why You're Excited To Be A Peer: "...to get to know more people and help my fellow peers!"

Goal For This Year As A Peer: "To help as many peers as I can and get a great experience out of it."

Hannah Mead

Major: Human Development & Family Studies
School Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Fennimore, WI
Birthday: April 29th

Hobbies: Talking, being with my friends and family, making and spending money, watching any kind of movie (except action), cooking, and enjoying the outdoors

Favorite Place Traveled To: Myrtle Beach

Oddest Fact About You: "Similar to how some people are lactose intolerant, I'm beef intolerant so I can't eat hamburgers, steak, etc."

Why You're excited To Be A Peer: "...to combine my love of people, learning, and health all into one!"

Goal For This Year As A Peer: "To teach others about health, but to also learn new things and apply them to my life."

Lauren Kortbein

Major: Business Administration
Minor: Sociology
School Year: Junior

Hometown: Baraboo, WI
Birthday: May 27th

Hobbies: Learning about/fixing cars and blogging about Blackberry

Favorite Place Traveled To: Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands

Oddest Fact About You: "I randomly make the 'Chubaka' noise a lot."

Why You're Excited To Be A Peer: "(To) put together informative and worthwhile events for students."

Goal For This Year As A Peer: "To bring creative ideas to SHS events and learn more about health."

Justin Foss

Major: Health, Wellness, & Fitness/Pre-Physical Therapy
School Year: Junior

Hometown: Cameron, WI
Birthday: July 17th

Hobbies: Swimming, boating, hiking, fishing, and volleyball

Favorite Place Traveled To: St. Augustine, Florida

Oddest Fact About You: "Anything to do with my childhood, I geek out about. That includes Nintendo 64, Pokemon, and Legos."

Why You're Excited To Be A Peer: "I love interacting with coworkers and new groups of people. Anything to do with the health/science field interests me."

LaNae Maass

Major: Dietetics
Minor: Health and Fitness
School Year: Junior

Hometown: La Crescent, MN
Birthday: April 14th

Hobbies: Running, weight training, cooking/baking, yoga, volunteering, listening to music, exploring new foods, and photography

Favorite Place Traveled To: Palace of Versailles

Oddest Fact About You: "I drive a minivan, and some of my friends call me 'Soccer Mom.'"

Why You're Excited To Be A Peer: "...because health has always been a strong passion of mine. Being part of a group that promotes health and total well-being around campus and the community is what excites me most..."

Tiffany Lauersdorf

Major: Applied Science
School Year: Junior

Hometown: Perkinstown, WI
Birthday: April 30th

Hobbies: Camping, cooking, dancing, hiking, tubing, SCUBA diving, photography, and traveling

Favorite Place Traveled To: Switzerland

Oddest Fact About You: "I have OCD. I color coordinate and label everything."

Why You're Excited To Be A Peer: "I think that it will be a good experience for my career in the future. It will be good practice talking to people, doing research, and answering questions."

Goal For This Year As A Peer: "...to help everyone have a safe and healthy school year."

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