Bev is passionate about mental health and wellbeing. She is committed to leading an organization that supports Saskatchewan post-secondary institutions to provide learning communities where students can thrive.

Bev has a B.A.Sc. in Family and Consumer Studies from the University of Guelph and an M.Sc. in Human Development and Family Studies from Iowa State University. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT).

Bev loves to be creative in work projects and in her spare time. She is a potter and a quilter. She loves spending time with friends and family, especially her two granddaughters.

Rose Wu (she/her) is a Chinese Canadian who holds a B.A. Honours in Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan and is currently in her Master of Social Work at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Rose served as the Peer Health Outreach Coordinator from Jan to Aug 2021 and has moved to this new role to accommodate returning to school. She was active in various student groups during undergrad and served as the Vice President of Student Affairs with the University of Saskatchewan Students' Union.

Rose currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Saskatchewan Intercultural Association and volunteers as a Crisis Responder with Kids Help Phone. During her spare time, she enjoys cooking, embroidery, hiking, and exploring Kelowna with friends.

Makda is passionate about examining health and wellness from a multidisciplinary and person-centered approach. Her role with HCSK is to engage with campus communities across Saskatchewan to establish Peer Health programming and develop an evidence-based COVID-19 toolkit for students returning to campus.

Makda has a B.A.Sc. Honours in Health Studies from the University of Saskatchewan and completed her thesis with the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology. While attending university, she worked as the Peer Health Invisible Disabilities & Student Wellbeing Facilitator and completed a mental health and COVID-19 research project under the Student Wellness Center. Outside of her academics and career, Makda enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering with mentorship programs, and playing the saxophone.

Julian Wotherspoon (she/her) is a queer neurodiverse white settler woman, single parent, and community organizer living and learning in Treaty 4 Territory. Julian brings a wealth of experience collaborating with and supporting various student movements at the University of Regina. She is also an experienced evaluation, community engagement, and program coordinator in the non-profit sector providing consultation and support to organizations across Saskatchewan. Her academic background is in Health Studies, which helps her to understand health and wellness in broader social and environmental terms. Julian has contributed to community health research concerning social isolation in older adults, mental health service delivery, and cultural continuity in social service delivery. Julian believes that building healthy campuses requires holistic and participatory action led by students. When not at work, Julian spends her time nurturing her sourdough starter, gardening, and exploring mosses on nearby hiking trails.

Sonia’s role is to create an overall evaluation plan for Healthy Campus Saskatchewan, ensuring that the team is collecting pertinent data to measure program impacts for all aspects of our work, performing various literature searches for HCSK and sharing results in creative ways with the community.

Sonia has a B.A. in Geography and Resource Development with Philosophy from the University of Ghana (West Africa) and an M.A. in Geography and Planning from the University of Saskatchewan. Her thesis focused on identifying suggestions to enhance culturally pluralistic age-friendly initiatives in Saskatoon. She is currently serving as a committee member for the Saskatoon Council of Aging (SCOA) "Beyond the Pandemic" Project.

Sonia’s hobbies include working out, sewing, and reading. She also enjoys taking walks along the Saskatchewan river and taking photos of nature.