About Us

Originally from Long Island, NY Lauren relocated to Florida in 2012 for her first position at FGCU, in 2017  she joined the Prevention and Wellness staff as Director.  Lauren believes that wellness is only achieved when the whole self is considered.  Lauren values service to the community and is actively involved inside and outside of FGCU.  She is a member of Lee County's Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and holds a Victim's Practitioner Designation through the Florida Office of the Attorney General. She is also the Risk Management chair for the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.  Lauren received her Master of Science in Counseling from the New York Institute of Technology and also holds a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science with a concentration in Social Work from the same institution. She is a current student in FGCU's Educational Leadership Doctorate program.   In her free time, Lauren enjoys boating, reading, exercising, and spending time with her husband and her many fur children!

Brittany’s hometown is Mulberry, FL. She graduated from the University of West Florida in 2017 and 2019 with her B.A. in Psychology and Master of Public Health with a specialization in health promotion, education, and behavior. Brittany came to FGCU in 2020 to serve as the Peer Education Coordinator for Prevention and Wellness. Brittany comes to FGCU with six years of health education experience through her time working as a Peer Educator and Graduate Assistant for the University of West Florida’s Wellness department. Recently receiving her MPH degree and Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification, Brittany is excited to begin her journey at FGCU and grow in her experience. In her free time, Brittany loves to paint, spend time with her fur baby, and read new books!

Jenna's hometown is Staten Island, NY. However, she was raised in Cape Coral, FL after the age of ten. She received a B.S. in Health Science from the University of Florida with a concentration in Public Health. While at the University of Florida, she worked within the Department of Emergency Management assisting with data management and planning emergency simulations. She was also involved in the College of Public Health and Health Professions council and research endeavors. Her particular area of research assistance was working under the Rural South Public Health Training Center and the local health department regarding the usage of avatars for web-based HIV/AIDS education. She was also involved in a separate research project that was focused on qualitative analysis of public health workers' social media accounts. This project focused on identifying what officials are discussing the most within the community as well as if social media was being used as an appropriate resource for public health advocacy and education. She is currently a certified trainer for “Training for Intervention Procedures” (TIPS) alcohol intervention program and the “SafeTALK” suicide prevention program. Her passion lies in mental health and she is currently a graduate student in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at FGCU.