Shannon Suffoletto '99, director of health at DePaul
Both a psychology and dance major, Shannon Suffoletto ‘99 is the director of health and wellness at DePaul University.
In an article from Her Campus, Suffoletto describes her job:
“I lead the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness, which consists of three additional professional staff members (A Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention Specialist, an Alcohol and Drug Prevention Specialist and a Health Promotion Coordinator. We also have one Graduate Intern and six peer health educators called HEAT (Health Education Team)). The mission of the Office is to empower the DePaul community to embrace a healthy lifestyle, creating a culture of health and well-being that fosters personal and academic success. My job is to ensure that we are collaborating with university and community partners, and that we are providing holistic education, support, and resources for students to create and sustain long-term, healthy behaviors. Our office provides information and covers topics that range from nutrition, to physical fitness to mental health, to sexual health and relationship violence. While all health topics are important, special emphasis is placed on alcohol and substance abuse prevention and sexual and relationship violence prevention.??”