
Peer Counseling
Need a listening ear? The Peer Counseling Program is a team of student volunteers dedicated to helping other students experiencing any kind of emotional problems. Recognizing that students often feel most comfortable talking with friends about life issues, the Peer Counselors receive extensive training on how to help other students. They are not therapists, but act as friends who are knowledgeable about the kinds of emotional issues affecting students and campus resources.
These caring and committed campus leaders go through a week-long training in the early fall and then participate in an ongoing monthly training program throughout the year. They learn about depression, anxiety, eating issues, grief, relationship issues, alcohol and substance problems, academic problems, and trauma. They learn how to listen without judging, and keep all contacts confidential (except for situations where there a student is at risk of harm, when they get consultation from the University Counselor on-call).
Peer Counselors team up with RAs on each hall to help first-year students make a successful adjustment to W&L, but are also available to upper class students. The PCs want to be there for you whether your issue is large or small; if you are a W&L student experiencing any kind of life difficulty and want support from a peer you can contact any of the PCs any time, either by email from the list below or by phone using the numbers on the Peer Counseling posters around campus.

Dave Salge
dsalge@wlu.edu
Interim Staff Advisor

Cole Gershkovich
gershkovichc24@mail.wlu.edu
615-856-6655
Head PC

Mariam Drammeh
drammehm25@mail.wlu.edu
678-499-9415
Assistant Head PC

Cat Hudson
hudsonc24@mail.wlu.edu
304-488-0675
Head LGBTQ+ PC

Lydie Kipawa
buradil25@mail.wlu.edu
540-427-8018
Head Diversity PC

Bemnet Ali
bali@mail.wlu.edu
571-626-0477

Spratt Allison
sallison@mail.wlu.edu
423-508-5825

Ben Bankston
bankstonb25@mail.wlu.edu
434-363-2796

Meagan Baxley
mbaxley@mail.wlu.edu
540-632-5474

Frances Bragg
braggf25@mail.wlu.edu
980-240-4776

Aoife Braverman
bravermana25@mail.wlu.edu
805-451-9139

Tyler Bush
tbush@mail.wlu.edu
864-524-5285

Lou Bynum
bynuml24@mail.wlu.edu
704-763-4387

Devin Canino
dcanino@mail.wlu.edu
858-230-9525

Guangpu Chen
cheng24@mail.wlu.edu
540-712-1440

Jowita Chotkiewicz
chotkiewiczj23@mail.wlu.edu
202-384-5674

Zaria Daniels
zdaniels@mail.wlu.edu
803-999-0573

Mason Davis
davism24@mail.wlu.edu
901-484-6702

Jorge Gomez
gomezj25@mail.wlu.edu
252-915-7614

Lily Greenwald
greenwaldl25@mail.wlu.edu
346-234-6165

Natalie Gresham
greshamn24@mail.wlu.edu
678-736-0416

Maddy Hayes
mhayes@mail.wlu.edu
615-571-9805

Abid Jeem
ajeem@mail.wlu.edu
540-620-2050

Will Knight
wknight@mail.wlu.edu
970-799-4465

Drew Leydig
leydigd25@mail.wlu.edu
610-764-3457

Ward Lilly
wlilly@mail.wlu.edu
828-974-1085

Mynor Lopez
lopezm24@mail.wlu.edu
347-344-1413

Daniel Lu
dlu@mail.wlu.edu
401-402-9524

Anna Clair Mackey
mackeya25@mail.wlu.edu
318-518-5811

Walker McKnight
mcknightw24@mail.wlu.edu
615-707-5942

Elise McPherson
emcpherson@mail.wlu.edu
229-200-2703

Thomas McRae
mcraet25@mail.wlu.edu
615-278-8822

Michael Mercer
mercerm24@mail.wlu.edu
443-685-4419

Lily Miggins
migginsl24@mail.wlu.edu
210-585-1295

Andrew Morse
morsea24@mail.wlu.edu
203-962-6528

Charlene Nsengimana
nsengimanac24@mail.wlu.edu
540-466-2697

Bridget Osas
osasb25@mail.wlu.edu
469-264-4269

Jackson Parker
parkerj25@mail.wlu.edu
304-617-1057

Max Patterson
mepatterson@mail.wlu.edu
913-701-5330

Syd Peppe
peppes25@mail.wlu.edu
703-431-6332

Pinto
pintoc24@mail.wlu.edu
980-677-2690

Peyton Quimby
quimbyp24@mail.wlu.edu
361-676-8244

Naila Rahman
rahmann24@mail.wlu.edu
571-697-9524

Jason Raymond
raymondj25@mail.wlu.edu
540-903-8963

Kat Repka
krepka@mail.wlu.edu
727-400-9138

Kiera Stankewich
stankewichk25@mail.wlu.edu
475-355-5228

Annie Thomas
thomasa24@mail.wlu.edu
601-278-4649

Asa Tuke
tukea25@mail.wlu.edu
845-702-1646

Grace Vest
vestg24@mail.wlu.edu
601-278-4649

Trip Wright
wrightt25@mail.wlu.edu
615-720-9939

Cindy Xie
cxie@mail.wlu.edu
804-467-8004