Student Affairs welcomes new team member

On June 16, Tessa Congo joined the School of Public Health in a permanent, full-time capacity as an outreach coordinator with the Office of Academic and Student Affairs. She will be working to help develop and execute student programming at all levels to the School of Public Health and its stakeholders. Along with Bradlee Hartman, Tessa will have a heavy focus on working with Scot McIntosh to expand career and professional development opportunities for students and alumni by redesigning and implementing mandatory, one-on-one career advising and professional development meetings with undergraduate/graduate students and young alumni during each semester of enrollment in the program.

Originally from Inwood, W.Va., Tessa recently graduated from WVU with her bachelor's degree in Social Work. As an undergraduate, she pursued a minor in Addiction Studies and a minor in Psychology while participating as a member of the Mountaineers 4 Recovery student group, serving as a teaching assistant and completing an internship with WVU's Collegiate Recovery Program where she worked on several outreach initiatives for students. She is passionate about rural communities, mental health among college students and social justice. Outside of work, she enjoys art, writing and playing with her pets.