Carrie H
Carrie earned a PhD in cultural anthropology and a Master of Public Health degree with a global health concentration from the University of Iowa. She taught anthropology and public health at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL for 15 years, and entered the Prevention field in 2021.
Carrie lives in Iowa City with her husband, two kids and one miniature Schnauzer.
d auge (they/them)
d auge joined CFR as a Prevention Specialist in December 2022. d is new to prevention work; however, they have experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) working with clients with substance abuse disorders, eating disorders, and mental health concerns. Before finding their passion in behavioral health, d earned their Masters in English from the University of Chicago in 2019 and worked for six years as Head of Communications for Senator Elizabeth Warren.
d will graduate with their MA in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Development in May 2023 and intends to go on to earn their PhD in Clinical Psychology. d believes strongly that the nonprofit world is the crux of mental health care and that the two need to meet and work together to successfully treat and help individuals.
Outside of work d spends time in their original passion of politics. They can always be found volunteering for a candidate or a cause. d loves to read, is a big fan of Taylor Swift, and is obsessed with cats, owning three.
Becky C
Becky C. began working as a Prevention Specialist in Iowa City in January 2023. She brings skills and knowledge from all her past professional lives to the job; she has worked as a bilingual human services specialist at a women’s health clinic, a high school Spanish teacher, a copyeditor, and a bilingual customer service representative.
Becky graduated with her bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Spanish from the University of Iowa in 1996. She later returned to the University of Iowa and earned her teaching certification and a master’s degree in Spanish in 2001.
Outside of work, Becky enjoys spending time with her spouse and teenager, going on road trips, and buying more books than she has time to read.
Jenna K
Jenna has been with CFR since April of 2023 as a Prevention Specialist.
She graduated from the University of Iowa in the fall of 2022 with her degree in Health Promotion. During her time at U of I, she completed internships including corporate wellness as well as health coaching.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and Australian Shepherd (Boone) on their farm, as well as running and painting.
Kaleb B
Kaleb Brooks joined CFR as a Prevention Specialist in November of 2022. Kaleb is a proud graduate of the University of Iowa, where he received his B.S. in Public Health in 2021, and his Master of Public Health in Epidemiology in 2022. While at Iowa, Kaleb worked in chronic disease and injury prevention among older adult populations.
Outside of work, Kaleb enjoys playing games with his family and friends, baking, and running.
Teddie L
Teddie has spent most of her career in healthcare as a Nurse and started at CFR in a Nurse role in July 2020, before moving into her current role of Prevention Specialist in April 2023. Teddie graduated from Upper Iowa University with an elementary education degree and thoroughly enjoys teaching. She has an ESL endorsement and embraces diversity whole heartedly.
She is passionate about wholistic wellness, encouraging mental, emotional, physical, as well as spiritual wellness for all. She loves inspiring people to become their true, best selves. She is also a substitute teacher for the Iowa City School District.
Outside of work, her main interest is to connect in meaningful conversations with friends and family. She is always ready to spend quality, fun time with her two new grand babies and three grown children. She loves to laugh and occasionally lead Laughter (Yoga) Therapy groups. She is experienced as an ACE Group Fitness instructor and loves working out. She also enjoys music, travel, reading, writing, cooking, dancing, drawing, playing pickle ball and is a nature lover.