Kellogg PEAK Initiative
Gaige Wessling currently serves as a Marketing and Program Specialist for the Kellogg PEAK Initiative, focusing on capacity building and youth programming as part of the Trinity Fellowship since September 2023. Previously, Wessling accumulated experience at City Year Milwaukee from July 2021 to August 2023, holding roles that included Summer Associate, Team Leader, and Americorps Member, where responsibilities ranged from onboarding new Americorps Members to tutoring and counseling students. Wessling is pursuing a Master's degree in Public Service at Marquette University, expected to complete in May 2025, following a Bachelor's degree in Genetic Counseling from the University of Iowa earned in May 2021.
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Kellogg PEAK Initiative
Our mission is to bring out the limitless potential in young leaders through extraordinary experiences and nurturing relationships. PEAK partners with Milwaukee-area schools and serves hundreds of students through summer camp experiences, after-school, school-day and weekend programming. In most cases, youth attend programming with 100% of their participation costs covered by funds raised by PEAK. Instead of a financial obligation, participants commit to staying engaged with the organization and giving back to their community. PEAK hopes all youth in its programs are engaged in 10 weeks of high-quality summer programming and activities that nurture their development while providing intentional and thoughtful programming during the academic year. A main goal of the organization is to offer youth comprehensive programming that builds leadership-focused, social and emotional learning skills, spanning into adulthood. PEAK hopes its work will become recognized as a national best-practice model for supporting youth in realizing their leadership potential and applying their skills and influence in their workplaces and communities.