Annual Don Kemp Memorial Event: “Personalizing and Building Resilience: A Strengths-Based Approach”

This year’s Don Kemp Memorial event features Italee Castellon, a 2019 Luther College social work graduate. Italee will share insights about personalizing and building resilience, from her experience as a mental health counselor with college students and others.

Italee Castellon was a first-generation student who earned her bachelor of social work from Luther College (2019) and a master in social work from Clarke University. She has experience working with various populations, including the homeless community in Chicago, family and youth services in Decorah, and  adults with disabilities in Dubuque. Her area of expertise is college students, and has been working with this population since 2020 as a Mental Health Counselor at Loras College. Italee has focused her humanistic and strengths-based approach to bring out the best in every student she meets, fostering
growth despite the worst of setbacks or circumstances.