About
Our Mission
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Wello demonstrates collective well-being is possibile through co-creating community conditions that are fair and just to drive high levels of health and well-being for all.
We believe that collective well-being is possible and that everyone should have the opportunity to be their best self and live their best lives. Collective well-being is our unifying vision. Together, we are building a legacy of well-being.
Our Values
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Equitable Prosperity
We strive to ensure all voices in our community are heard and valued. Everyone, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, education or the neighborhood they call home, deserves the opportunity to participate, prosper, be well, and reach their full potential.
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Community-Driven
We elevate aspirations and priorities and then build the capacity of all residents, organizations, businesses, and municipalities to contribute their unique strengths.
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Shared Risk, Work, and Celebration
We grow trust by sharing work and risks and celebrating each other’s successes. We are committed to practicing mutual respect, supporting each other’s unique roles, and engaging in dialogue.
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Hope and Inspiration
Taking action to enhance community conditions and mindsets requires optimism, creativity, and determination. To ignite a movement, we will foster hope, inspiration, innovation, and courage to act.
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Meaningful Measurement
We are results oriented with the diligence to measure what matters and use that data and feedback to make necessary adjustments over time.
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Long-Term Commitment
Challenges are expected and welcomed. Wello is concerned with generational change which will require robust community engagement and innovative solutions, all focused on the greater good.
Our community commitment
Wello represents a community commitment to the health and well-being of the Wisconsinites that call Greater Green Bay home. Three elected officials have come together to issue a joint proclamation highlighting our collective value of health as foundational elements of healthy kids and families, a healthy workforce and a healthy, thriving economy.
Meet the Wello Team
Beth Heller, MS
Wello! My name is Beth Heller and I am the Interim Executive Director for the organization. It's my job to help forge and support the collaboration ( or the "We" as we like to call it) that results in equitable, inclusive and innovative efforts to move the needle on well-being for all in Greater Green Bay. My education background includes a Masters Degree in Nutrition from the University of Illinois at Chicago and 20+ years of experience as a yoga and meditation teacher.
Tara Yang, BS
Wello! My name is Tara Yang and I'm the Ag Business Development Strategist for Wello. In my position, I serve as the project manager for the JBS/Urban Farm development, a collaboration with the City of Green Bay. I received my Bachelors of Science in Science Communication - emphasis on food science and nutrition along with a Global Health and Entrepreneurship Certificate from the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Gail Brady, BS
Wello! My name is Gail Brady, and I’m the Community-Clinical Strategist at Wello. At the core of my role, I’m a relationship builder and problem solver, bringing healthcare organizations and community partners together to foster stronger connections and help level the playing field so everyone has the support they need to live well.
Before joining Wello, I owned and operated a speech therapy contracting company, where I gained valuable experience in healthcare, problem-solving in dynamic environments, and relationship building. I thrive in collaborative settings, embrace challenges as opportunities to learn and innovate, and am always seeking new ways to grow and learn from those around me.
Ali Jehangir, MFA
Michelle Wolfe, BS
Wello! My name is Michelle Wolfe and I am the Operations and Administrative Coordinator at Wello. I support the operational functions required to execute our mission and keep moving forward. I come from a background in a variety industries from corporate to higher education to non-profit. It is my firm belief that a healthy community is a thriving community and I am thrilled to be able to work toward collective well being every day.
Leadership Team
Wello Research Team
Our Story
Wello has a decade of experience working in Greater Green Bay to improve health and well-being. Formally know as Live54218, we have accomplished many projects, together with our community, to create change.
A growing body of research combined with local, on-the-ground experience confirmed the importance of place and social determinants (the structural conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age) on our health and well-being. Health and well-being happen (or don’t) in our communities meaning your zip code can have a greater impact on your health, well-being and life expectancy than your genetic code. Place matters.
We have adapted our strategic plan to better meet our community's needs ensuring everyone can achieve their full potential by focusing on the root-causes of what creates equitable, healthy communities.
Wello embraces local community context, traditions, and assets all while innovating for the future. Wello builds upon our past successes: a proven track-record of bringing collective strategies to scale and catalyzes the work of other individuals, groups and leaders. This emphasis on community organizing leverages the science of behavioral psychology, specifically how and why individuals make decisions, to improve the well-being of Greater Green Bay. Most importantly, to be effective, this approach demands an authentic equity lens. For this reason, we actively seek to connect with and amplify leaders and voices from all parts of Greater Green Bay’s diverse community.
Well-being starts with we.