About The People
Jim Bergquist - Executive Director
Jim Bergquist - Executive Director
Jim Bergquist - Executive Director
Jim has spent his entire career creating and caring, with much of his work taking place with youth and young adults, BeWell Partners comes out of his commitment to support the emotional health of youth and young adults, and the importance of having safe and authentic communities
Jim facilitated retreats and various student events for seve
Jim has spent his entire career creating and caring, with much of his work taking place with youth and young adults, BeWell Partners comes out of his commitment to support the emotional health of youth and young adults, and the importance of having safe and authentic communities
Jim facilitated retreats and various student events for several hundred students at Seattle University, has led over 30 service and immersion trips, co-directed the Capitol Hill Homeless Youth Center (Seattle), coached several sports at the high school and collegiate level, created and led an after-school wellness center at a local high school, taught at an Alternative Public Middle School, is a certified Love and Logic teacher, completed a 20-week class on Wellness and Positive Psychology Coaching, spent 10 weeks as a full-time ICU Chaplain Resident at Evanston (IL) Hospital, and is committed to making the world a bit better and easier for youth and young adults.
Jim is quick to admit that he also has many flaws, has made many mistakes, and needs to work harder at keeping good mental health.
He lives in Santa Barbara with his wife Ingrid and their two daughters (well, the girls are actually in college).
Tyger Callahan - College Advisor
Jim Bergquist - Executive Director
Jim Bergquist - Executive Director
Tyger is a senior at Creighton University studying Psychology and Social Entrepreneurship. His interests are economic mobility, positive psychology, and motivation discernment, and he currently conducts research for Creighton Admissions. He is also involved in Residential Life, Inter-Residential Hall Government, and hosts a podcast calle
Tyger is a senior at Creighton University studying Psychology and Social Entrepreneurship. His interests are economic mobility, positive psychology, and motivation discernment, and he currently conducts research for Creighton Admissions. He is also involved in Residential Life, Inter-Residential Hall Government, and hosts a podcast called Nobody Has It All Figured Out. With three siblings currently in high school, Tyger has firsthand experience on the nuanced experience of growing up, and believes in the importance of exploring often stigmatized topics.
Brita Gotberg - Consultant
Jim Bergquist - Executive Director
Brita Gotberg - Consultant
Brita has worked with Granby (CT) Youth Services since 2006, and serves as the Program Coordinator for the Youth Action Council (Y.A.C.). She has worked with a diverse youth population in many different ways since 1995, from managing a drop-in center, organizing week long service trips, serving as camp director and counselor, and running
Brita has worked with Granby (CT) Youth Services since 2006, and serves as the Program Coordinator for the Youth Action Council (Y.A.C.). She has worked with a diverse youth population in many different ways since 1995, from managing a drop-in center, organizing week long service trips, serving as camp director and counselor, and running a variety of youth programs in the Chicagoland area and parts of New England.
She lives in Granby, CT, with her husband Gary and their three teen/pre-teen boys, and is presently pursuing her Masters in Social Work.