Student Wellness Staff

Sharon (Snaggs) Gendron
Director of Student Wellness

Sharon Snaggs Gendron serves as the Director for the Office of Student Wellness for Tufts University Health Sciences Campus. As the director, she oversees the development and implementation of wellness programming and resources to support all students. One of her main goals is to offer practical approaches for students to manage everyday stressors and challenges while they navigate professional school. In her role, Snaggs works with students to help them manage personal problems and situational crises effectively, learn strategies to cope with academic stress and develop self-awareness, personal responsibility, and skills to navigate the high and lows of life. She takes pride in creating safe spaces and opportunities for students to destress, create community, and have fun. 

Snaggs holds a MSW degree from Salem State University and has been in her role at Tufts University since November 2015. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, running and other outdoor activities), hosting friends at her home, and thrifting. One activity that Snaggs cannot do often enough is to visit Ogunquit Beach in Maine. It reminds her of some of her favorite beaches in her native land, Trinidad and Tobago.

Jennifer (Jen) Pustz
Assistant Director of Student Wellness

Jen Pustz serves as the Assistant Director in the Office of Student Wellness. Jen is originally from the Midwest (Wisconsin—Illinois—Iowa, in that order) but has been fully rooted in Massachusetts since 2006. She has a PhD in American Studies from the University of Iowa, an MPH from the Tufts University School of Medicine, and MS in Nutrition Interventions, Communication and Behavior Change from the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Jen is also certified to teach mindfulness and Tai Chi. Her role includes creating wellness content for the newsletter, website, and programs, leading workshops focused on stress management, mindfulness, and tai chi, and promoting student well-being using a public health lens. Outside of the office, Jen loves participating in outdoor activities of all kinds, meditating, making stuff with fabric, yarn, paper, and beads, watching all iterations of Star Trek, and enjoying life with her husband and two cats.

Dylan Stoesser
Student Wellness Coordinator

Dylan Stoesser is the Student Wellness Coordinator for the Office of Student Wellness. Hailing from Massachusetts, she holds a degree in Nutrition, Health, and Wellness from Simmons University. Dylan assists in planning, promoting, and executing wellness events for students. She also manages the OSW's social media presence. When she's not at work, Dylan is either teaching yoga, trying to keep up with her Australian Shepherd, or trying out a new crafting hobby.

Jacie Van Wyk
Social Work Intern

Jacie Van Wyk is the Office of Student Wellness Social Work Intern for the 2023-2024 academic year. Jacie is a first-year clinical student at Boston College's School of Social Work. She is from a small town in northwest Iowa and graduated from the University of Iowa in December 2022 with a BA in Psychology with minors in Human Relations and American Sign Language. She is passionate about mental health awareness and advocacy as well as working with students in higher education on issues ranging from mental wellbeing to mental instability. Outside of school and work, she loves spending time with her friends, reading books of all genres, and taking walks while listening to music.