Colby Wilkerson
colby.wilkerson@gmail.com
colbywilkerson.com
Bio
Colby Wilkerson is senior in the Design and Visual Communications program at UWM. In addition, as if being full-time student wasn’t enough, he works as a full-time manager at a local restaurant and has an internship with UWM’s School of Information Studies as a graphic design intern. Colby gets a wide variety of skills from these three demanding commitments that made him the well rounded designer and time manager that he is today.
Colby tends to design for the “little guy” and works to give a voice, by use of design, to those who may not be represented well overall. He has created several pieces that support the LGBT community because he loves the variety of the walks of life that come from the community and the stories they tell. There is a ton of work needed to visually represent what the LGBT community truly has to offer and that is what Colby loves to work to support.
With what little free time Colby currently gets, you can find him easily with his nose in a book at the local bookstore — he’ll be the one wearing the cat shirt, a signature trait of his. He plans to grow his knowledge and design skills as he prepares to enter the design field.
Design Team
Manduul Gomez:
Student, App Consultant
Elizabeth Bur:
Montessori Teacher, User
Corey Antonicci:
Manager, User
High School & Notable Teachers
Two Rivers High School
Travis Klein
Description
WAITT is a suicide prevention app that works to help individuals who are facing early signs of mental health issues and / or early signs of suicidal thoughts and connects them to the hundreds of thousands of stories and coping mechanisms of suicide survivors. WAITT brings the values of compassion, comfortability, and care into lives of those facing various mental health issues, creating an environment where they can know that “we are in this together.”
Mission
WAITT’s mission is to bring together people who are showing early signs of mental health issues and or early signs of suicidal thoughts and connecting them with the stories and coping mechanisms of the over 250,000+ people who become suicide survivors every year.
Vision
WAITT envisions a world where all people can enjoy themselves and their lives, each and every day, to the fullest.
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