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"Andrea's Voice" Program

Andrea Lynn Smeltzer, 19, was trained in opera, enjoyed the theater, was an avid dancer, a masterful jewelry-maker and poet. At Pitzer College she worked as a Resident Assistant and Mentor, majored in International Business and Politics-and looked forward to saving the world. She died tragically after thirteen months of bulimic behaviors on June 16, 1999.

Her parents, Tom and Doris Smeltzer, present Andrea's "voice" through journal entries and poetry Andrea wrote. They take their listeners on a journey into the heart and mind of a disordered eater. With the knowledge they have gained from extensive personal research, experts in the field and via their daughter's words they describe the factors that contribute to the development of an eating disorder, the warning signs, approaches to use when speaking with a suspected sufferer as well as the necessary components of an effective treatment plan.

Sponsored by The Women's Center, Counseling and Mental Health Services, Nutrition Services, Eating Disorders Team, Female Athletic Performance Committee, S.H.A.P.E. (Students Helping to Achieve Positive Esteem).