Meet Our Team

Leadership Team

Michelle McKelvey

Director, Thrive Center

mfig@email.arizona.edu

Teejay Brown

Associate Director, Persistence & Completion

etbrown@email.arizona.edu

W. Patrick Bryan

Associate Director, Mentoring & Cultural Programs

wbryan@email.arizona.edu

Karla Cruze-Silva

Senior Manager, Student Success

kcruzesilva@email.arizona.edu

Alexei Marquez

Manager, Persistence & Completion

alexeimarquez@email.arizona.edu

Robert (Bob) McCune

Manager, Mentoring Programs

rmccune@email.arizona.edu

Victoria Navarro Benavides

Manager, First Cats Initiatives

vnbenavides@email.arizona.edu

Professional Staff

Derwin Begay

Strengths Coach

dbegay1@email.arizona.edu

Dani Carrillo

Coordinator, Fostering Success

danicarrillo@email.arizona.edu

Dawn Kahn

Coordinator, Operations & Logistics

dawnalaneclark@email.arizona.edu

Mercedes Luna

Coordinator, Transfer Center

mtluna@arizona.edu

Samantha (Sam) Morrow

Coordinator, Thrive Center

jlsjm5@email.arizona.edu

Anamaria Navoa

Coordinator, First Cats Mentoring

anamarir@email.arizona.edu

Chris Oka

Senior Coordinator, Men's Outreach Initiative

coka@email.arizona.edu

Brian Palomo

Strengths Coach

bpalomo@email.arizona.edu

Martel Serwenda

Coordinator, First Cats Initiatives

serwendam@email.arizona.edu

Jacob Shirley

Coordinator, New Start

jshirley@email.arizona.edu

Michelle Sogge

Senior Coordinator, Assessment

michsogg@email.arizona.edu

Daniel Viramontes

Coordinator, Transfer Center

viramontes09@email.arizona.edu

Jenny Simon

Life Management Counselor

jsimon@email.arizona.edu

Graduate Assistants

Gabriel Martinez

Graduate Assistant, Transfer Center

martinezg@email.arizona.edu

Ricardo Montejano

Graduate Assistant, Men's Outreach Initiative

rmontejano@email.arizona.edu

Student Staff

Esta Akoy

CLC Peer Mentor

Michelle Bustamante

CLC Peer Mentor

Kiana Poncho

CLC Peer Mentor

Rianna Sanchez Ybarra

CLC Peer Mentor

Sabrina Arreola

Financial Wellness Peer Educator

Mariana Perez

First Cats Community Coordinator

Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama

First Cats Peer Mentor

Zeke Jimenez

First Cats Peer Mentor

Natali Garcia Quezada

First Cats Peer Mentor

Maria Ochoa

First Cats Peer Mentor

Julian Olea

First Cats Peer Mentor

Isabelle Perea

First Cats Peer Mentor

Victorino Rodriguez

First Cats Peer Mentor

James Talbot

First Cats Peer Mentor

Jordan Toyos

First Cats Peer Mentor

Catie Canupp

Fostering Success Peer Mentor

Ally Felix

Fostering Success Peer Mentor

Sarah Leblanc

Fostering Success Peer Mentor

Ari Montes

Fostering Success Peer Mentor

De'Andre Onyi

Fostering Success Peer Mentor

Jay Davis

Men's Outreach Community Coordinator

Noas Shaalan

Men's Outreach Community Coordinator

Ashling Whelan

Thrive Guides

Kaitlyn Schaff

Thrive Guide

Lian Don

Digital Content Assistant

Susana Mar

Financial Wellness Peer Educator

Sandy Nguyen

Fostering Success Peer Mentor

James Rozelle

Arizona Assurance Student Assistant

Hunter Ackerley

Thrive Guide

Sarah Boatright

Thrive Guide

Hilda Colquhoun

Thrive Guide

Carlos Calvillo

Thrive Guide

Alli Crook

Thrive Guide

Gabby Gardner

First Cats Peer Mentor

Keanu Gibson

Thrive Guide

Julianna Lucero Alvarez

First Cats Peer Mentor

Emma Mangiapane

Thrive Guide

Eric Oum

Thrive Guide & Men's Outreach Coordinator

Cooper Ryan

Thrive Guide

Charlotte Ruth

Thrive Guide

Tony Samaniego

First Cats Peer Mentor

Elaina Tellez

Thrive Guide

Wyatt Weisel

Thrive Guide

Aina Afzal

Transfer Student Assistant

Mark Almanza

Transfer Student Assistant

Alan Guerrero

Transfer Student Assistant

Elsie Ojum

Transfer Student Assistant

Ashley Zambos

Transfer Student Assistant

Kenny Gibson

Men's Outreach Coordinator

Taylor Rios

First Cats Community Coordinator