1. About

Meet Our Team

Leadership Team

Michelle McKelvey

Director, Thrive Center

mfig@email.arizona.edu
520.621.0709

Teejay Brown

Assistant Director, Persistence, Completion & Wellness

etbrown@email.arizona.edu
520.621.4157

W. Patrick Bryan

Assistant Director, Mentoring & Cultural Programs

wbryan@email.arizona.edu
520.621.5584

Alex Robie

Associate Director, Thrive Center

robie@email.arizona.edu
520.621.9297

Professional Staff

Karla Cruze-Silva

Manager, Wellness Initiatives

kcruzesilva@email.arizona.edu
520.621.9226

Robert (Bob) McCune

Manager, Mentoring Programs

rmccune@email.arizona.edu
520.621.4648

Victoria Navarro Benavides

Manager, First Cats Initiatives

vnbenavides@email.arizona.edu
520.621.9266

Rose Rojas

Manager, Academic Interventions

rrojas1@email.arizona.edu
520-621-3772

Briana Andrade

Senior Coordinator, Arizona Assurance

bandrade@email.arizona.edu
520.621.2310

Derwin Begay

Strengths Coach

dbegay1@email.arizona.edu
520.626.3500

Dani Carrillo

Coordinator, Fostering Success

danicarrillo@email.arizona.edu
520.626.5710

Dawn Kahn

Coordinator, Operations & Logistics

dawnalaneclark@email.arizona.edu
520.626.9052

Alexei Marquez

Coordinator, Financial Wellness

alexeimarquez@email.arizona.edu
520.626.8689

Samantha (Sam) Morrow

Coordinator, Thrive Center

jlsjm5@email.arizona.edu
520.621.8554

Anamaria Navoa

Coordinator, First Cats Mentoring

anamarir@email.arizona.edu
520.621.3673

Chris Oka

Senior Coordinator, Men's Outreach Initiative

coka@email.arizona.edu
520.621.9609

Brian Palomo

Strengths Coach

bpalomo@email.arizona.edu
520.621.7707

Priscila Ruedas

Coordinator, Wellness

priscilaruedas@email.arizona.edu
520.621.6112

Martel Serwenda

Coordinator, First Cats Initiatives

serwendam@email.arizona.edu
520.621.5470

Jacob Shirley

Coordinator, New Start

jshirley@email.arizona.edu
520.621.9565

Michelle Sogge

Senior Coordinator, Assessment

michsogg@email.arizona.edu
520.621.3456

Daniel Viramontes

Coordinator, Transfer Center

viramontes09@email.arizona.edu
520.626.0971

Jenny Simon

Life Management Specialist

jsimon@email.arizona.edu
520.626.8555

Graduate Assistants

Cristal Robles Banuelos

Graduate Assistant, First Cats

croblesbanuelos@email.arizona.edu

Gabriel Martinez

Graduate Assistant, Transfer Center

martinezg@email.arizona.edu

Dario Mendoza

Graduate Assistant, Cultural Learning Communities

darioandrade@email.arizona.edu

Mariah Murray

Graduate Assistant, Arizona Assurance

mdmurray@email.arizona.edu

Jhenitza Raygoza

Graduate Assistant, Financial Wellness

jhenitzaraygoza@email.arizona.edu

Ryan Sermon

Graduate Assistant, Men's Outreach Initiative

rsermon@email.arizona.edu

Student Staff

Leilani Nguyen

CLC Peer Mentor

Rianna Sanchez Ybarra

CLC Peer Mentor

Nathan Collantes

Digital Content Assistant

Laura Zelis

Digital Content Assistant

Gilberto Armenta

First Cats Peer Mentor

Phoenix Eskridge-Aldama

First Cats Peer Mentor

Marygrace McLin Rodriguez

First Cats Peer Mentor

Noas Shaalan

Men's Outreach Community Coordinator

Juan Figueroa

First Cats Community Coordinator

Audrie Ford

First Cats Community Coordinator

Natalie Ortiz

First Cats Community Coordinator

Miranda Zaragoza

First Cats Peer Mentor

Julian Olea

First Cats Peer Mentor

Mariana Perez

First Cats Peer Mentor

Hunter Ackerley

PASS Peer Mentor

Sarah Boatright

PASS Peer Mentor

Hilda Colquhoun

PASS Peer Mentor

Cheyanne Northrop

PASS Peer Mentor

Helena Rodriguez

PASS Peer Mentor

Cooper Ryan

PASS Peer Mentor

Kaitlyn Schaff

PASS Peer Mentor

Lian Don

Thrive Center Student Assistant

Olivia Ladner

Thrive Guide

Susana Mar

Thrive Center Student Assistant

James Rozelle

Thrive Center Student Assistant

Maritza Torres

Thrive Center Student Assistant