Meet Our Team | Thrive Center

Central Thrive Team

Michelle McKelvey in a red blazer in front of foliage.

Michelle McKelvey, Ed.D

Senior Director, Thrive Center

mfig@arizona.edu

Tam Li-Vidal

Tam Li-Vidal

Senior Lead, Student Success Projects

tlividal@arizona.edu

Key Sanchez wearing glasses and a blue shirt in front of a wall with green leaves

Key Sanchez

Administrative Associate, Office Operations

keysanchez@arizona.edu

Financial Wellness

alexei_marquez

Alexei Marquez, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Education & Initiatives

Financial Wellness

alexeimarquez@arizona.edu

fred_huang

Fred Huang

Senior Coordinator, Education & Initiatives

Financial Wellness

fhuang@arizona.edu

anahy

Anahy Fernandez

Graduate Assistant, Financial Wellness

Peer Mentoring

patrick_bryan

W. Patrick Bryan

Associate Director, Peer Mentoring

wbryan@arizona.edu

Miranda Sampsel

Miranda Sampsel

Senior Coordinator, Mentoring Programs

msampse1@arizona.edu

Brian Palomo

Brian Palomo

Senior Coordinator, Mentoring Programs

bpalomo@arizona.edu

Rachel

Rachel Juarez

Coordinator, Mentoring & New Start

rachelmjuarez@arizona.edu

celeste

Celeste Vega Torres

Graduate Assistant, Mentoring

celestevega@arizona.edu

Student Success Cohort Support

Crystal

Crystal Raygoza

Coordinator, Student Cohorts

crystalraygoza@arizona.edu

Derwin Begay

Derwin Begay

Coordinator, Student Cohorts

dbegay1@arizona.edu

AGAVE

Blanca Hershey Alcantara

Blanca Alcantara-Hershey

Coordinator, AGAVE

balcantara@arizona.edu

Jessica Martinez

Jessica Martinez

Coordinator, AGAVE

jess12@arizona.edu

Student Staff

stella

Stella Blumer

Peer Mentor

stellablumer@arizona.edu

luis

Luis Cruz

Peer Mentor

cruzhernandez778@arizona.edu

nicole

Nicole Franklin

Social Media Assistant

nfranklin@arizona.edu

ben

Ben Hernandez

Digital Content Assistant

bth2@arizona.edu

Anthony

Anthony Hickok

Peer Mentor

ahickok@arizona.edu

kyra

Kyra Long

Peer Mentor

kyrallong@arizona.edu

Geo

Geovani Martinez

Peer Educator, Financial Wellness

Sebastian

Sebastian Moscoso

Peer Mentor

sebastianmoscoso@arizona.edu

roman

Roman Orozco

Peer Mentor

romanaorozco0406@arizona.edu

adriona

Adriona Palmer

Peer Mentor

adrionapalmer@arizona.edu

vianey

Vianey Ruedas

Peer Mentor

vianeyr@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she | her

analuisa

Analuisa Santos

Peer Mentor

als9@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she | her

taiya

Taiya Teixeira

Student Assistant

Adam

Adam Tellez

Research Assistant, Mentoring

atellez2@arizona.edu

jocelyn_valtierra

Jocelyn Valtierra

Student Assistant

zio

Zio Vargas

Peer Mentor

zvargasrodriguez@arizona.edu

Pascual

Pascual Vasquez

Peer Educator, Financial Wellness

Victor

Victor Vigbedorh

Peer Mentor

vvigbedorhii@arizona.edu

briana

Briana Xay-Ananh

Peer Mentor

brianaxayananh@arizona.edu

Pronouns:

she | her