The Thrive Peer Educators are a team of undergraduate students who work for the Department of Health Promotion at the University of Denver's Health & Counseling Center. This passionate group of about paid student leaders strives to promote the health and well-being of the DU campus community through health education and engagement, developing programs and implementing outreach efforts to address sexual health, mental health, alcohol & other drug education, and interpersonal violence prevention.
Thrive Peer Educators serve as HCC ambassadors, act as liaisons between the DU community and health professionals, and facilitate Intervene: DU — a required active bystander intervention training for all new undergraduate students. This paid position requires a one-year commitment of 30 to 40 hours per quarter, with offers typically extended for students who are not graduating.
Become a Thrive Peer Educator
The Thrive Peer Educator team interviews and hires new members in the winter quarter each year. Applications for the '24-'25 year are closed, but applications for the '25-'26 year will open in January. If you have questions about the program, please email hcc.thrive@du.edu.
Note this is a year-long position and if you are studying abroad during the 2025-2026 academic year, we cannot consider you for the position.
Meet Our Thrive Peer Educators!
Lindsay Baker (she/her/hers)
Major: Anthropology
Minors: Community Engagement for the Public Good (certificate), French & Francophone Studies, Human Health Sciences & Systems, International Studies, Leadership Studies, Urban Studies
Other Campus Activities: Office of International Education, Office of New Student & Family Programs, PLP, DU Honors Program, Happy Tampers, Do Better DU
Personal Interests: reading, exploring Colorado, journaling, sending postcards, going to concerts
Sofia Carmosino (She/Her)
Majors: Political Science and Film Studies
Other Campus Activities:
Julia Creech (she/her/hers)
Major(s): Psychology and Religious Studies
Minor: Critical Race & Ethnic Studies
Personal Interests: reading, music, hiking, skiing, travel
Rhianna Lewis (she/her/hers)
Majors: Theatre & Spanish
Minors: Sustainability and Leadership
Campus Activities: Honors Student Association, DU Backstage, Club Climbing, Alpine Club, CWC Leadership Scholars
Personal Interests: Reading, writing, getting outdoors (hiking, skiing, kayaking, biking), and calling my dad
Frankie Stroud (she/her/hers)
Majors: International Studies, Political Science
Minor: Spanish
Campus Activities: Undergraduate Student Government, DU Choirs, Delta Zeta Sorority, Honors Program
Personal Interests: Hiking, running, vegetarian cooking, reading
Amarjahan Joseph-DeCambra (she/her/hers)
Major: Psychology
Minors: Communications & Human Health Science & Systems
Campus Activities: Alpha Delta Chi Sorority
Personal Interests: Reading, traveling, hiking, and writing
Sabrina Reinwald (uses any pronouns)
Major(s): Communication and Music
Campus Activities: Honors Program, Lambda Pi Eta, Spirituals Project Member
Personal Interests: Music, Arts and Crafts, Research
Emma Bessemer (she/her/hers)
Major: International Studies
Minors: Sociology and Criminology
Personal Interests: Reading, watching romcoms, going to the movies, hanging with my sister :)
Alex Pyron (he/they)
Major: Computer Science
Minors: Computer Engineering and Chinese
Campus Activities: Working in the Innovation Labs in the ECS Building!
Personal Interests: I'm currently experimenting with music production, as well as learning how to skateboard and climb. In my free time, I love to play tennis, collect CDs, and play video games with my friends