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 2023–2024 academic year are now closed. Check back next year or if you have questions about the program, please email hcc.thrive@du.edu.
Meet Our Thrive Peer Educators!
Caitlin Clemens
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Majors: International Studies, Geography
Minors: French, Sustainability
Other Campus Activities: Officer, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCG)
Personal Interests: Hiking, skiing, reading, going on adventures
Sam Levering
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Major: Anthropology
Minor: Leadership
Other Campus Activities: Chi Omega Sorority, DU EMS, and Pioneer Leadership Program (PLP)
Personal Interests: Baking, yoga, reading, travel, listening to music, watching tv, and mochas
Lindsay Baker
Pronouns: she/her
Major(s): Anthropology
Minor(s): Leadership studies, urban studies
Other campus activities: USG, Happy Tampers, DU Honors, PLP, Feel Good DU
Personal interests: Reading, journaling/scrapbooking, hiking, listening to music and going to concerts, traveling
Vanessa Leon-Gamez
Pronouns: she/her
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Minor(s): Gender and Women’s Studies, Leadership
Other campus activities: Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Inc., First at DU, Colorado Women’s College
Personal interests: Playing Animal Crossing, watching documentaries, trying new foods