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Our Team

Joining together to support survivors in our community.

“The space, the program co-facilitators, and just the overall vibe was so welcoming. It was my favorite part of the week.” - Program Participant  

Meet the people that together, make up our "Thriving" team

Central Team

These individuals including staff and alumni volunteers collectively make our programs operational. 

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Lauren Roberts Executive Director

Lauren Roberts (she/her)

Executive Director

Lauren Roberts Executive Director

Allison Du (she/her)

Chief Financial Officer

Lauren Roberts Executive Director

Samantha Cheney (she/her)

Secretary

Chassidie leadership

Lauren McKenzie
(she/her)

Program Manager, San Diego

Chassidie leadership

Shelby Sager (she/her)

Program Manager, Santa Barbara

Chassidie leadership

Andrew Foley
(he/him)

Program Manager, San Francisco

Chassidie leadership

Elle Jones (she/her)

Program Operations Manager

Board of Director Anchor

Board of Directors

Responsible for mission alignment, sustainability, and strategic planning.

UCSB Team

Meet the student volunteers responsible for creating and facilitating programs providing peer-to-peer engagement. Students know what students need.

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Miranda DeLand (she/her)

Program Co-Facilitator

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Maya Danovitch (she/her)

Program Co-Facilitator

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Evelyn Goulart (she/her)

Program Co-Facilitator

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Kyla Woods (she/her)

Marketing Officer

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Emily Burke (she/her)

Program Co-Facilitator

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Anthony Torres (he/him)

Marketing Officer

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Julian Sierra (he/him)

Marketing Officer

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Jasmin Montiel (she/her)

Program Assistant

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SDSU Team

These individuals including staff and alumni volunteers collectively make our programs operational. 

Savanna Clyne

Graduate Program Co-Facilitator

(she/her)

Camber Hayes

Undergraduate Program Co-Facilitator

(she/her)

Kate Lewis

Graduate Program Co-facilitator

(she/her)

Haylie Paris Caguioa

Marketing Officer

(she/her)

Amy Spackman

Graduate Program Assistant

(she/her)

Hedieh Fahami

Marketing Officer

(she/her)

Emi Chrash

Marketing Officer

(she/her)

Riley Saunderson

Marketing Officer

(she/her)

Dorothy Nguyen

Undergraduate Program Co-Facilitator

(she/her)

Isabella Corona

Undergraduate Program Co-Facilitator

(she/her)

SFSU Team

The Thriving Initiative values the voices and support from past and current volunteers, that continue to keep our programs available and community focused at each college.

Yaritza Garzia (she/her)

Program Assistant

Savannah Evans (she/her)

Program Assistant

Deandra Lara (she/her)

Program Co-facilitator

Sierra Skinner (she/her)

Marketing Officer

Rahwa Tomas (she/her)

Program Co-facilitator

Christina Gonzalez (she/her)

Program Co-facilitator

Jessica Phung (she/her)

Marketing Officer

Join Our Team!

Interested in joining our team?

Email us at apply@thethrivinginitiative.org 

Or to become a student volunteer: 

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