Thrive Advocates

Thrive Advocates oversee the vision and programming of Tippie Thrive. Students in the Thrive Advocate role assess needs of their fellow students and work with Thrive Program Directors to develop programming to meet these needs.

If you’re interested in becoming a Thrive Advocate the application process opens mid-September for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Tippie Thrive Advocates for spring 2026.

Meet our Thrive Advocates

  • Claire Britt
  • Jorryn Crall
  • Emma Downard
  • Alex Hurley
  • Andrea Koehler
  • Carly Nims
  • Sophie Palmer
  • Lexi Petridis
  • Aidan Roessler
  • Aiden Truesdell
  • Sammy Woltz

Thrive Trainers

In the fall of 2025, Tippie Thrive added the first Thrive Trainers to the team. These student co-facilitate workshops and trainings in classroom programming, and student organizations.

Meet the trainers

  • Claire Britt
  • Thomas DeBruin
  • Charlotte Johnson
  • Emily Marshall
  • Lucas Miller
  • Bella Nelson
  • Steph Rosenthal
  • Sumika Thapa
Tippie Thrive Trainers for spring 2026.

Not pictured: Steph Rosenthal.