Jay Brewster

(he/they)

Major: Civil Engineering

Class: Junior

SUPE Group: Healthy Relationships

Email: brewster@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator, QPR

Fun Fact: I have a business raising and selling isopods (rollypollys) for pets and bioactive enclosures

“I want to be able to support and help build my community. College can be overwhelming and confusing, and I want to be someone people can come to when they need help.”

Brooklyn Dash

(she/her/hers)

Major: Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Class: Junior

SUPE Group: Healthy Relationships

Email: bhdash@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator

Fun Fact: I love classic cars and have two 70’s Volkswagen Beetles!

“I want to be a peer educator to help others and provide a safe space if someone feels they need support. I want everyone to live their best life! I love organizing fun events along the journey too!”

Ben Farney

(he/him/his)

Major: Chemical Engineering

Class: Sophomore

SUPE Group: Wellness

Email: benjamin_farney@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator, CPR/AED and First Aid

Fun Fact: I have raced triathlons for nigh on ten years now.

“I love teaching others and I’ve had lots of good experiences with teaching in Boy Scouts. I’ve also had some struggles with mental health in the past, and a couple of my friends had had some major struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts, and I want to be able to help anyone else going through that.”

Marina Fennell

(she/her/hers)

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Class: Senior

SUPE Group: Healthy Relationships

Email: mfennell@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator

Fun Fact: I like to dance and do Traditional Panamanian dancing!

“I wanted to be able to share wellness and be a role model on campus for under represented and all the different communities on campus. I want to use these skills in the organizations I am apart of under the Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP) and share these skills for others to apply both in and outside of school. Being a Peer Educator I hope to grow along with the program and positively impact the Mines community.”

Lucas Hoke

(he/him/his)

Major: Computer Science

Class: Sophomore

SUPE Group: Wellness

Email: lhoke@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator, QPR

Fun Fact: I have an identical twin!

“I love being a Peer Educator because developing new ways to make a difference on campus is exciting! I was originally inspired by the impact of the Peer Education team and want to apply my experiences from my past two years at Miens to support and uplift other Orediggers.”

Sabrina Kazi

(she/her/hers)

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Class: Sophomore

SUPE Group: Mental Health

Email: sabrina_kazi@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator

Fun Fact: I’ve had chicks as pets!

“As a Peer Educator, I want to give back to the Mines community and allow others to feel as safe and welcomed as I did! I’m looking forward to building my leadership skills and finding another community at Mines!”

Luissa Kilgore

(she/her/hers)

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Class: Sophomore

SUPE Group: Wellness

Email: luissa_kilgore@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator

Fun Fact: I love doing all sorts of arts – painting, ceramics, knitting, sewing.

“I want to support the Mines community!”

Kate Knudtsen

(she/her/hers)

Major: Environmental Engineering

Class: Sophomore

SUPE Group: Peer Listening

Email: katherineknudtsen@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator

Fun Fact: I enjoy knitting, hiking, skiing, and being outdoors.

“I have received a lot of help, both from professionals and peers, for the challenges I have faced with my mental health. I am extremely grateful for the people who have taken time to help me, and I want to give back to the community. I want to contribute to creating an encouraging environment at Mines where students feel empowered to ask for help and to get the resources they need for their wellbeing.”

Ava O’Hara

(she/her/hers)

Major: QBE

Class: Junior

SUPE Group: Peer Listening

Email: aohara@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator

Fun Fact: I am from Oklahoma.

“I wanted to become a Peer Educator to help out my community.“

Mikah Plitt

(he/him)

Major: Geophysical Engineering

Class: Sophomore

SUPE Group: Healthy Relationships and Wellness

Email: mikah_plitt@mines.edu

Training: Basic Life Support

Fun Fact: I am OSHA certified.

“I joined Mines for Recovery and Awareness my freshman year and it made me realize that I could help other in the same way that it helped me.“

Arabella Quintanilla

(she/her/hers)

Major: Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering

Class: Junior

SUPE Group: Mental Health

Email: aiquintanilla@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator

Fun Fact: I am from Guam & Hawai’i!

“I wanted to be part of an evolving group that works to help the wellbeing of our community! I feel that mental health is very important and I would love to have the ability to listen to & support anyone I can.”

Andres Saa

(he/him/his)

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Class: Senior

SUPE Group: Mental Health

Email: andreseduardosaa@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator, QPR 

Fun Fact: I’m left-handed.

“It’s been a great two years being a part of the program and it’s awesome being able to make a difference on campus through our programs and workshops!”

Lydia Tan

(she/her)

Major: Electrical Engineering (ICE

Class: Junior

SUPE Group: Healthy Relationships

Email: lytan@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator, CPR Certified

Fun Fact: I like to create large scale silk embroidery paintings in my free time.

“I wanted to become a Peer Educator because I want to convey the message to students and faculty, that by spending more time with themselves and taking care of themselves in all aspects, physically, mentally, and spiritually, they can be at their best and learn to value the things they care about.”

Madison Tatinski

(She/Her/Hers)

Major: Construction Engineering

Class: Junior

SUPE Group: Wellness

Email: mtatinski@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator, QPR, SafeZone, Facilitation and Communication Styles

Fun Fact: I was born 9 weeks early!

“I love the work I do as a Peer Educator, helping to make campus a safe, healthy, inclusive, and welcoming environment where students can be themselves! I am able to share my experiences with others so students may feel represented and like they have a voice here at Mines.”

Jordan Tierney

(She/Her/Hers)

Major: Computational Applied Math

Class: Junior

SUPE Group: Mental Health

Email: jetierney@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator

Fun Fact: I’m from Delaware.

“I love being part of groups that work to better the community and I am excited to be able to explore different ways of doing that as a Peer Educator.”

Emma Griffis

(she/her/hers)

Mental Health Group Advisor

Bachelor’s Degree in History, additional focus in Women’s Studies and Sociology

Master of Public Health

Email: egriffis@mines.edu

Fun Fact: I lived in Ukraine for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer! I also like to run, go camping, garden, and spend time with my family, neighbors, and friends. I am an eclipse chaser!

Training: Certified Peer Educator Trainer, Certified QPR Trainer. Also trained in ASIST, SafeZone, Restorative Practices.

“I love working with Peer Education because the students have such fantastic ideas about what topics their peers want to hear about and how to address those topics in fun and effective ways. Our Peer Educators are super creative and passionate about their work – I am constantly learning from them!”

Sareen Lambright Dale

(she/her/hers)

Healthy Relationships Advisor

Office of Sexual Harassment and Assault Advocacy, Prevention, & Education

Bachelors in Psychology

Master’s in Business Administration, Healthcare Management

Email: slambrightdale@mines.edu

Fun Fact: I love hiking all four seasons. 

Training: Certified Peer Educator Trainer, Domestic and Sexual Violence Victim Advocate, QPR, Safe Zone, Certificate in Violence Prevention, Restorative Justice for Education

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou

Claire VanWieren

(she/her/hers)

Wellness Group Advisor

Email: claire.vanwieren@mines.edu

Training: Certified Peer Educator Trainer, Certified QPR Trainer

Christina Crites

(she/her/hers)

Healthy Relationships Advisor

Email: christina.crites@mines.edu

Katey Parsons, M.Ed, LPC

(she/her/hers)

Peer Listener Advisor

Email: kateyparsons@mines.edu

2024 – 2025 Cohort

Andres Saa

Arabella Quintanilla

Ava Burger

Ava O’Hara

Ben Farney

Bridget Germany

Brooklyn Dash

Cinnamon Clausen

Isa Libonate

Jay Brewster

Jordan Tierney

Kate Knudtsen

Lucas Hoke

Luissa Kilgore

Lydia Alison

Lydia Tan

Madison Tatinski

Marina Fennell

Maya Maes-Johnson

Molly Bunge

Natalia McEvoy

Robert Delmark

Sabrina Kazi

Samantha Dibben

Shawn Murh

Storm Stephenson

2022 – 2023 Cohort

Amanda Camarata

Andres Saa

Anthony Perea

Audrey Bradford

Ava Young

Carthage Smith

Cinnamon Clausen

Clare Garski

Daniel Morrison

George Najera

Hannah Roberts

Jay Brewster

Kayla Benson

Makenna Green

Marisa Macias

Maura Belcher

Maya Maes-Johnson

Mridhula Manoj

Natalia McEvoy

Robert Delmark

Tatum David

2020 – 2021 Cohort

Maryam Alahmar

Piper Bailey

Maura Belcher

Kayla Benson

Audrey Bradford

Makenna Green

Ryan Kinder

Rachel Lively

Marisa Macias

Mridhula Manoj

Nicole Masters

Daniel Morrison

Anthony Perea

Abi Rodriguez

Brianne Treffner