The CARE peer educators is a group of UNCW students whose goal is to reduce the risk of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the hopes of elimination. This goal is realized through interactive presentations, awareness campaigns and programs that reach out to University students, high school students and the Wilmington community. This group started as UNCW’s student-led Reach Out! program in 1999. Since then, it has continued to bring female and male students together who are dedicated to taking an active approach to ending violence against women and men.
Interested in Joining Us?
We welcome applications for membership as well as volunteers. Each member completes an application, interviews with the student coordinators and undergoes training in both on sexual assault, relationship abuse & violence, harassment and stalking issues at the beginning of the fall semester. Additional training is required to be a program presenter.
You may contact us at 962.CARE for more information.
All new members fill out our Application.
MEET OUR PEER EDUCATORS!!
Veronica Torres, CARE Peer Coordinator
Year: Senior
Major: Psychology and Nursing
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
Favorite Quote: "If your lucky enough to be different you should be proud to be yourself."
I'm a CARE Peer Educator because UNCW has helped me grow as a person and I just want to give back to the campus.
Autumn Beam
Year: Senior
Major: English with a Women’s Studies minor
Hometown: Pemberville, Ohio
Favorite Quote: “I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I'm doing.” - Jimmy Page
I’m a CARE peer educator because I love learning about gender and relationship issues and talking about those issues with others. CARE really makes a difference on campus and I’m excited to be a part of it!
Cherri Cook
Year: Senior
Major: Social Work
Hometown: Wilmington, NC
Favorite Quote: "Evil is the blemish of our species that will not spare even the best man." - Immanuel Kant
I'm a CARE Peer Educator because I want to advocate for those who can't speak for themselves.
Michelle Fogwell
Year: Freshman
Major: Computer Science/ Math
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Favorite Quote: "If you're going to be an original, you can count on being copied."
I'm a CARE Peer Educator because I think it is a great program that actually makes a difference! Who wouldn't want to be a part of that?!
Kaitlyn Huff
Year: Sophmore
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Clayton/Wendell, NC
Favorite Quote: "The stars are always there but we miss them in the dirt and clouds. We miss them in the storms. Tell them to remember hope. We have hope."
I'm a CARE Peer educator because I want to help people. I want them to know that hope is alive and it can be found in any situation no matter how bad or terrible. Hope will always live.
Liz Legg
Year: Sophomore
Major: Physical Education/ Exercise Science
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Favorite Quote: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away."
I'm a CARE Peer Educator because the topic really interested me. If I can make some type of impact in just one person's life, then everything that I have gone through will be worth it.
April Pickett
Year: Senior
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Willard, NC
Favorite Quote: "If you ain't first, you're last" - Ricky Bobby
I'm a CARE Peer Educator because I have a general interest to help others with relationships, as well as learn and improve my communication and listening skills!
Amber Raynor
Year: Senior
Major: Psychology w/ a minor in Theatre & Creative Writing
Hometown: Garner, NC
Favorite Quote: "We must be the change we wish to see"
I'm a CARE Peer Educator because I'm very passionate about this issue and I wish to volunteer my time in a way that I can best help people.
Jordan Streetman
Year: Junior
Major: Communication Studies
Hometown: Cornelius, NC
Favorite Quote: "You can't cross the sea by merely staring into the ocean." - Rabindranath Tagore
I'm a CARE Peer Educator because I want to be a part of something where the goal is to reach out to others and educate them about relationships with a creative approach.
Britney Tadlock
Year: Junior
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Asheville, NC
Favorite Quote: "The only things we ever keep are what we give away." - Louis Ginsberg
I'm a CARE Peer Educator because I believe that life is all about relationships and I wanted to do what I can to help!
Cedric Turner, CARE Grad Student Assistant
Year: 2nd Year Graduate Student
Program: Psychology with concentration in Substance Abuse Treatment
Hometown: Goldsboro, NC
Favorite Quote: "Be the change you want to see" - Gandhi
Meredith Claycomb, CARE Grad Student Assistant
Year: 2nd Year Grad Student
Major: Clinical Psychology with concentration in Substance Abuse Treatment
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Favorite Quote: "You see things and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were, and I say, 'Why not?' - George Bernard Shaw
I'm a CARE Peer Educator because I believe it is important to educate college students about relationships and remind them that they aren't alone with any issues they might be having. College is a new and exciting environment that can present many challenges, and knowing there is a program on campus that reaches our to help with some of those challenges can be very reassuring for someone.
