Sarah D’Aurizio is a certified personal coach through Wellcoaches and ardent advocate for whole-person well-being in education and the workplace. She obtained her B.A. from the University of Western Ontario and H.B.A. from the Richard Ivey School of Business in 2018. In 2022, she received her M.A. in psychology in education from Columbia University with a specific focus in spirit-mind-body practices and emerging adult identity development. Through her coaching work, she has partnered with emerging adults not only to help them achieve their goals, but also to learn to thrive. During her time at Columbia, Sarah originated the Teachers College Coaching Club’s Coaching Clinic, a free coaching service available to the Columbia Community and the first of its kind on college campuses. 

Sarah is currently vice president of campus partnerships at U-Thrive Educational Services, through which she supports college students’ inherent capacity to flourish. In this role, Sarah collaborates with higher education institutions to bring U-Thrive Educational Services’ proactive mental and emotional wellness curriculum to their campuses. She is currently based out of Toronto, Ontario.

Sean received his B.A. in African American studies/social science in 2006, and his M.A. in higher education administration in the spring of 2011 from California State University, Northridge. He completed his doctorate at the University of Southern California in the educational leadership program with a focus on urban education. Sean has focused his research on the experiences of students from marginalized communities throughout his academic career. His dissertation focuses on the experience of men of color in higher education, emphasizing the challenges and support needed to successfully address the inequities they face in education, and thus how to successfully transition and graduate from four-year universities. Sean has served as a guest speaker for incarcerated youth in the Los Angeles County probation department, mentors students at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), and mentors young men in the inner city with hopes of changing their paths from negative to positive. 

Currently, Sean is the director of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at California State University, Dominguez Hills and interim director of Toro Guardian Scholars, a program that provides support services for former foster youth at CSUDH.