Julia Telfer, a junior psychology major at Elon, was elected to represent Area 12 (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, and North Carolina) at the BACCHUS General Assembly in Orlando, Fla.
Telfer will be one of twelve students that sit on the national student advisory committee for the BACCHUS Network. She is a SPARKS (Students Promoting Awareness, Responsibility, Knowledge and Success) Peer Educator at Elon.
Five SPARKS Peer Educators attended the BACCHUS General Assembly in Orlando and came in third place in the school display exhibit category. Chrissie Cordeira, Telfer, Emily Reynolds, Billy O’Riordan and Jack Utrata attended the conference.
In addition, Cordeira, team leader of SPARKS; Telfer, team leader-in-training; and Lauren Martin, coordinator for substance education, presented “Teaming Up for Success: Collaborating with Campus Partners.”