Safe Bars team members are dedicated to making bars, restaurants, clubs, and other hospitality venues safe and welcoming for all – including those who work there. Safe Bars has certified more than 40 establishments in Washington, DC, and helped set up Safe Bars teams in 25 cities, towns, and counties (and one brewery!) in the U.S. and Canada.
Staff
AJ Head
Program manager
Amie Ward
Trainer
Bar manager
Aya Laurel Iwai-Folk
Trainer
Server, bartender
Calvin Sweeney
Trainer
Farah Fosse
Trainer
Lauren Paylor
Nightlife ambassador, trainer
Beverage director, general manager
Lauren R. Taylor
Founder, director, trainer
Nikki Del Casale
Trainer
Zack Sanders
Trainer
Board of Directors
Anna Kain
Ebone Bell
LaNysha Adams
Defend Yourself and Collective Action for Safe Spaces co-founded Safe Bars in 2013 and went their separate ways in 2016.
