About us

Safe Bars is dedicated to making bars, restaurants, breweries, distilleries, venues, and other alcohol-serving spaces safe and welcoming for guests and staff alike. Safe Bars has certified more than 100 establishments across the nation, and helped set up Safe Bars chapters in 35 cities, towns, and counties in the U.S. and Canada.

Staff

Amie Ward (she/they)
Executive Director
Trainer
 

Elizabeth Sternberg (she/her)
Deputy Director
 

AJ Head (he/they)
Program Manager
 

Nikki Del Casale
Trainer
 

Aya Laurel Iwai-Folk (she/her)
Trainer
 

Zack Sanders (he/him)
Trainer
 

Blue Bennet (they/them)
Trainer
 

Tameika McCoy
Trainer
 

Sutton McElroy (he/they)
Trainer
 

Drew Record (All Pronouns)
Trainer
 

Erin Wallace (she/her)
Trainer
 

Paige Walwyn (she/her)
Trainer
 

Lauren Taylor (she/they)
Founder
 

Board of Directors

J. Jackson-Beckham, President
Crafted for All*

Ryan Fletcher, Secretary
Movement Media*

John McCourt
Weber Shandwick*

Kutina Ruhumbika

Claudia Withers
Civil Rights Corps*

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Affiliation provided for identification purposes only

Defend Yourself and Collective Action for Safe Spaces co-founded Safe Bars in 2013 and went their separate ways in 2016.