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
Nikki Del CasaleTrainer
Aya Laurel Iwai-Folk (she/her)Trainer
Zack Sanders (he/him)Trainer
Blue Bennet (they/them)Trainer
Tameika McCoyTrainer
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
Ryan Fletcher, SecretaryMovement Media*
John McCourtWeber Shandwick*
Claudia WithersCivil 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.
