Meet Our Team

Lizzy Denny (she/her/hers) is originally from Louisville, Kentucky but has lived in Los Angeles for the past 8 years. She received her undergraduate degree from Earlham College in Comparative Languages and Linguistics as well as Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. It was at Earlham that she...

Joaquin is a healing justice advocate, meditation facilitator, and abolitionist from Long Beach, CA (occupied Tongva/Chumash Land). Joaquin earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Services and Queer Studies from CSU Fullerton in 2017. Since 2015, Joaquin has been invested in community care through...

Stephani Candelaria (she/her/ella) is a musician/activist and trauma-informed, decolonization-focused educator from San Juan Bautista, California (Amah Mutsun tribal land). She holds a Masters degree in Education from Mills College in Oakland, CA (Ohlone tribal land), and has more than 10 years...

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Liv is a sophomore from Southern California who is majoring in Media Arts and Culture and minoring in Interdisciplinary Writing and Gender Studies. They have been involved with Oxy Sexual Assault Coalition (OSAC), the La Encina Yearbook, and Oxy's Chapter...

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Irene is an Urban & Environmental Policy Major from Portland, Oregon. They love growing and cooking food, as well as rollerskating around the quad and skatepark. Part of why they joined Project SAFE was their belief in the need for better education about (un)healthy...

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Pooja is a junior from the Bay Area majoring in Cognitive Science and double minoring in Neuroscience and Computer Science. Pooja is also a part of SASA, PULSE and Dance Pro. She loves dancing, trying new things, and taking long walks. In Project SAFE, she hopes to provide more...

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Koi is a third year from the Bay Area majoring in Religious Studies and English and minoring in Asian Studies and Classics. He is also a part of Oxy’s YDSA, Fang, and DSU, and enjoys cooking, caring for plants, making art, and sleeping. At Project SAFE, xe wants to help...

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Ella is an Oxy Sophomore. While her major is undecided, she is a Studio Art/Spanish minor. She also plays on the Women's Soccer team.

Ella offers drop-in Peer Advocate hours on Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm in Library Room 103.

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My name is Liv Yonkman (she/her), and I am a senior Media, Arts, and Culture major with a minor in Critical Theory and Social Justice. I am a Programming Assistant here at Project S.A.F.E. I have three bunnies, and I love to bullet journal and crochet! 

Liv Y. offers drop-in...

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Abby is a sophomore Spanish Major and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Minor from Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is a member of DancePro as well as a reading tutor with Project Matriarchs. She joined Project S.A.F.E to support current survivors and in hopes of creating a...