Meet Our Team

Project SAFE acknowledges the training, skills, passion, and sensitivity necessary in providing quality and effective prevention and intervention resources. We are committed to continuously developing staff, providing support, and empowering ourselves and the Oxy community.

Survivor Advocate

survivoradvocate@oxy.edu

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Téresa Mejia

Project SAFE Weekend Survivor Advocate

tmejia@oxy.edu

Téresa Mejia is the new Project SAFE Weekend Advocate and is now available for weekend advocacy and support. Téresa can provide emotional support, crisis intervention, on and off campus...

Project SAFE Education Team

Programming assistants, along with the program coordinator, lead peer education presentations that engage student organizations, fraternities, sororities, athletic teams and other Oxy community members. Are you interested in a training or more education? Contact us! Project S.A.F.E.'s prevention staff presents on various topics that include Oxy Upstander (bystander) intervention, consent, healthy/unhealthy relationships, stalking, sexual assault prevention, and the Empowerment Model of survivor support.

Programming Assistants are also available to talk as peer supports. Their Peer Support Hours are held in the Library Room 103. Click on a PA to find their hours or follow this link to the appointment scheduler.

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Joaquin Caro

Project SAFE Prevention Education Coordinator

(323) 341-4750

jcaro@oxy.edu

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...