Carrie(She/They)

Carrie (she/they) has been volunteering with YouthSAFE since 2009. They grew up in rural Southwest Virginia, moved to Greensboro for graduate school, and are now an English teacher at UNCSA in Winston Salem. She loves making zines, reading up on LGBTQ+ history, and appreciating all forms of drag. They love working with YouthSAFE because they and really could have used a space like this as a teenager 🌈

SamLevi(They/Them)

​SamLevi (they/them) is a previous youth attendee of YouthSafe, now back volunteering as a co-ordinator. SamLevi grew up in Kernersville, and attended school in Winston Salem. They studied English and Art at UNC Chapel Hill. SamLevi is a DoubleName lover, zine and print maker, and avid reader and TV viewer. They currently work in arts education, communication, and community organizing. 

Dustin(He/Him)

Born and raised in Kernersville, NC with a wild and wonderful family, Dustin (he/him) has a passion for understanding how humans live and learning from the past. He enjoys adventures local and afar that involve great folks, good food, and lasting memories. Ice cream makes everything better! His faith has given me the heart to serve and help where he is able. YS was introduced to me by a great friend (Josh). His hope is to be a blessing and good example for the youth to make their journey better. 

Shelton(He/Him)

​​Shelton is currently working on completing his undergraduate degree in Business Management at North Carolina A&T University. Shelton is a single dad to the princess that has his heart. He is a Customer and Operations Manager for a Cardiac Lab based out of San Francisco California. He enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and always looking to try something new.  Shelton was raised in an Islamic home but identified at a young age as a Gay Male.  Coming Out to his family he thought would be the hardest thing he would ever have to do  but was quickly shown that his family loved him for being Shelton.  He truly enjoys the strides the LGBTQ community has made over the years but also understands there is still work to do.

Sam(He/Him)

Sam (he/him) aka "YouthSAFE Dad" is no stranger to working with students, having served middle and high schoolers for over 20 years. He is dad to one human and wanna-be dad to every dog he meets. Sam is a singer/songwriter and aspiring drummer, and loves folk, metalcore, and so many genres in-between. Sam's main addictions are coffee and popcorn, and someday he aspires to live in a cave without a cell phone.

Anthony(He/Him)

Anthony (he/him) is originally from Key Largo, Florida, and is an alum of UNC-Greensboro, having earned his Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 2016.  He has worked professionally with youths impacted by the juvenile justice system for three years as a Youth Counselor in Chatham County and as a Juvenile Court Counselor in Guilford County for three years. Currently, Anthony is currently employed as a WIOA Accountability Specialist for the City of Greensboro's Office of Workforce Development, performing data quality analytics and providing oversight for the Adult/Dislocated Worker and Youth workforce programs. Anthony strives to live by the motto "Leave a place better than you found it", and desires to work in spaces that make positive impacts on the community. A huge fan of tabletop RPGs, free time that isn't spent playing is usually time spent painting miniatures.

Whitney(She/Her)

Whitney (she/her) is a New Jersey transplant to Greensboro who works in the environmental industry.  She enjoys park skating, hiking with her two pitbulls (Oona and Wilder) and gardening. She is passionate about supporting local organizations including the women's health clinic defenders, voter registration groups and YouthSAFE.  When not out exploring Greensboro she can be found scrolling etsy for hours with her elderly cat (Tigerlily) nearby. ​

Flora

​Flora has lived all over North Carolina, but has happily resided in Greensboro for about two years. She loves all kinds of visual art, writing, and music, and is likely juggling a handful of random projects at any given moment. In the future, they'll be assembling the perfect container garden, collaborating on silly art projects, and watching niche Youtube video essays with their lovely partner, Oliver, in a house they're renovating together.