My name is Giseel Acosta, I have been at UNICA for almost 4 years as the Crisis Line Manager. I enjoy the community I am surrounded at UNICA/EPHC and the same goal we all have, to serve and empower our community. I was born and raised in Portland Oregon from immigrant parents. I enjoy spending time with my family, camping and making memories with my daughter.

Luna Rain is a trans woman working with youth between 16 and 24 that are either currently or formally in the sex trades, are survivors of sex trafficking and/or are experiencing domestic violence. As a woman with lived experience in the sex trades, Luna Rain brings that past with her when working with her youth. An outspoken advocate for queer rights both in and outside of work, she is a passionate youth worker wanting to share her personal and professional knowledge with others.

L-E Baldwin is a white, middle class, nonbinary person. They were raised in SW Portland by two classical musicians who nurtured the interconnected values of social justice and creativity. L-E draws upon a decade of multidisciplinary experience in Portland and Salt Lake City to leverage their skills as a sexual and reproductive health educator and trainer. They ground their capacity-building efforts in collaboration, believe that joy and accountability are essential for liberation, and are committed to the lifelong work of promoting health equity by uprooting systemic oppressions. L-E is currently an Education & Training Program Coordinator at Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette.

Joie Bassham is a paralegal with the CLEAR Clinic, a Portland-based nonprofit that provides certain free legal services. They have been managing the Clinic's Name & Gender Marker Change program since 2023 and has assisted hundreds of clients with their identity change paperwork and documents. They are incredibly honored to do this work to help streamline this life-changing process for so many in their community. 

As the founder of EndTAB (End Technology-Enabled Abuse) and The Tech-Savvy Parent, Adam’s work is characterized by his dedication to addressing the existing and future threats posed by technology to youth and victims of gender-based violence. He has written and presented extensively on cyberstalking, technology-enabled abuse, non-consensual pornography and co-authored the first victim safety guide on the emerging threat of ‘deepfake’ pornography. At EndTAB, Adam spends a great deal of his time delivering innovative technology-enabled abuse trainings and presentations to organizations, nonprofits and governments around the world. A frequent speaker and lecturer at universities and national conferences, Adam has advised the White House Task Force to Address Online Abuse and Harassment, is a special advisor to the Coalition Against Stalkerware and sits on the World Economic Forum's Digital Justice Advisory Committee. He has worked with technology companies like Bumble, Headspace and Ring to improve the safety and wellbeing of victims of gender-based violence. Adam has appeared on NBC, CBS, ABC, NPR and his work and expertise has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, MIT Technology Review, the Washington Post, SELF Magazine, HuffPost, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, GQ, VICE and others. Adam is a licensed attorney in California, and earned his B.A. from UC Santa Barbara and his J.D. by way of McGeorge School of Law and Hastings College of the Law.

T Eggleton has facilitated Yin & Restorative Yoga for five years. They volunteer their classes to survivors, folks that work with survivors & folks in their addiction recovery process. T loves working with folks that are new to body awareness or finding the beauty in stillness. They found an immense amount of healing from trauma they endured in life & support other on their path in healing as well. There approach is for any body, any ability, and trauma sensitive. Come take a breath with T & lead your body in whatever way feels the most healing for you in the moment.  

Brianna Ellingson (she/her) has been working in the domestic violence/sexual assault (DVSA) advocacy field in various roles for the last 16 years. Those years of experience include leadership of and providing support through crisis line, crisis response and case management services. Brianna is skilled at building and supporting diverse teams that represent the communities served. She is dedicated to ensuring that services are trauma-informed, meaningful and accessible. She has years of experience participating on multidisciplinary teams, subcommittees and workgroups locally and statewide. Her experience also includes facilitating and presenting advocacy related trainings for advocates, community partners and community members.

Raelynn Hernandez brings a wealth of lived experience and studied expertise on the complexities of LGBTQIA2S+ identities, survivorship and our collective power within institutional systems to challenge ourselves to enact positive change. 

Olivia (she/her/hers) has been a sex educator in Oregon since 2011, primarily in the Portland Metro Area. She got her start in the education department at Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette where she worked with teens and adults for 12+ years. She is currently the Capacity Building Specialist in the Reproductive Health Program at Oregon Health Authority. She studied Sexuality, Gender and Queer Studies at Portland State University and is trained in multiple evidence-informed curricula. She loves to support professionals and community members with integrating sexual and reproductive health knowledge into their worlds. Olivia enjoys knitting, sewing, reading feminist romance novels and listening to true crime.

Hi, I'm Maria Marquez, and I serve as the Co-Located Domestic Violence Advocate Team Lead at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO). Our team works across Multnomah County ODHS offices, providing culturally and linguistically appropriate trauma-informed advocacy, direct services, and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. I'm a first-generation Latina with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and over five years of experience in advocacy work across various settings. Throughout my advocacy work, I’ve supported individuals from all walks of life in overcoming challenges, building resilience, and connecting with the support they need. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, baking, hiking, catching up on TV shows, and doing embroidery. 

Multnomah County Commissioner Meghan Moyer represents DIstrict 1 which covers most of Northwest and Southwest Portland, western unincorporated Multnomah County, and parts of inner East Portland. She is a social services policy expert with 20 years of experience in creating policies that respect the dignity and well-being of our citizens and serve the most vulnerable in our communities. She is also a skilled homebuilder who has worked as a contractor and built affordable housing.

At Multnomah County, she is leading the charge on good governance policies that provide public transparency and accessibility for Multnomah County residents allowing them to engage in Board activities. She is also laser focused on efficient use of resources at the county in order to preserve direct services during this period of declining revenue and budget cuts. One such proposal she is currently championing will create a new federal funding stream for our homeless population with severe mental illness, which will free up county resources to address housing. 

In her elected capacity, Commissioner Meghan Moyer is serving on Multnomah County's Sex Trafficking Collaborative, the Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Council, and the Domestic Violence Fatality Review.

Meghan is a native Oregonian who lives with her wife and two boys in Southwest Portland.

Tacarra Russell, known as Mss Oregon, advocates for diversity, economic equity, and safety in the sex industry. She sits on the Sex Worker Affirming Advocates (SWAA) committee and has helped survivors escape to safety while fighting for bodily autonomy and personal choice rights for all.

Lidija Sovulj is a human trafficking advocate for the Services Against Exploitation (SAE) Program at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO). She is a second-generation Vietnamese-Croatian American living in the Pacific Northwest. When she is not busy at work connecting with participants and the community, she is at home gardening and hanging out with her dog Ozzy.

Lori Stegmann joined the Department of County Human Services at Multnomah County as the Youth & Family Services Division Director in January 2025. Lori oversees the Domestic and Sexual Violence Coordination Office (DSVCO), Bienestar de la Familia, the Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Service System, Energy Services, Housing Stability, and the 1115 Medicaid Housing Program.

Previously Stegmann served as the District 4 (East County), Multnomah County Commissioner for eight years, serving the same community she grew up in. Her accomplishments include the siting and building of the flagship East County Library in Gresham, the Vance Vision, the East County Homeless Resource Center and countless other policies and investments to increase economic mobility for marginalized community members, including the Common Application.

Lori brings over 30 years of private sector experience as a small business owner as well as her lived experience as an immigrant, an adoptee, and a proud Korean American.

Valentine is a 15 year veteran sex worker; a Bi-racial Queer Femme identifying person and advocate that has worked in almost all realms of the adult industry. Currently she is one of two Co Directors for The Oregon Sex Workers Committee as well as the Outreach Coordinator. She has been published nationally and internationally for her work as a queer adult performer.