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Otto Ruderman (He/They) - Safe Homes Lead Peer

[Image Description: photo of Safe Homes' Lead Peer, Otto Ruderman, a white, queer, nonbinary person. They are wearing a brown shirt and glasses. They have several piercings on their nose, lips and ears.]

Otto is currently a student majoring in Psychology. He is focusing on counseling with an interest in gender and sexuality, in hopes of someday becoming a queer affirmative therapist. During high school, they were the lead facilitator and president for their GSA, where he organized and led many programs, activities, and trainings for students and teachers to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community. Otto has been regularly attending Safe Homes since 2016, and was a peer leader for three years previous to their current role. In their free time, Otto enjoys baking, crocheting and playing video games.

 

 

 

 

Brigitte Manseau (She/Her) - Safe Homes Clinician

 B currently works between two programs at Open Sky: Safe Homes and the Bridge Counseling   Center.  B graduated from Assumption University where she received her master's degree in Clinical   Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies. B has worked with   marginalized youth and young adults in outpatient clinic and school-based settings. As a teenager, B   attended Safe Homes Worcester. Her experience as a youth participant inspired her to pursue a   career in counseling and specialize in working with LGBTQIA+ youth. In B's free time, she enjoys   listening to music, going for drives, playing ukulele, and spending quality time with her loved ones.

 

 

Maxwell Farrell (He/Him) - Safe Homes Peer Leader

[Image Description: Maxwell, Safe Homes Peer Leader, is smiling at the camera. He has glasses and shoulder length brown hair.Maxwell is currently a college student and is majoring in Psychology. He hopes to work in the field of mental health, particularly in a role involving the LGBTQIA+ community, in the future. Maxwell has been attending Safe Homes since 2018, and has been working as a Peer Leader since 2020. He spends his free time making art, baking, and spending time with his pets.

 

 

 

Matt Lee (He/Him) - Safe Homes Commonwealth Corps Intern

[Image Description: Commonwealth Corps Intern, Matt Lee, an Asian male wearing a gray hat and white dotted button up shirt. He is smiling with a street and houses in the background.]Matt is a student at Clark University studying Economics and Political Science and he is joining the Safe Homes team for 2022-23 as a Commonwealth Corps Intern. He is passionate about addressing housing inequality for marginalized groups, particularly queer-identifying individuals. After graduating he is hoping to go back to graduate school and work towards equitable urban economic development. Outside of school and work, Matt loves watching and playing tennis, hiking, and going to concerts. Although new to Safe Homes, Matt is excited to work, learn, and have fun in a queer space and provide support for new and frequent participants!

 

Alice Cleghorn (She/Her) - Safe Homes Commonwealth Corps Intern

Alice is serving with Safe Homes for 2022-2023 as a Commonwealth Corps Intern. She is passionate about giving back to her community, in the same way Safe Homes was there for her years ago when she would attend as a youth. Alice hopes to apply her newfound knowledge and skills from working with LGBTQIA+ individuals to the field of STEM, in efforts to combat misrepresentation and discrimination of marginalized peoples in the science community. Apart from Safe Homes, Alice enjoys all things art related, such as electric guitar, drawing, singing, and crafting.