Mason Tvert, Executive Director
 Mason is responsible for the day-to-day operations of
the organization, including strategic planning, media relations,
lobbying, fundraising, and other assorted mayhem.
He co-founded SAFER in 2005, and served as its
executive director during its successful ballot initiative campaigns in
Denver in 2005 and 2007. He transitioned to campaign director for the SAFER Voter
Education Fund's statewide ballot initiative in Colorado in 2006, and he was once again named the organization's executive director in 2007. He
currently sits on the boards of SAFER and the SAFER Voter Education
Fund, as well as on the Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel appointed
by Mayor John Hickenlooper.
Prior to starting SAFER, Mason worked on and
coordinated grassroots campaigns in his home-state of Arizona,
advocating for federal medical marijuana legislation and educating the
public about opposition from members of Arizona's congressional
delegation. He also worked in the Phoenix City Council Office, the Office of
the Arizona Attorney General, the Virginia State Senate, and on a variety of local
and federal candidate campaigns. He graduated with honors from the University of Richmond with
a degree in political science and journalism.
Mason resides in the Capitol Hill
neighborhood in Denver, where he spends his free time reading,
following Colorado politics, and attempting to play the banjo and
guitar. This spring he completed the Center for Progressive
Leadership's Colorado Political Fellowship, and he recently began
submitting non-marijuana-related columns to the Rocky Mountain News. Contact Mason at (303)-861-0033 or
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| Anne Catto, Outreach Director
 Anne joined SAFER in 2008, and she is responsible for
managing the organization's database, coordinating and recruiting
volunteers, planning events, and just about anything else that needs
gettin' done.
Anne was a Level 2 Addiction Counselor who worked in
residential and outpatient settings with individuals addicted to alcohol
and other drugs. She also oversaw the operation of a halfway house for
homeless men on parole, and she served on the board of directors for
the Pendulum Foundation, a national juvenile justice advocacy
organization. She currently volunteers advising and teaching GED
preparatory classes and secondary education at a community
correctional facility, and she serves on the Prison College Scholarship
Committee at Community Educational Outreach, a Colorado nonprofit
providing educational resources for people incarcerated or at risk of
being institutionalized.
Anne is a Colorado native and she received her degree
in political science and psychology from Metro State College of Denver.
She lives in Parker, Colorado, and spends her "free time" being
a mom to her three daughters: Ashley, 23; Rhiannon, 18; and Sydney, 7.
Contact Anne at (303) 861-0033 or
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. | John Foland, Webmaster
 John has served as SAFER's volunteer webmaster since 2006, building Web sites, providing graphic design assistance, and helping the organization expand its presence on-line.
He resides in Paris, France, and is involved with a number of
philanthropic and business endeavors, including a technology company he recently formed. He is originally from Michigan, where he worked for the Democratic Caucus of the Michigan House of Representatives developing Web sites and databases. John is also starring in an upcoming television series currently being filmed in Paris. Contact John at
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Kacy DeNolf, Intern
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