Mason Tvert, Executive Director

Mason co-founded SAFER in 2005, and the SAFER Voter Education Fund in 2006. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization, including strategic planning, media relations, lobbying, fundraising, and other assorted mayhem. 

He served as the organization's 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.

Mason 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. He is co-author of Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? (Chelsea Green, July 2009).

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 is an alumni of the Center for Progressive Leadership Colorado Political Leaders Fellowship, and currently serves as president of the Colorado Center for Progressive Leadership Alumni Board. He resides in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Denver, where he spends his free time reading, following Colorado politics, and playing the guitar and banjo. 

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Eva Enns, Outreach Director

Eva is the first point of contact for supporters, activists, and other allies working with SAFER, and she is responsible for coordinating volunteers, managing the office, and carrying out various projects that further the organization's educational mission. 

Prior to joining SAFER, Eva held an analyst position with a prominent market research firm that specializes in the technology sector. She has also served as an organizer with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and as a development associate for Telefund, an organization that raises funds and builds support for progressive causes and candidates.

Eva holds a bachelor's degree in linguistics from Metro State College of Denver, where she graduated with honors and played viola in the MSCD Symphony Orchestra. 

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John Foland, Webmaster

John is responsible for 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 developed in Paris.

Sara Groton, Intern

Sara is interning with SAFER during the Spring 2010 semester. Hailing from Stonington, she is a third-year student at the University of Denver, where she is working toward a bachelor's degree in sociology and/or criminology. 

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