Anne Lauren is an incest and illness survivor committed to breaking cycles of violence through education and recovery. She shares the power of her own healing narrative through writing and public speaking. She has a Masters in Spirituality, has worked in Interior Design, and is a certified Reiki practitioner. She founded Blue&Lavender to offer more support to women in recovery from trauma. Her own recovery process was long, lonely, and expensive. She believes that she deserved better and wants more for others seeking healing. She hopes that Blue&Lavender can be a safe refuge for women in recovery to tell their stories, find recovery resources, and heal together. 

Jannee Campero is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over seven years clinical experience in not-for-profit organizations with a focus on trauma informed interventions and building safe families and communities. Most recently, Jannee was the Bilingual Staff Therapist for Center for Community Solutions where she provided individual and group mental health services for survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. In previous roles, Jannee worked as a Wraparound Therapist where she was available 24/7 for crisis intervention and provided mental health services for children and families involved with child welfare services in their homes and community. Jannee is dedicated to the effective treatment and prevention of child abuse.

Meghan Dunn has a J.D. from U.C. Hastings College of the Law with a concentration in Social Justice Lawyering. Over the years, she has volunteered with various populations from youth in foster care to incarcerated women. She is passionate about women’s empowerment and working for equality. Currently, she is training to be a yoga instructor and hopes to share her practice with women as a tool to help them thrive. She believes wholeheartedly in women’s recovery.

Ericka von Kaeppler is a fifth year MD/PhD candidate at Stanford School of Medicine where she studies bone biology and is currently exploring all areas of clinical medicine. She graduated from Yale University in 2013 with a degree in Biology and was a member of the Varsity Basketball team. Ericka has long held a passion for service through mentorship and teaching, serving as an athletics coach, tutor, and mentor for various organizations since high school. Currently, she is a graduate mentor for Stanford’s Partners in Academic Excellence where she mentors freshman student-athletes through the challenges associated with transitioning to college life. She is also a mentor for the Stanford Women in Medicine program, mentoring female undergraduates through the premed process. She has thoroughly enjoyed fostering safe spaces with her mentees in which they discuss everything from the importance of mental health to sleep hygiene, to developing self-confidence and has appreciated the innumerable life lessons she, herself, has learned from her mentees.

Akhila Raman is a policy and management operations analyst in local government and a passionate advocate for women’s and LGBTQ+ rights. Since college, Akhila has worked with communities in Guatemala, India, the Philippines, and the United States to stop all forms of violence against women and minority groups. She grounds her work solidly in racial, economic and social justice. Akhila received a Master’s in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, where she bolstered her passion for progressive and equitable policy change. Her consistent commitment to diversity and inclusion pushes her to be active in her community – attending programs and workshops to support LGBTQ+ youth and young adults.