


Lasara is a Harm Reductionist from way back, having entered into harm reduction work in the shadow of the dawning AIDS epidemic. They are a sex worker advocate and decriminalization activist, having worked in the sex industry for decades.
Lasara is a former Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction Executive Director. They also served as the HIV and HCV Testing to Treatment program coordinator. While ED, Lasara helped grow the Bright Heart MAT program into a robust programmatic element. Having hired diverse team members, they hold a strong focus on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Lasara holds a MSW and ASW and currently works in MAT at a harm-reduction based opioid treatment center in Ukiah. They are a Harm Reductionist, social justice activist, and co-conspirator for our collective liberation.

was amazed at the wonderful community that worked hard to deliver harm reductions services, and providing a safe, judgment free place of acceptance. Coming to understand that Harm Reduction provides daily ways to keep people safe allowed Ashlie to see what this could mean on a larger scope.
Once Ashlie graduated with her Masters in Social Work, she wanted to continue on assisting HACHR and applied for the board. She is now in her second term and hopes to continue on in the future.

She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration with a concentration in non-profit management from Sonoma State University and is also a proud Humboldt State University alumnus with a B.A. degree in Political Science. Tia is responsible for Hospice of Humboldt’s philanthropic and community relations programs and activities.
She has a long history in advocating for high-quality, affordable healthcare and education for all people, regardless of gender, income, insurance, or immigration status. Tia has confidence that in order to have a more just and equitable society we must strive for individuals to have universal and unrestricted access to care, and that all people are free to follow their own beliefs, values, and moral code when making decisions about their bodies and mental well-being. It is because of her experience and belief in access to care for all that supporting harm-reduction and the mission of HACHR is the perfect fit.

Afton graduated from California State University, Chico with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a graduate of UCSF Center for Health Professional Clinic Leadership Institute (CLI). Motivated at a very young age, to dedicate her life’s work to serving of others, helping to invest in community and the people she calls neighbors, and her commitment to support harm reduction and the amazing work HACHR continues to do in our community is deeply woven into her passion for whole person care for all. She looks forward to developing and deepening her understanding of harm reduction and is proud to join the BOD for HACHR.

My name is Jarrett, and I have been part of the HACHR Board since 2020. I originally hail from San Francisco of which played as the backdrop to my formative years of my early life. I also have deep roots here in Northern California, and had the great opportunity to live in various parts of our state’s gorgeous North Coast. Although I did spend a good chunk of my life in the bustling metropolitan space of the Bay Area, the Redwood forests of rural California always held a sacred space in my heart. I have many fond memories of hiking the Lost Coast trail as a kid, swimming the Eel in the summers, and seeking to put sand under foot to find solace on its sandy shores and epic coast lines. This beautiful Redwood kingdom is a part of me.
It’s within that love of this area that I recognize that this land that we all benefit from needs compassionate stewarding to honor those that lived here before me, and insure it will be enjoyed by those who come after me. Building community is how I decided to do my part in that stewardship. To me HACHR is about building community. It’s about bringing all the people in our community into the circle, without judgment, and without penalty. I have an unflinching belief that supporting each other, providing space to heal and grow strong together is always worth the investment. The values HACHR’s dedication to Harm Reduction principles of meeting people where they are at, is the fertile ground on which the building of resilient and healthy community can grow and thrive.
Glen Hays – Board Member
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