Cathryn Councill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker here at Rice University. She facilitates the LGBTQ Ally Training on campus and acts as the staff advisor for the undergraduate STRIVE Liaison program as well. She has extensive experience working in the fields of domestic and sexual violence, as well as working with persons living with HIV, those experiencing drug and alcohol addiction, and providing support to the gender and sexual minority community. Cathryn loves swimming, playing games, and spending time with her wife, family of cats and her dog, Oreo.
Jordan Pacelli Everett holds a Bachelor of Science in Community Health and is currently working towards a masters in Social Work from the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has worked for Bay Area Turning Point, a domestic/sexual violence shelter, supporting survivors through her role as Resident Advocate; and as a Violence Prevention Educator for the Houston Area Women’s Center where she facilitated workshops and trainings to professional communities in the Houston area, including to students at Rice. Jordan is the staff advisor to the Rice Women’s Resource Center.
Jordan enjoys hanging out with her Siberian husky, Tycho, swimming in any body of water, watching ballet videos on Instagram, and discussing/reading about social justice, gender equity, and the prevention of gender based violence.
Janie Guerrero holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She has worked in the fields of domestic and sexual violence for the past 7 years supporting survivors through her different roles as Residential Mentor, Hotline Advocate, and Bilingual Counselor at The Houston Area Women’s Center. Janie is the staff advisor to Graduate STRIVE. She enjoys eating pizza, watching The Office, and spending time with her cat Leo and dog Georgia.