Our Team

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We are a collective of women and non-binary safety experts with extensive careers in journalism, visual media production and human rights. We use our decades of experience, specialized knowledge and myriad skills to help journalists, documentarians, media workers and others assess and manage the risks inherent in their work. 

Our co-Founders are: Jeje Mohamed, Rosem Morton, Holly Pickett, Tara Pixley, Vanessa Charlot, Jen Byers

Managing Partner

Jeje Mohamed is a holistic safety and security advisor who co-founded Aegis Safety Alliance. Drawing on years as a journalist and human rights advocate, she brings trauma-informed, identity-centered safety training to journalists, media-makers, and activists around the world.

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Jeje Mohamed

Associate Partner

Tara Pixley, Ph.D. is a photojournalist, media safety and equity consultant, and professor whose 20-year career spans eco-pirate ships, migrant shelters, and the presidential campaign trail. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, NPR, and ProPublica, and she leads initiatives that bring trauma and identity-informed safety resources to visual journalists worldwide.

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Tara Pixley, PhD

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Associate Partner

Holly Pickett is a photojournalist and journalist safety trainer whose two-decade career includes ten years as a Middle East-based freelancer covering conflict, migration, and social movements. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The New Yorker, and she now brings that frontline experience to safety training and mentorship for journalists.

Holy Pickett